https://www.lexisnexis.com/community/lexis-legal-advantage/w/faq/45/what-technology-is-most-important-to-lawyersen-USTelligent Community 9https://www.lexisnexis.com/community/lexis-legal-advantage/w/faq/45/what-technology-is-most-important-to-lawyersTue, 07 Jan 2020 00:32:45 GMT39668f7f-eeae-45ef-a75f-231f85198c72:4ee366f5-e27f-4cc3-a0c5-6bf1633e9a74paulsakalashttps://www.lexisnexis.com/community/lexis-legal-advantage/w/faq/45/what-technology-is-most-important-to-lawyers#commentsCurrent Revision posted to FAQ by paulsakalas on 1/6/2020 7:32:45 PM<br /> <p class="p1">That question is pretty wide open, but scroll through some of the <a href="/community/lexis-legal-advantage/b/attorney-spotlight" target="_blank"><span class="s1"><strong>Attorney Spotlight</strong></span></a> features on this site and you&rsquo;ll see that several lawyers point to two key areas in which technology is vitally important: research and communications.</p> <p class="p2">For starters, legal research has <a href="http://www.lexisnexis.com/em/docs/LexisNexis%20Technology%20Company%20Timeline%20Legal%20AI%20Analytics.pdf" target="_blank"><span class="s1"><strong>come a long way in recent decades</strong></span></a>. It moved online in the 1970s and gradually migrated from dedicated terminals in a few exclusive firms to near ubiquity in most law offices today. Gone are the days spent poring through books in a law library. Thanks to the digital age, lawyers are able to quickly search for and retrieve legal documents, check citations, research judges and even harness <a href="/community/lexis-legal-advantage/b/insights/posts/how-can-ai-help-lawyers" target="_blank"><span class="s1"><strong>artificial intelligence</strong></span></a> to uncover hidden insight. Ergo, it&rsquo;s fair to say that online legal research technology is important to lawyers.</p> <p class="p2">In terms of communication technology, attorneys often reference mobile phones (specifically their ability to text and email) as a relatively new, yet essential part of their workflow. With these evolving communication capabilities comes the ability to transport files, review/sign documents and much more. Communications technologies are also enabling lawyers to work from anywhere, link multiple offices within a single firm and collaborate with remote teams.</p> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: Attorney Spotlight, Legal Tech, FAQ, Technology, Online Legal Research</div> https://www.lexisnexis.com/community/lexis-legal-advantage/w/faq/45/what-technology-is-most-important-to-lawyers/revision/1Tue, 07 Jan 2020 00:31:56 GMT39668f7f-eeae-45ef-a75f-231f85198c72:4ee366f5-e27f-4cc3-a0c5-6bf1633e9a74paulsakalashttps://www.lexisnexis.com/community/lexis-legal-advantage/w/faq/45/what-technology-is-most-important-to-lawyers#commentsRevision 1 posted to FAQ by paulsakalas on 1/6/2020 7:31:56 PM<br /> <p class="p1">That question is pretty wide open, but scroll through some of the <a href="/community/lexis-legal-advantage/b/attorney-spotlight" target="_blank"><span class="s1"><strong>Attorney Spotlight</strong></span></a> features on this site and you&rsquo;ll see that several lawyers point to two things that technology has really enhanced: research and communications.</p> <p class="p2">For starters, legal research has <a href="http://www.lexisnexis.com/em/docs/LexisNexis%20Technology%20Company%20Timeline%20Legal%20AI%20Analytics.pdf" target="_blank"><span class="s1"><strong>come a long way in recent decades</strong></span></a>. It moved online in the 1970s and gradually migrated from dedicated terminals in a few exclusive firms to near ubiquity in most law offices today. Gone are the days spent poring through books in a law library. Thanks to the digital age, lawyers are able to quickly search for and retrieve legal documents, check citations, research judges and even harness <a href="/community/lexis-legal-advantage/b/insights/posts/how-can-ai-help-lawyers" target="_blank"><span class="s1"><strong>artificial intelligence</strong></span></a> to uncover hidden insight. Ergo, it&rsquo;s fair to say that online legal research technology is important to lawyers.</p> <p class="p2">In terms of communication technology, attorneys often reference mobile phones (specifically their ability to text and email) as a relatively new, yet essential part of their workflow. With these evolving communication capabilities comes the ability to transport files, review/sign documents and much more. Communications technologies are also enabling lawyers to work from anywhere, link multiple offices within a single firm and collaborate with remote teams.</p> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: attorney spotlight, Legal Tech, FAQ, Technology, Online Legal Research</div>