b'Local Government Lawyer 39client departments to undertake the earlycase that demonstrates an acceptableconditions, continuing budgetary constraints stages of routine matters, although thereturn on investment, a view confirmed byor indeed by a restricted pool of accessible view from roundtable delegates was that thethe roundtable delegates, which may help totalent; then we should take heart from this appetite from the client departments to fullyexplain why only 35% of legal departmentssurvey and the roundtable discussions that engage in the workflow analysis required toare anticipating an increase in their budgetit provoked. It is clear that in-house legal identify efficiency gains was mixed, althoughfor legal technology.departments are not afraid of change and where there was that engagement, theSo if we are trying to imagine what aare more than ready to find new ways to benefits could be significant and enduring.legal department of the future will lookface the challenges ahead.Demand management will inevitablylike for local government, then from this combine process improvements withsurvey we might imagine that it will be oneTim Morel is director of Kennedy Cater. He investments in technology so it was nowhich is not afraid to reprioritise and reactcan be contacted on 0207 113 4020 or at surprise that this was also identified as anto a continuously changing landscape astim.morel@kennedycater.com.important coping strategy. The challenge,it identifies new efficiency opportunities. however, is always to make the businessWhether this is caused by changing market THE FIRST PORT OF CALL FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT WORKChambers and Partners 2019For more information:Joint Senior Clerks: Lucy Barbet and Mark Dann Business Development Director: Andrea Kennedyclerks@11kbw.com | +44 (0)20 7632 8500 | www.11kbw.com11KBW is committed to equal opportunities'