In an unprecedented moment of unity, the world’s top global law firms have jointly announced they will standardise on a single, self-built legal tech platform, called Esperantogix.
After years of overlapping tools for practice management, document management, case management, and email, firms confirmed in a survey that lawyers were spending 73% of their time just logging into things.
The chosen platform — described as “intuitive-ish” — will reportedly:
- Replace 14 existing systems
- Sync seamlessly with nothing
- And require just three separate passwords per user
Implementation is expected to take 18 months and six consultancies are involved.
Early reactions have been mixed. One partner commented: “I’m excited to finally ignore just one system instead of twelve.”
Meanwhile, IT teams have raised concerns after discovering the new platform still requires maintenance of legacy platforms “we can’t turn off for reasons no one understands.”
Legal tech vendors have responded swiftly, launching 27 new products designed to “integrate with the one platform,” effectively restoring the original level of complexity within hours.
Analysts predict the market will stabilise shortly after everyone gives up and goes back to email.
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