Though law firms aren’t known for how quickly they implement the newest technology, they’ll continue to maximize their remote work capabilities in 2021, predicted South Asian Bar Association of New Jersey Outgoing President Rahil Darbar. “Law firms by design have been more of a conservative sector when it came to the expectation of attorneys and paralegals and counsel being at the office, and having clients visit at the office. I’m thankful I’m at a firm that has really embraced technology, but a lot of other law firms believe it or not did not,” said Darbar, who is also counsel at Porzio Bromberg & Newman PC in Morristown.
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