Legal IT - are you using the latest technologies?

With digital becoming an even more prominent resource for businesses, the Legal IT market has seen massive growth in the last few years. The development of legal specific technology has allowed many processes to be streamlined, and a vast improvement of efficiency has been seen across the industry.

Surprisingly, even though it is proven to rapidly improve processes, law firms are only investing on average 4% of turnover on technology. Smaller firms however are engaging with these technologies much more thoroughly, as the money that it saves in the long term allows them to offer prices that are much more competitive with larger firms.

As these legal systems are being developed, we are seeing a move towards mobile technology, including apps that integrate with practice management systems to track cases in real-time, mobile digital dictation and the cross-referencing of legal cases.

The continuous development of these niche applications allow legal IT professionals to command quite considerable salaries. With their understanding of the culture of the legal industry, they are held in high stead, and are very much desired by law firms. The commitment of an IT professional to the legal market is a very much sought after attribute to law firms looking to recruit.

As we see the legal IT market continue to expand, we have developed a dedicated legal IT desk to service both law firms and legal IT professionals. To discuss a career move, or a vacancy at your firm please contact our team at ITDesk@douglas-scott.co.uk or 0203 755 3441