COVID-19: tools most used by law firms for remote work worldwide 2020

97 percent of law firm respondents in a survey said that they were using video meeting apps in order to work remotely from home during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. As noted by the source, this suggests a huge swing in favor of such tools, with 74 percent of respondents having started using video meeting apps only after the pandemic was announced in March 2020. Major global events have sped up technology adoption The adoption of technology within legal services has been heavily influenced and, on occasions, accelerated by major global events. Examples include the 2008 financial crisis, with firms forced to adopt new strategies and processes in response to the widespread demand for better value from corporate clients following the recession. More recently, the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020 has raised serious questions about the way in which legal services are delivered, with technology likely to be a key part of any changes we may see within companies, courts, or the classroom. Legal technology and COVID-19 The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic brought about new challenges for the way in which legal services are provided. Restrictions on movement meant client and partner meetings had to move online, with video meeting applications becoming a commonly used tool during the pandemic. Many lawyers have also moved to signing legal documents electronically on a consistent basis, as well as holding “virtual” court hearings. More than a decade after the financial crisis, the global pandemic is once again forcing the legal services industry to rethink the way in which it operates.

在针对律师事务所的一项调查中，97%的受访律师表示，他们在新冠病毒（COVID-19）大流行期间，为了远程居家办公而使用了视频会议应用程序。正如来源所述，这一数据表明，视频会议工具的使用经历了一次巨大的转变，其中74%的受访者在2020年3月大流行宣布后才开始使用这些应用程序。重大全球事件加速了技术的采纳。法律服务领域的技术采纳深受重大全球事件的影响，有时甚至得到加速。例如，2008年的金融危机迫使律所不得不采取新的策略和流程，以应对企业客户在衰退后对更高价值的需求。最近，2020年的新冠病毒大流行再次引发了对法律服务提供方式的严重质疑，技术很可能是我们可能在公司、法院或教室中看到的任何变革的关键部分。新冠病毒（COVID-19）与法律技术大流行对法律服务的提供方式带来了新的挑战。出行限制意味着客户和合伙人会议不得不转移到线上，视频会议应用程序在疫情期间成为了一种常用的工具。许多律师也已经开始习惯性地使用电子签名签署法律文件，以及举行“虚拟”法庭审判。在金融危机过去十多年后，全球大流行再次迫使法律服务行业重新思考其运营方式。