Technology and Litigation: The 21st Century American Experience

Abstract

It sometimes seems that digital technology has intruded into every aspect of our lives. For the legal profession in particular, the dawn of the 21st century produced, introduced or amplified profound changes wrought by technology. In 2005, one writer observed that „it is difficult to imagine practicing law for even one day without using the Internet in some form.“1 Another, writing the year before, observed: "When the first personal computer appeared in a law office, the practice of law underwent a profound change." Though skeptics remain, the tocsin of digital takeover of lawyering continues to sound.

JEL Classification: K21