Extract from Rhys Dipshan’s article “Law Firm, Legal Tech, ALSP—In 2026, Will Such Delineations Matter?”
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The Shift: Law Firm, Legal Tech, ALSP—In 2026, Will Such Delineations Matter?
Will 2026 be the year the boundaries between law firms and legal tech and service companies break down?
The new year is starting off with those demarcations already on shaky ground. Over the course of 2025, law firms’ investments in legal tech companies and their development of custom technology reached new heights.
