This article highlights predictions from Global KPMG Legal Services leadership from around the world on how data, privacy and cyber security issues will affect the future of legal functions and legal practice. As predictions, they are not intended to guarantee any future outcomes.
Today’s legal teams are challenged by rapid technological innovations. Generative artificial intelligence (gen AI) and other new technologies are being adopted across legal functions and broader businesses at breakneck speed. While productivity is being pushed to new heights, organisations are being exposed to a new range of risks, including data privacy breaches, loss of attorney-client privilege, heightened regulatory scrutiny, ransomware and related reputational damage.
At the same time, new abilities to access, manipulate and analyse huge pools of data are compelling legal professionals, regulators and policy innovators to balance technology’s potential to drive positive social change against the dangers of exposing large swathes of sensitive personal information.
How will these trends reshape the legal functions of the future? Here are KPMG professionals’ top five predictions:
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