Telecom/Tech

Metaverse business success can really only happen with significantly more technological adoption, so any valuation of an individual metaverse business is at some level an underwriting of the technological adoption. In what areas may the metaverse be cannibalistic? In what areas may it be accretive to existing platforms/channels? Is the metaverse likely to be principally a business or personal environment, or both? What are the avenues for investment in the metaverse and determining valuation?

Technology can be looked at as a business-enabler. Attorneys who want to move from manual or paper processes to an automated, streamlined, more efficient or paperless practice have a variety of options available. The choices are seemingly endless, but which options are the right fit for your practice? This panel will discuss some of the productivity suites, PDF-production software, case-management systems and other programs that are available to modernize consumer practice.

The pandemic is over, and life is returning to normal. Or is it? Over the past three years, we’ve all learned to run lean and mean waiting for the tsunami to arrive. Will you scale up your staff and office space to accommodate the next wave of bankruptcies, or will you work with third-party vendors who can handle many of the daily tasks for you so that you are able to scale without creating an excessive amount of fixed overhead? This plenary will feature multiple vendors that are here to serve your business needs.

This panel will feature a conversation on what we have learned about remote and hybrid practice, and what could use some improvement. The panelists will discuss staffing an office in a virtual environment, retaining talent, the expectation for flexibility, best practices for training new team members and maintaining office morale.

Advances in technology are changing how law is practiced. Online research databases, digital contracts, expert systems and document automation all help make lawyers’ routine tasks easier and more efficient. All lawyers must make informed decisions about what technology tools to acquire, develop or leverage. While lawyers’ use of technology is not an end unto itself, it is providing a catalyst for the transformation of the legal profession.