We asked the experts to predict what technologies and law practice management trends will have the biggest impact next year. Here's what they said:

Cloud-based software such as law practice management systems and Office 365 make previously unaffordable technologies available for solo and smalls. Continued adoption combined with flexibility and accessibility will help these firms compete more ably with larger firms.

ATTORNEY AT LOWENTHAL & ABRAMS, PC AND BLOGGER AT JENNIFER ELLIS, JD

Tablet use will remain steady, but mobile phone usage, especially iPhones, will increase. Chrome OS will adopt more Android features, including a full release of an easy way to run Android apps natively in Chrome. And, more lawyers will adopt smartwatches or other wearable devices to extend their contact capabilities.

ATTORNEY, ABSOLUTE LEGAL SERVICES, LLC AND BLOGGER AT THE DROID LAWYER

Sophisticated audience targeting for online advertising will dramatically increase business for smart, nimble firms. For example, Facebook's custom and lookalike audience tools will increase tenfold ourimpact on people with particular legal needs.

NORTH CAROLINA DIVORCE LAWYER AND BLOGGER AT DIVORCE DISCOURSE

Technology used for the unbundling and delivery of legal services online, both by lawyers and companies selling to consumers, will have the greatest impact by changing the consumer marketplace for legal services traditionally served by solos and small firms.

FELLOW, STANFORD LAW SCHOOL CENTER ON THE LEGAL PROFESSION

The use of Facebook by lawyers for building relationships and word of mouth will double in the next year.

CEO, LEXBLOG AND BLOGGER AT REAL LAWYERS HAVE BLOGS

Lawyers will increasingly outsource their entire front and back end operations, most likely with multiple providers. This includes bookkeeping,law practice management solutions, marketing, and virtual receptionists, assistants, paralegals and even associates.

FOUNDER & CEO, SOLO PRACTICE UNIVERSITY (R)

Representation has traditionally been viewed in the broadest possible terms, but the advent of limited scope representation allows lawyers to work within discrete projects, at fixed prices -- an arrangement that appeals to long-term clients.

ESQ., ASSISTANT DIRECTOR + SENIOR LAW PRACTICE ADVISOR, MASSACHUSETTS LAW OFFICE MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

Mobile will continue to increase the ability of lawyers and clients to access information from portable devices. Also important will be increased open APIs for legal platforms, allowing the synching of data between different products.

WASHINGTON, D.C. ENERGY LAWYER AND BLOGGER AT MY SHINGLE

Hopefully, it is the increasing ease of using mobile connections to practice management software/services. Why try to remember to do a billing entry tomorrow that you can just enter into your phone right now?

DIRECTOR, OKLAHOMA BAR ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND BLOGGER AT JIM CALLOWAY'S LAW PRACTICE TIPS

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