Eight Legal Tech Trends Set To Impact Law Firms In 2025 — from forbes.com by Daniel Farrar
Trends To Watch This Year
1. A Focus On Client Experience And Technology-Driven Client Services
2. Evolution Of Pricing Models In Legal Services
3. Cloud Computing, Remote Work, Globalization And Cross-Border Legal Services
4. Legal Analytics And Data-Driven Decision Making
5. Automation Of Routine Legal Tasks
6. Integration Of Artificial Intelligence
7. AI In Mergers And Acquisitions
8. Cybersecurity And Data Privacy
The Future of Legal Tech Jobs: Trends, Opportunities, and Skills for 2025 and Beyond — from jdjournal.com by Maria Lenin Laus
This guide explores the top legal tech jobs in demand, key skills for success, hiring trends, and future predictionsfor the legal industry. Whether you’re a lawyer, law student, IT professional, or business leader, this article will help you navigate the shifting terrain of legal tech careers.
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Top Legal Tech Hiring Trends for 2025
1. Law Firms Are Prioritizing Tech Skills
Over 65% of law firms are hiring legal tech experts over traditional attorneys.
AI implementation, automation, and analytics skills are now must-haves.
2. In-House Legal Teams Are Expanding Legal Tech Roles
77% of corporate legal teams say tech expertise is now mandatory.
More companies are investing in contract automation and legal AI tools.
3. Law Schools Are Adding Legal Tech Courses
Institutions like Harvard and Stanford now offer AI and legal tech curriculums.
Graduates with legal tech skills gain a competitive advantage.
Legal tech predictions for 2025: What’s next in legal innovation? — from jdsupra.com
- Collaboration tools reshape communication and documentation
- From chatbots to ‘AI agents’: The next evolution
- Governance AI frameworks take center stage
- Local governments drive AI accountability
- Continuous growing legal fees and ROI become a primary focus
Meet Ivo, The Legal AI That Will Review Your Contracts — from forbes.com by David Prosser
Contract reviews and negotiations are the bread-and-butter work of many corporate lawyers, but artificial intelligence (AI) promises to transform every aspect of the legal profession. Legaltech start-up Ivo, which is today announcing a $16 million Series A funding round, wants to make manual contract work a thing of the past.
“We help in-house legal teams to red-line and negotiate contract agreements more quickly and easily,” explains Min-Kyu Jung, CEO and co-founder of Ivo. “It’s a challenge that couldn’t be solved well by AI until relatively recently, but the evolution of generative AI has made it possible.”
A&O Shearman, Cooley Leading Legal Tech Investment at Law Firms — from news.bloomberglaw.com by Evan Ochsner
- Leading firms are investing their own resources in legal tech
- Firms seek to tailor tech development to specific functions