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Corporations consider many different factors when deciding whether to hire a law firm. Fees, clients, industry knowledge and capabilities have always been important aspects of the hiring process. Security wasn’t usually a major factor, and law firms used to fly under the radar when it came to questions about keeping client data secure. That has all changed.