The rising use of tech, and the costs that come with it, along with client demand and competition for talent are expected to be major forces of change for the post-pandemic legal industry, according to a recent legal industry survey.

And, digging deeper, factors impacting the industry also include fee compression and lawyers leaving the industry, according to the 2023 National Legal Sector Benchmark Survey – Bright Insight, conducted by Cushman & Wakefield’s Legal Sector Advisory Group and ALM.