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In speaking with a lot of legal departments over the years, we\u2019ve found that many have false preconceptions, especially about technology.<\/p>\n

In this whitepaper, we reveal the top 10 legal department technology myths and why they\u2019re busted.<\/p>\n

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  1. Matter management and e-billing software may break lawyer-client confidentiality.<\/li>\n
  2. Legal departments can\u2019t keep track of everything our outside counsel is doing.<\/li>\n
  3. If you try and get law firms to use collaboration tools, they will be unhappy and your relationship will be damaged.<\/li>\n
  4. Cloud software isn\u2019t secure.<\/li>\n
  5. E-billing doesn\u2019t work internationally.<\/li>\n
  6. Law firms can\u2019t budget for litigation.<\/li>\n
  7. Outside counsel will balk at billing guidelines and rate negotiations.<\/li>\n
  8. In-house lawyers don\u2019t have time to enforce billing guidelines and hourly rates.<\/li>\n
  9. AFAs are too difficult to use regularly.<\/li>\n
  10. The value of a legal department can\u2019t be quantified.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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