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Enhancing Productivity of Lawyers with Technology
Vimaljit Kaur, Senior Legal Counsel, Sembcorp Industries


Vimaljit Kaur, Senior Legal Counsel, Sembcorp Industries
Finally, being able to check and monitor how many hours the external counsel has clocked is very important. This has traditionally not been an area of focus in the legal sphere and lawyers find this administrative work very tedious, but luckily several companies have now come up with tools to help us with this. I have experimented with project management platforms such as Trello (www.trello.com), and use team communication platforms such as Slack (www.slack.com). What would be useful is to have client-lawyer interface platforms such as Quesmi (www.quesmi. com), in order to help us connect with lawyers and better perform the project management and monitoring function.
Has the adoption of Legal Software helped you so far?
I found the Legal Tech scene is very divided in terms of maturity. Software for practice management, eDiscovery, etc. have been around for quite a while and are helpful. In contrast, new technologies such as AI are still some way off of the field I am in. New software that are helpful are software that apply mature technology to rising issues we face, such as project client - law firm intake and management.
How about IT security, is it a priority?
IT security is very important, for everyone and every business, not just for lawyers. Since many big companies have already moved to the cloud, a set of best practices, have already been developed. As a lawyer, we have to rely on those to guarantee maximum security of our data.
What would be your advice to lawyers and legal tech companies?
To legal technology companies - A better understanding of the legal work and environment would definitely break a few barriers to adoption. The legal profession is a very specific profession, and every area of practice has on top its own specific needs. It is also a high-intensity profession. It is required of software to be fully customized to our profession in order to be helpful.
To lawyers - Technology really can help us improve our productivity and quality of service, whether you are practicing in a law firm or working in-house. I have set myself an objective to experiment with a few technology tools each year, and I would encourage other lawyers to do the same.
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