Extract from Jared Coseglia’s article “Top 10 Predictions for the 2019 Legal Tech Job Market”
8. Certification required to separate from the pack. With vertical growth potential becoming increasingly competitive and requiring more cross-functional skills, getting yourself or your staff certified will be the most universally accepted way to differentiate from the crowd. Certs that matter most to hiring managers will include CEDS and Relativity certs in e-discovery; CIPP/US, CIPP/E, CIPP/G in privacy; and OSCP in proactive security. But there are a wealth of other certs that are growing in adoption and popularity including the Blockchain Certified Pro from EC-Council, programs at Harvard and MIT for cybersecurity savvy and many more.