ASK A LEGAL FUTURIST AND KEYNOTE SPEAKER: HOW CAN YOUR LAW FIRM STAY AHEAD OF NEW TRENDS AND INNOVATIONS?

We’re frequently asked: How can legal futurists help law firms and departments (let alone the companies and clients that they serve) adapt to change and new trends? It’s a pretty long list, actually, to tell the truth. But for sake of brevity, why not take a quick peek at some of the top ways that legal futurists and keynote speakers often provide assistance here?

• Anticipating issues. Futurists research and analyze emerging trends to forecast the novel legal issues and risks companies may face in the future. Such early warnings allow companies to proactively address issues.

• Providing strategic advice. By deeply understanding the landscape of the future, legal futurists can provide targeted recommendations to ensure business strategies and plans align with future conditions.

• Rethinking needs. Industry experts help challenge assumptions about what law services a company will need and how they should be delivered which can spur innovative thinking.

• Evaluating new technologies. Emerging solutions like artificial intelligence, blockchain, and smart contracts are altering legal work. Future trends experts help assess the impact of new tech on a company’s operations.

• Preparing for demographic changes. Shifts in workforce populations, consumer bases, and regulatory environments impact legal strategy. Efforts here help highlight forthcoming shifts.

• Designing flexible programs. To this extent, legal futurists and keynote speakers use insight and foresight to design legal policies, compliance programs and operating models that are resilient under different future scenarios.

• Educating legal staff. Professional presenters raise awareness about trends that will affect day-to-day legal practice so lawyers are ready to adapt.

• Exploring alternative models. To meet future legal needs, futurists can help clients explore possibilities like automated document creation, crowdsourced legal work, and new legal partnerships.

• Championing innovation. Industry pros make space for innovative thinking and pilot programs, ensuring the legal function doesn’t just react but proactively innovates.

Like we often note: By tapping a legal futurist’s perspective, companies can continuously adapt their law strategy and capabilities well in advance of change, giving them a competitive edge.