| | February 20186CIOReviewInitially slow to adopt changes brought about by the digital transformation, the legal industry today has embraced the growing virtualization and cloud security trends, realizing tremendous potential they hold for time and cost savings. 2018 promises to bring new challenges, opportunities and innovation for the modern law industry. As the industry embraces innovation and automation to drive greater value for clients and redefine the way lawyers work, companies have the opportunity to bring the benefits of technology closer to their clients and tap into new ways of leveraging technology to create differentiation, build relationships and drive revenue.While many firms have already tapped into automation to improve internal processes, it makes sense that the next step is to use it to empower individuals. By automating and streamlining routine tasks, lawyers can focus their time on advising clients rather than attending to the administration of matters. In addition, automation helps ensure higher quality output, compliance, and faster turnaround. In addition, with the introduction of hybrid hosting solutions, it's become even easier for firms to share external data outside their organizations, while keeping their internal data in-house. And the possibilities are endless. As a law firm, imagine being able to seamlessly automate and publish client documents directly to a cloud-based client site, where the client can easily create legal documents on-demand, while also automating their own documents to use internally. By automating the business development process--from experience management all the way to e-signing--firms will be able to respond quicker to RFPs with quality content. Additionally, they'll ease the onboarding process for new clients, making it easier for prospects to become clients.Looking at the year ahead, law firms face many new challenges and opportunities. Yet, those that are focused on using technology to deliver better client experiences and improve their working methods are the ones best positioned for success in the months and years ahead.Jeevan George Managing Editoreditor@cioreview.comEditorialThe Reshaping Legal WorldCopyright © 2018 ValleyMedia, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.CIOReviewFEBRUARY - 2018Mailing AddressCIOReview44790 S. Grimmer Blvd Suite 202, Fremont, CA 94538T:510.402.1463, F:510-894-8405 February-2018, Vol 07 SE 09 Published by ValleyMedia, Inc.To subscribe to CIOReviewVisit www.cioreview.com CIOReviewEditorial StaffSalesSandeepa MJustin SmithKenneth ThomasLester D'SouzaKyle SummersSarah FernandezDowel Jonesdowel.jones@cioreview.com510.371.0422Managing EditorJeevan GeorgeLEGAL TECHNOLOGY SPECIAL*Some of the Insights are based on the interviews with respective CIOs and CXOs to our editorial staffVisualizersJeevan JyothiAsher Blake
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