The accelerating volume of data is outpacing the ability to manage it; the problems this creates are especially pressing in the legal industry.

The volume of information available to the legal industry is astounding – large amounts of data, both structured and unstructured, which need to be analysed quickly. Big Data poses a challenge but also offers an enormous opportunity. It has the potential to enrich the legal industry so long as it is harnessed and analysed correctly. By utilising cutting-edge legal online search platforms, lawyers have the ability to leverage data to access relevant and comprehensive results faster, increasing productivity and delivering legal services more efficiently. 

There is also great difficulty in effectively harnessing the information, but doing so is the only way to provide more relevant, accurate and comprehensive results. To take advantage of the vast amount of data readily available to the legal industry, comprehensive search functionality is required.

Legal professionals use a number of search functionalities and services, from paid providers to free resources, in order to carry out legal research. How exactly do these search functionalities work? What goes on behind the scenes to ensure lawyers are given the results that are most relevant to their search?

Go behind the scenes of the latest search technology to see the role of Big Data in the legal world today and to discover how technology tries to make sense of this data, links relevant documents together, and deliver the accurate answers legal professionals require.