In-House Legal Team’s
Guide to Buying Legal
Technology
A practical guide to preparing for,
selecting and adopting legal technology
BEST PRACTICE GUIDE
Buying Legal Techology
The legal technology market has matured. The buying process needs to mature with it.
In-house legal teams now have access to a wider range of technology than ever before, from specialised point solutions to end-to-end legal operations platforms and AI-enabled tools. This creates more choice, but it also increases the risk of buying technology before the team is ready to use it well.
A successful project starts before vendor research. The legal team needs to understand the problem, the process, the users, the data and the organisational constraints. It also needs a realistic plan for implementation and adoption. Without this foundation, even capable technology can become another underused system.
This guide provides a practical process for preparing for, selecting and adopting legal technology. It is designed for in-house legal teams that want to make a disciplined decision without turning the project into an unnecessarily complex procurement exercise.
In-house legal teams now have access to a wider range of technology than ever before, from specialised point solutions to end-to-end legal operations platforms and AI-enabled tools. This creates more choice, but it also increases the risk of buying technology before the team is ready to use it well.
A successful project starts before vendor research. The legal team needs to understand the problem, the process, the users, the data and the organisational constraints. It also needs a realistic plan for implementation and adoption. Without this foundation, even capable technology can become another underused system.
This guide provides a practical process for preparing for, selecting and adopting legal technology. It is designed for in-house legal teams that want to make a disciplined decision without turning the project into an unnecessarily complex procurement exercise.
