How The Global Pandemic Has Impacted The Legal Sector | The Future of the Profession

The disruption caused by the 2020 global pandemic will have far-reaching impact across the world’s workforce and how companies operate. Before the crisis, the legal sector was already undergoing transformation driven by economic, demographic, regulatory, technology and competitive demands. Those forces will continue to drive change in the industry, with their impact now amplified by the COVID-19 crisis.

The crisis has shown that legal technology solutions, which enable work at anytime from anywhere, are essential to business continuity today. As the legal industry moves forward, however, the focus will also be on the key capabilities that will ensure that organizations not only survive through change, but also thrive in the new legal landscape. Wolters Kluwer conducted an independent survey – the 2020 Wolters Kluwer Future Ready Lawyer Survey: Performance Drivers – to assess future readiness and resilience in the legal sector. Dean Sonderegger, head of the Wolters Kluwer Legal and regulatory is sharing the findings of the survey results and how they impact the future of the law profession.

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