Top 5 legal technology stories of 2020
Year in Review
Nicole Black.
No matter how you look at it, 2020 has been a year to remember. It began with the Australian bushfires (remember those?). Then over the span of just a few months, Kobe Bryant died in a fiery helicopter crash, President Donald Trump was acquitted of impeachment charges, and Harvey Weinstein was convicted. Then in March, the impact of COVID-19 set the scene for the rest of this crazy, unprecedented year.
Naturally, the legal technology space wasn’t immune from the unpredictable nature of 2020. The effects of the pandemic were wide-ranging and felt in all corners of the legal technology world. The shift to remote work had a dramatic impact on both the practice of law and the business of law, resulting in the rapid and singularly remarkable adoption of technology at rates never before seen. In some cases, the transition was a smooth one, and in others, it was a spectacular disaster.