Blog: Legal Tech Myths Holding your Team Back
Although legal technology is evolving at speed, many legal functions hesitate to adopt tools that could improve efficiency, visbility, and service delivery. This hesitation comes from persistent misconceptions about what legal tech is and what it requires.
Myth: “We’re not ready for Legal Tech”
Many legal teams believe they need mature operations before they can consider technology.
In reality, you’re already doing the work. You’re managing matters, reviewing contracts, answering repeat questions, and triaging requests. Technology simply makes these workflows easier, faster, and more measurable.
Modern tools are designed for incremental adoption, low barriers to entry, and clear ROI.
Myth: “We’ll Automate once we Fix Everything Else”
Teams often wait for the perfect moment when backlogs are cleared and resources free up, but that moment rarely arrives.
The truth is process improvements and technology adoption happen together, not in sequence.
The most successful teams start small:
Automating NDAs
Implementing Intake & Triage
Creating simple Self-Service Tools
Iteration beats perfection, and in turn, momentum beats delay.
Myth: “Legal Tech is Risky / Non-Compliant”
Risk and compliance concerns are often based on outdated assumptions about technology.
Modern legal platforms are built with good governance at the core (not an afterthought). They prioritise data security, privacy compliance, audit trails, and user permissions.
The greater risk is doing nothing and falling behind by relying on manual processes. Don’t burn out your team with avoidable administrative work.
Legal tech isn’t a threat, in fact, it’s an enabler. Stop letting these legal tech myths slow you down.
