Steven, Alex and Elliot discuss the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic for legal operations, particularly relating to business continuity. They cover:

* The history of legal operations, how it has matured as a discipline and the influence of groups such as CLOC and the ACC

* Permanently mobile workforces, the challenges this creates and how to maintain personal relationships and connections in a physically separated working environment

* Whether or not paper is "dead", and how the pandemic has affected this trend

* The extent to which corporates should be concerned about their law firms' business continuity strategies and procedures

* Why change management is more important than ever

* The importance of data and metrics, both to assess the impact of disruption and to help with planning for future events

* Steven's views on the future of legal operations and why collaboration, integration and data will play a key role

LINKS

Steven O'Donnell on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenodonnell1

Mitratec's Business Continuity Transformation Center: https://mitratech.com/business-continuity-transformation-center/

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