Artificial Lawyer: “What a year it has been! Even beyond the impacts of the pandemic there have been plenty of significant changes in the legal tech sector and across the legal world as a whole. But what of next year? What will 2021 bring? Artificial Lawyer asked a range of experts what they think will happen next. Here, in no particular order, are their thoughts. After reading this you’ll have plenty to consider over the Christmas holidays as you make your own plans for 2021…

…Microsoft 365 will be everywhere. The importance of interconnectivity through APIs, maintaining security, and the ability to log / track who-did-what will be even more critical. Video conferencing will remain a daily work tool for both internal and external meetings. Firms will develop approaches so their people will have a range of options for ‘working-from-‘: home? anywhere? in the office? at the client’s office? E-signatures, and E-AGMs, will become increasingly commonplace as legislative frameworks catchup to permit these obviously beneficial approaches…”