Deployment of analytic applications across multiple matters and legal workflows sends a message to the boardroom

The evolution of legal technology over the past three decades is a compelling story of significant gains in speed and efficiency in the face of exploding volumes of electronically stored information and steadily increasing data complexity. Innovations that legal departments now take for granted – from word processing, paper document scanning, and electronic time capture to more advanced eDiscovery technologies like web-based review and technology-assisted review (TAR) – have enabled major improvements, significantly speeding litigation workflows and reducing headcount in many organizations. 

The technology boost of the 1990s and beyond meant fewer employees were required to create briefs, complaints, contracts, memos, and internal and external communications. Automation virtually eliminated time-consuming, error-prone tasks like document scanning and manual timekeeping. Attorneys and legal staff became more productive. New eDiscovery applications made it possible to sift through millions of pages of documents to identify relevant information in the same amount of time it used to take to get through thousands of pages just a few years earlier.

And yet, when you think about it, these technology advances in the legal domain have been largely reactive rather proactive. We have adopted tools to address specific pain points, like redundant workflows, manual processes, the high cost of labor required for document review, and the challenges of identifying, collecting, and processing large volumes of data. These tools are certainly powerful, and they have allowed the legal department to manage current challenges much better and with fewer employees, but they haven’t done much to allow GCs to get ahead of future challenges. It seems we are always playing catch-up, and legal still suffers from the perception that it is just another business unit rather than a full participant in strategic business planning at the C-suite and board levels.

To read the full article, go to page 14 in Peer to Peer’s quarterly magazine.

 

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David Carns

David Carns

Chief Revenue Officer

David Carns held the position of Casepoint’s Chief Revenue Officer from May 2010 to Mar 2023. He was responsible for sales, customer satisfaction, and implementing best practices. He brought over 24 years of litigation and technological experience supporting law firms and corporate clients.  Prior to joining Casepoint, David was the Director of Practice Technology at a top Am Law 100 firm located in Washington, DC. There he led a team of 16 individuals in their use of eDiscovery tools and techniques to reduce document review time and costs. David’s knowledge of law as a recovering attorney, technological expertise, and industry insights aided him in leading our company on its upward trajectory.

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