Ahead of the Curve
Director of the LegalEdhec Research Centre, Professor Christophe Roquilly provides a reality check on the present state of technology use by in-house teams in France, as well as how to best prepare tomorrow’s lawyer for innovation yet to come.
The use of technology by in-house teams is evolving – particularly compared to what existed a few years ago, two years ago, or even one year ago. Yet still, for legal departments, change is much less quick than in law firms.
Big legal departments are investigating the possibilities and opportunities offered by new technology. There was a survey done in 2017 targeting French in-house counsel, which showed that many needed more software and applications for legal tasks. But at the same time it was more commonly expressed – by more than 50% – that this was not a need at present.
