Foreword by Herman H. Raspé

On behalf of the entire global World Services Group network, I am delighted to welcome you to the fifth and final edition in this regional series of GC: In-House Technology special reports.

Over the course of these five reports, GC Magazine in partnership with WSG, have explored the role technology has played, and continues to play, in modernising the legal profession. This work has been grounded by the contributions of in-house legal leaders and experts from all across the globe, with hundreds of interviews and thousands of hours of research condensed into this multi-part series of work. The reports provide cogent insights into trending technologies, and general counsel members are utilising these tools and solutions during these ever-changing digital times.

Since 2020, the world - and by extension - the legal profession, have endured a level and pace of change that previously would have defied imagination. The series has been particularly timely, too, in the sense that technology has never been more crucially relied on - and by association, closely examined - since the advent of Covid and its effects on our professional lives.

As the world gradually moves into the post-pandemic period and returns to a semblance of normality, one of the most important factors for future success will be how the legal profession applies the lessons from these challenging times - particularly where technology is concerned.

At WSG, we have long been an ardent supporter of the modernisation of the legal practice via technology - with a focus on the power of technology to help WSG members stay competitive and exceed client expectations in rapidly changing environments.

In closing, I would like to offer my sincere gratitude to all who have contributed to this series of reports and made it the success that it has become. At WSG, we are immensely proud of this body of work and its contributions on the impact of technology and the legal system, both now and in the future.