There’s always talk of inflection points in year-end stories. This year was especially rich – not surprising given the beyond-the-boiling-point events of 2020. Good thing, then, that Law.com got an early start and launched its Breaking Tradition series in August 2020. “[W]e wanted to start it then because we felt the practice of law was at an inflection point: where traditional law firms still held the upper hand, but the influence of alternative legal service providers (ALSPs) and non-traditional law firms could no longer be ignored as a driving force in the industry.” Looking ahead, they also asked a group of lawyers, technologists and other legal experts what’s in store for 2021. Here are some responses (edited for length and style):
Published February 13, 2021.
