This statistic illustrates the top challenges faced by law firms in 2020. During the survey, 39 percent of respondents cited operational efficiency as the main challenge for their firm. Technology adoption or implementation was the second biggest challenge, indicated by 32 percent of respondents.
Top challenges law firms worldwide are facing in 2020
business of law and legal professionals from law firms worldwide
Method of interview
Email survey
Supplementary notes
Age of respondents not stated by the source.
72.9 percent of the total sample size is from North America, 9.1 percent from Asia Pacific, and 18.1. from EMEA.
Multiple answers were possible.
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Aderant. (May 31, 2021). Top challenges law firms worldwide are facing in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/951550/top-challenges-law-firms-north-america/
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