Danger & Opportunity – Digital Disruption in the Legal Profession

President Kennedy said in a 1959 speech “In the Chinese language, the word ‘crises’ is composed of two characters, one representing ‘danger’ and the other, ‘opportunity’”.  The disruptive impact of innovative technology in the legal industry presents a danger for lower level associates and support staff in traditional law firm business models. If this spells “crises” in the legal job market, where will lawyers find “opportunity”? The largest and most powerful firms will be the…