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Use Of Information Technology In Legal Profession. They help structure information technology transactions in a way that maximizes the clients economic benefit while ensuring regulatory. Information technology law provides the legal framework for collecting storing and disseminating electronic information in the global marketplace. Lawyers and others in the legal industry need to engage with these issues or they face becoming irrelevant to their clients. Information Communication Technology ICT is an umbrella term that includes all technologies for the manipulation and communication of information.
The Use of Information Technology 1 by Provincial Lawyers David S. For instance mobile phones and computers were the most frequently used ICTs. In addition about 752 of the respondents strongly agreed that the application of ICTs in the legal profession would go a long way in improving the efficiency and. Information Communication Technology ICT is an umbrella term that includes all technologies for the manipulation and communication of information. Attorneys practicing in this area of the law represent individuals and businesses from all different industries. Clients and lawyers have a high expectation of what technology can deliver and this expectation is judged against their experience delivered by large technology firms such as Google and Apple.
Much has been written about the antipathy of the legal profession toward adoption of modern technology.
The work of legal practitioners involves a high level of documentation and information processing storage and retrieval. Technology has enabled the law profession to automate processes and operate more like the business sector. The study revealed that legal practitioners used some ICTs more than others. Part of what is spurring the technology revolution in law is the digitization of case law. Another report proposed that this number may actually be 39. A recent study estimated that 23 of legal activities could already be automated.