Digitalization of the Legal Field and the Future of Large Law Firms
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Digitalization of the Legal Field and the Future of Large Law Firms. / Caserta, Salvatore.
I: Laws, Bind 9, Nr. 2, 2020.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Digitalization of the Legal Field and the Future of Large Law Firms
AU - Caserta, Salvatore
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - This paper discusses how large law firms should re-organize themselves to maintain a competitive edge in the increasingly digitalized legal field. While providing a brief historical introduction to the rise of large law firms and the challenges posed by the rise of digital capitalism and the gig economy, the paper proposes an original and radical approach to reforming large law firms in the light of the digitalization. Among other things, the paper discusses: I) the partnership as organizational tool for large law firms in an increasingly digital and agile legal field; II) the importance of multidisciplinary practices and of the relationship between lawyers and non-lawyers within firms; and III) the centrality of outsourcing strategies to legal tech companies and other actors in order to deliver legal services more effectively and in a more client-oriented manner.
AB - This paper discusses how large law firms should re-organize themselves to maintain a competitive edge in the increasingly digitalized legal field. While providing a brief historical introduction to the rise of large law firms and the challenges posed by the rise of digital capitalism and the gig economy, the paper proposes an original and radical approach to reforming large law firms in the light of the digitalization. Among other things, the paper discusses: I) the partnership as organizational tool for large law firms in an increasingly digital and agile legal field; II) the importance of multidisciplinary practices and of the relationship between lawyers and non-lawyers within firms; and III) the centrality of outsourcing strategies to legal tech companies and other actors in order to deliver legal services more effectively and in a more client-oriented manner.
U2 - 10.3390/laws9020014
DO - 10.3390/laws9020014
M3 - Journal article
VL - 9
JO - Laws
JF - Laws
SN - 2075-471X
IS - 2
ER -
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