by Shayan Edalati & Jan Gilarowski
This year’s ILTACON took place as the first legal tech hybrid event of 2021. With over 2000 registrants from over 20 countries, it was another successful conference. Panelist Ali Shahidi, Chief Innovation & Client Solutions Officer at Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, mentioned that lawyers need to take into consideration the integration potential of new legal tech.
A legal technology platform does not enter a vacuum: lawyers already utilize various platforms or apps. These can range from ubiquitous applications such as Outlook and Office to SaaS platforms such as SharePoint and iManage. Legal tech must have some ability to integrate within the existing universe of software used by a firm or company. Regardless of whether a legal tech vendor says their platform is holistic, not all existing solutions can be effectively replaced. Therefore, the integration capabilities, or lack thereof, of … … weiterlesen →