Admin Assistants | Technology Doesn’t Replace Your Law Firm’s Staff | Attorney at Work

Admin Assistants | Technology Doesn’t Replace Your Law Firm’s Staff | Attorney at Work

Long ago, before lawyers began worrying that robots would replace them, tech companies with war chests flush with capital started pitching the many ways “technology” removes the need for assistants. Like assistants were the problem. Here’s the disconnect: Technology requires input — usually keyboarding, but also formatting, calculating, and searching. Whatever the input, it should not be done at the highest cost to the firm — lawyers’ time — or to the detriment of lawyers’ mental health and overall well-being.

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