Recently, the American Bar Association (ABA) held their ABA Techshow Conference in Chicago, Illinois, where lawyers and legal professionals discussed ways in which technology is impacting legal work. One panel, titled “Tech Forward: New Jobs for New Lawyers,” discussed jobs that involve the use of legal technology or the use of technology and software to provide legal services to clients. According to the panel, employers are seeking knowledge more than experience in these areas due to the fact that not everyone is comfortable working with the technologies. Though, everyone agrees that legal work is becoming very dependent on the use of technology to work more efficiently and serve clients more effectively. One of the job titles discussed by the panel was privacy officers or managers, who are in charge of ensuring that companies are compliant with privacy laws. Another job available in this niche market are legal procurement officers, who procure legal services from law firms similar to how purchasing officers buy merchandise from companies. There are also legal technologists, who are hired in hybrid roles to bridge the gap between IT departments and lawyers.
