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Legal publishers Lexis Nexis has lauÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂncÂhed a web-based app for lawyers in India to reduce time spent on procedural drudgery. It also bridges the gap between jurisdictiÂons for lawyers working with clients with businesses in different countries. Contract templates and clauses in praÂctical guidance are draÂfted by experts, giving the app the impÂrimatur of the Society of Indian Law Firms. But now, lawyers have to be goaded into using tech tools, which, in turn, would lead to a burst of activity from app developers. Yet, we mustn바카라™t cavil at a paucity of tech aiding law, for the profession offers unique challenges, like that of privacy. Bound by confidentiality, some lawyers use email serÂÂÂÂvices that use state-ÂÂÂof-the-art encÂÂÂrypÂtion. And government websites? Let바카라™s be kind, and say they belong to the Ice Age.
