We hear it annually, especially around the turn of the year in terms of retrospectives and predictions: This is the year of change. But is each year really the year that everything changes? Perhaps the answer is yes.

“The legal industry has been talking about change for many years, talking about disruption,” explains Justin Hectus, chief information officer and chief information security officer at law firm Keesal, Young & Logan. “Sometimes it’s like boiling a frog: It seems like that change is coming really slowly, but when you look back, it’s been pretty dramatic.”