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
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Aderant. (May 31, 2021). Top challenges law firms worldwide are facing in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/951550/top-challenges-law-firms-north-america/
Aderant. "Top challenges law firms worldwide are facing in 2020." Chart. May 31, 2021. Statista. Accessed October 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/951550/top-challenges-law-firms-north-america/
Aderant. (2021). Top challenges law firms worldwide are facing in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/951550/top-challenges-law-firms-north-america/
Aderant. "Top Challenges Law Firms Worldwide Are Facing in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/951550/top-challenges-law-firms-north-america/
Aderant, Top challenges law firms worldwide are facing in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/951550/top-challenges-law-firms-north-america/ (last visited October 03, 2023)
Top challenges law firms worldwide are facing in 2020 [Graph], Aderant, May 31, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/951550/top-challenges-law-firms-north-america/