The pandemic, financial unrest, and now global protests are changing the ways we organize, communicate, and do business. What does this mean for the future of Legal Services?
An LFJ Conversation with Michael Kelley, Partner, Parker Poe
The pandemic, financial unrest, and now global protests are changing the ways we organize, communicate, and do business. What does this mean for the future of Legal Services?
LexBlog explains that no one is really looking to return to the old status quo. Remote working is not ideal in every situation, but its prevalence during social distancing has shown that office space is not necessary for everyone. Business-as-usual in the legal community generally means incremental changes toward some long-term goals. But there’s always been fretting about enacting too much change all at once. That fear, it seems, is behind the legal world forever.
Of course, necessity is the mother of invention. Many recent advancements in the way cases are handled came about through sudden bursts of innovation. Others, such as Litigation Finance, have come into prominence after being relegated to the background for a decade or two.
Litigation funding is more important now than ever before, given that insurers are circling the wagons to ensure they aren’t bankrupted by pandemic-related payouts.
