SEO Legal - Marketing Solutions

Blog

‹ SEOLegal Home
  • About
  • Why SEOLegal?
  • Your Legal Website
    • Custom Legal Websites
    • Choosing a Web Designer
    • Getting Started
  • Legal Marketing Services
    • Search Engine Optimization
    • Copywriting
    • Graphic Design
    • Web Design Portfolio
  • Resources
    • Resources
    • Blog
  • Contact
Home / Law Firm Technology / The Top 2021 Legal Industry Trend: Working Remotely

The Top 2021 Legal Industry Trend: Working Remotely

October 12, 2021 By SEOLegal editor

2021 legal industry trends

If you’re looking to understand the trends in any industry, perhaps the easiest way is to see what events of significance happened the year before.

An analysis of the 2021 legal industry trends necessarily leads us to the seminal year of 2020—when the whole world went remote. The need for remote work, with all of its attendant challenges, is the key trend among lawyers right now.

The security challenge

Cybersecurity is already a significant problem for many firms as reported security breaches have doubled over the last 5 years. Having an entire team of attorneys, paralegals and other staff all working in different locations off of different servers and networks drastically increases the security challenge.

Lawyers have to be vigilant about guarding access to the personal information of clients, partners and staff, to say nothing of information related to the actual cases they are working on. Digital workspaces have to be kept clean, with cache and log files regularly cleared out. Printed documents that are no longer necessary have to be shredded, not simply thrown into someone’s private garbage. And passwords on Wi-Fi home networks must be strong.

That’s just for those working at a home office. What if someone wants to get away from the house and work at an open location—e.g. the local coffee shop—for a few hours? While not ideal, it can still be done safely so long as certain guidelines are followed:

  • Seat yourself so no one else can see your work screen.
  • Never leave your computer unattended.
  • When talking with clients on the phone, stay away from other patrons at the shop.
  • Use your own cell phone hotspot to get online, not the wide open coffee shop network.

The next trend?

A survey by the American Bar Association (ABA) revealed that over half of all lawyers are now working from home almost exclusively, which confirms the general industry trend. But a look at some of the underlying data in the survey indicates that this trend might not be long-lasting.

For example, nearly three-quarters of lawyers say they missed seeing people at the office. That’s something that could change with more frequent virtual events, but the same can’t be said for a majority of lawyers (51 percent) finding it difficult to keep their home and work life separate. Furthermore, 49 percent of lawyers report feeling a sense of disengagement from the firm.

The future of remote work in all fields is difficult to assess right now, with variants of the COVID-19 pandemic still a source of concern.

The principal attraction of working from home is supposed to be an improved quality of life. If lawyers are finding that having their main office in the house is having just the opposite effect, then we might be looking at a very different landscape when it comes time to report on industry trends in 2022 or 2023.

Filed Under: Law Firm Technology Tagged With: covid-19, data security

Recent Posts

  • 6 Legal Marketing Trends Experts Suggest Will Be Strong in 2022
  • Reuters Releases 2022 Report on the State of the Legal Market
  • Legal Advertising Rules in the United States
  • Some Cost-Effective Personal Injury Marketing Tips
  • What’s the Right Size for a Law Firm Marketing Budget?

Categories

  • Law Firm Copywriting
  • Law Firm Technology
  • Law Firm Website Design
  • Legal Marketing
  • Personal Injury
  • Social Media

Tags

artificial intelligence blogs content conversion copywriting covid-19 customer service data management data security facebook google google+ law firm law firm technology law firm website legal copywriting legal marketing legal SEO link building local search marketing tips mobile online marketing organic search results responsive design SEO social media twitter website design

Archives

Enjuris Partners

Provident Legal Funding
Provident Legal Funding

Pre-settlement funds from Provident come with a no-win/no-pay contingency. That means that you can use a lawsuit loan as a risk-free tool on your way to a settlement.

Babcock Law Firm
Denver Workers' Comp Lawyers

Mack Babcock, award-winning workers' compensation attorney and founder of The Babcock Law Firm in Denver, Colorado, stands up to corporate America by fighting for the right of individuals and workers who have been seriously injured in an accident caused by negligence.

Lorenzo & Lorenzo
Tampa Accident & Injury Lawyers

George Lorenzo is a well-respected personal injury attorney in the Tampa, Florida area specializing in auto accidents, premises liability, wrongful death, immigration and other legal matters. Fluent in both English and Spanish.

Gerber & Holder
Atlanta Workers' Compensation Attorneys

Have you or your loved one suffered from a workplace injury? You have legal rights under Georgia workers' compensation law. Our attorneys exclusively represent injured workers and will fight until you get a fair settlement.

Houston DWI defense lawyer Matt Sharp
Houston DWI Defense Attorney Matt Sharp

When the clock is ticking on your case, contact Matt Sharp, an experienced Houston criminal defense lawyer with special focus on DWI cases.

Phoenix Workers' Compensation Attorneys
Phoenix Workers' Compensation Attorneys

Justice for the injured worker. Workers' compensation is all we do. And we do it well. Hurt on the job? Call Bob.

Charlotte Work Injury Attorneys
Charlotte Work Injury Attorneys

Workers' compensation specialists and attorneys representing injured workers in North Carolina.

  • Twitter

    Follow us
    on Twitter!

© 2023 SEOLegal. All rights reserved. Website by SEO Advantage, Inc.
Privacy Policy