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# 13th Annual Law Department Operations Survey Report

# The First Data on the Impact of the Pandemic on Legal Ops

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Now in its 13th year! The annual Blickstein Group Law Department Operations Survey continues to provide law departments with a consistent platform to benchmark themselves and shed light on key trends. And this year’s report details the first real data on the pandemic’s impact on law department operations and how law department operations professionals are weathering the challenges.

Download the free report highlighting key findings, data and analysis from the survey, including:

- The Impact of COVID-19 on Legal Operations
- Financial Impacts of the Pandemic
- Nonfinancial Impacts
- Diversity and Inclusion—2020’s Other Major Storyline
- Professionalism Continues to Grow
- NewLaw Approaches
- Looking Ahead

Additionally, this 26-page Survey Report includes more than 45 data points on the current state of legal department operations.

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