Extract from Cassandre Coyer’s article “‘The Great Pivot:’ How E-Discovery Professionals Can Switch Career Paths”
One of the ILTACON 2022 panels couldn’t be timelier—as industries across the board have experienced the great resignation to some degree, it begs the question: how are legal tech professionals leveraging their skills to find new career paths?
Take for instance, e-discovery skills—while they might seem tricky to carry over to other areas of law, experts argued that they aren’t as niche as one might think. What’s more, professionals should take advantage of that to explore new areas likely to expand in the upcoming years—whether it be data analytics, data visualization, or even something else entirely. From utilizing networks to existing skills, experts at “The Great Pivot—Leveraging eDiscovery Skills into New Career Paths” ILTACON 2022 session shared best practices for professionals considering a career change.
1. Leveraging Existing Skills
Transitioning out of e-discovery and into another career path doesn’t have to feel so drastic, noted Rebecca Morrison, a former lawyer now turned leadership and happiness coach and author.
“Often a pivot isn’t a pivot,” she said, adding that changing career paths is more akin to pulling on different threads from existing skill sets and determining where those skills can carry over.
