Peer to Peer Magazine

68 PEER TO PEER: THE QUARTERLY MAGAZINE OF ILTA | SUMMER 2016 in-house legal departments are primarily applying data analytics to e-discovery and information governance (IG). Over 70 percent of respondents reported their top three uses for data analytics in e-discovery are culling, early case assessment and relevancy review. It is striking that nearly one-third of legal departments are using analytics for IG given the relative immaturity of IG as a discipline — a sign that IG is advancing more quickly than expected. The adoption of data analytics will only accelerate as lawyers and IT staff become increasingly exposed to these technologies and benefits. According to the survey's findings, 93 percent believe analytics will be critical to the practice of law over the next decade. By How soon can we expect the broader adoption of legal technology in corporate legal departments, and what expertise should they bring in-house to facilitate this change over the next five years? The Growth of Analytics As technology has evolved into an instrumental part of daily life, the lines between in-house counsel, law firms and legal service providers have blurred. Technology is reshaping the way in-house counsel handle cases, staff projects, distribute resources and interact with outside counsel. According to a recent survey commissioned by the Coalition of Technology Resources for Lawyers (CTRL), DEAN GONSOWSKI As the Vice President of Business Development at kCura, Dean Gonsowski works closely with key enterprise customers, partners and government agencies to enable them with more effective technology adoption for evolving e-discovery purposes. He is also leading initiatives to empower and grow Relativity's vibrant user community while evangelizing customers' day-to- day needs and identifying nascent trends. A former litigator, general counsel and associate general counsel, Dean has more than 20 years of experience in litigation, e-discovery, information governance and cybersecurity. Contact him at dgonsowski@kcura.com. Advancements in things like technology-assisted review, artificial intelligence, computing power and storage costs all make the landscape uncertain for legal practitioners. Significant organizational transformations will occur in the coming years to accommodate the exponential growth of data and high demand for more sophisticated information governance and knowledge management in corporations. by Dean Gonsowski The Rise of Technology Strategists in Legal Operations

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