Getting innovation through the door of a law firm is easier said than done. The “Overcoming Structural Impediments to Adoption of Tech Solutions” panel held Tuesday during the Corporate Legal Operations Consortium (CLOC) 2019 institute dove into some of the challenges firms face in adopting new tech solutions.

Two of the main problems identified were intertwined: managers need greater exposure to some of the tech solutions on the marketplace, but “gatekeepers” within the firm empowered to limit spending on tech can block access to vendors and key partners.