It isn't obvious to many experienced lawyers. Let's clarify the most important factors, before we get to the requirements for a lawyer to be successful,
Examine it first before examining how it is compared to other ways to manage and automate. The first phases of litigation are characterized by predictable patterns.
Begin by looking out for patterns that are common to all like the above workflow for litigation and then create an SOP ("Standard Operating Procedure") for the workflow.
(Keep the fact that there's several SOPs in the case of litigation above. A typical SOP within the law firm could involve recruiting an additional client.
Automation rules are based on in the logic behind" the "if this, then that" statement. The workflow for litigation (above) employs "if this, then that" logic.
The logic behind it is not obvious and is not clear. The main feature shared by all automated systems or solving legal issues are that all have regular patterns.