In these #LegalLean segments, I discuss the trend of the appropriate fee earner being apportioned to do the right task and the movement toward utilization of resources other than lawyers. Does it really take a lawyer to conduct document review? Aron and I discussed the rise of Attenex out of Seattle as result of the Microsoft SEC case in this Techvibes piece. In today’s world, you would not use hundreds of lawyers charging hundreds of dollars per hour to conduct document review unless you are looking for a way to gouge your clients to the point of brushing up against malpractice. You would use technology. And even your document reviewers might not be lawyers.
