That is a good point. The two technologies go hand in hand. Self-stick Bates labels would be less useful without the ability to photocopy the labeled product. Perhaps modern liberal rules of discovery are not a result of enlightened thinking, but are just a matter of technical feasibility. The bottom line is that technology affects the practice of law in ways that may not be obvious.
Technology tends to relieve law office personnel of many of the drudging, lower-level, menial tasks.
Initially this may even reduce staffing needs. But over time lawyers will take on more work and demand more functionality. The lesson is to hang on to good people. That was good advice even a hundred years ago. Open new document.