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Legaltech News |Best Practices
January 23, 2019
Doing some last minute prep for Legalweek? These legal tech marketers with experience let you in on their top tips.
January 23, 2019
We have a quick rundown of the panels people shouldn't miss.
January 23, 2019
From influential case law, to new federal legislation, to James Joyce—2018 was a year for the books in e-signature.
January 22, 2019
Special Counsel’s 2019 Salary Guide found that about half of all in-house departments and law firms offer employees the option to work from home or remotely, among other benefits.
January 22, 2019
Do the ABA Model Rules allow a firm to bill its clients for more than what the firm is paying per gigabyte, but still pass on substantial savings by having the client pay less than the market average?
January 18, 2019
Previously developed by LexisNexis, LexisOne provides practice management, time and billing, accounting, and human resource management capabilities.
January 18, 2019
As the new year begins, it’s time to make sure that all of your policies and systems are up to date. Now is the perfect time to review and update or add any necessary systems and policies to ensure your data is secure.
January 17, 2019
Changing the culture of law firms when it comes to information security has less to do with age and generational differences and more to do with acknowledging and accepting the current environment.
January 16, 2019
The Big 4 accounting firms have identified legal services as an area for growth beyond traditional financial services and consulting services.
January 16, 2019
Many companies only manage what they consider to be 'records,' but about 95 percent of a company’s data is not managed, or if it is, it’s managed by individual employees.
January 15, 2019
NYU’s Arthur Miller says that "given the mobility of modern life," these situations may become more common, "but I do not think they will take over the world."
January 15, 2019
The second part of this series looking at the future of legal analytics examines new uses, such as expert witness analytics, and how data is being applied practically.
January 14, 2019
There is no doubt that some lawyer somewhere has either failed to redact documents generally and/or failed in the specific way that Manafort’s lawyers did. It’s something that lawyers can and should address.
January 14, 2019
New trends are emerging in 2019 that will change the landscape of legal technology forever.
January 11, 2019
As U.S. law enforcement continues to address the efforts of foreign state-sponsored actors to target U.S. companies’ assets, it is timely to review what companies need to know about the factual and legal parameters of these cases.
January 11, 2019
Choosing the right software to match a team’s specific needs can mean the difference between a well-oiled machine and one that’s just spinning its wheels.
January 10, 2019
As AI software evolves, it learns, and sometimes that evolution is not what the developers expect. What happens to developers of software when AI evolves in a way that results in an unintended violation of national laws?
Legaltech News |Expert Opinion
January 10, 2019
Legal groups committed to accelerating their digital journey need to find a practical path that balances opportunities with the realities of the organization’s current digital maturity, investment budgets and the cultural transformation required.
January 09, 2019
The use of social and collaborative communications provides new opportunities to deepen engagement with clients, but also creates new sources of compliance risk—in particular, if those intent on wrongdoing believe your focus is elsewhere.
January 08, 2019
In this podcast excerpt, Ari Kaplan speaks with three law firm technologists on how they've integrated analytics into their firms and just why it's so important to the practice moving forward.
January 08, 2019
In March 2015, State Farm was the first insurance company to receive FAA permission to test drones for commercial use.
January 08, 2019
The New York Civil Liberties Union challenges the planned use in Lockport, New York, while school officials say they recognize the importance of safeguarding privacy.
January 08, 2019
Computers can’t proactively advise or counsel clients so that they can avoid conflicts or problems such as reactionary litigation later, but it can give attorneys time to do so.
January 07, 2019
Epiq has been a major player in the M&A market over the past several years in expanding various lines of business, ever since the $1 billion combination of Epiq and DTI.
January 07, 2019
The Internet of Things (IoT) is moving onto and inside the human body, becoming the Internet of Bodies (IoB). So what does that mean for the future of the law and privacy risks?
January 07, 2019
In this month's look at the history of cybersecurity, David Kalat looks back at the time Navy rear admiral Grace Hopper (say it quickly) helped popularize the term 'debugging.'
January 04, 2019
2019 will bring its own threats with the propagation of new technology — 5G and IoT — and their security vulnerabilities. But there’s also progress on the horizon, thanks to more stringent government regulation and increasing legal action.
January 03, 2019
Talitha Gray Kozlowski, partner at Garman Turner Gordon and COO of LAWCLERK.Legal, sits down for a Q&A on rising above belittling comments, her nerve-wracking case two days after passing the bar, and more.
January 02, 2019
Keep an eye on the increased scrutiny of public officials’ and government agencies’ business conduct, slow responses to FOIA filings, and a growing awareness of privacy and cybersecurity topics.
December 28, 2018
While most considerations point to a likely industrywide shift toward cloud-based e-discovery, each firm still needs to consider its own specific circumstances before proceeding with a given project.
December 27, 2018
A recent Oath settlement is significant because it has established a new standard for notification under COPPA, with wide-reaching ramifications for the broader digital advertising ecosystem.
December 26, 2018
Cyber criminals looking for new ways to exploit company networks are turning their focus to the privileged network access given to the many players involved in supply chains. As supply ecosystems grow, and points of vulnerability proliferate, businesses will have to turn to distributed ledger technology.
December 21, 2018
While implementation for the new California privacy law is more than one year away, companies should be planning their compliance efforts now, given the timeline and economic ramifications of the law.
December 20, 2018
Still have questions about how artificial intelligence, blockchain, and other innovative technologies will be regulated or applied practically? Next year may be the one you find the answer.
December 20, 2018
Some e-discovery best practices may appear to be common sense, but in fact may not be as common as they should.
Legaltech News |Best Practices
December 19, 2018
The discovery process will continue to evolve next year, experts say, with an increased focus on analytics, privacy and more.
December 19, 2018
Employing a beginner’s mindset doesn’t mean casting aside existing knowledge and experience, but it does mean questioning assumptions developed over time about what technology can do and getting curious about what else technology can offer in your matters.
December 18, 2018
From Equifax to Facebook to the GDPR, cybersecurity and privacy had a banner year in 2018. But according to attorneys and cyber experts, the cyber focus shows no sign of stopping.
December 18, 2018
This two-part article examines how attorneys can use legal analytics to identify trends and patterns in the language used by other attorneys and judges to improve their practice of law.
December 18, 2018
This first of a three part series examines how The Law of Unintended Consequences affects general counsel dealing with the evolution of AI, machine learning, and decision making.
December 17, 2018
Relying on legacy tools in rudimentary word processing and manual editing prevents legal teams from reaching their full potential, especially when they have cutting-edge solutions at their fingertips.
December 17, 2018
ACEDS, the world’s most recognized foundational certification for e-discovery professionals, now offers an executive certificate so anyone can break in to the business.
December 13, 2018
From millennials changing the face of legal tech to law firms getting into the technology development game and more, here’s what our readers found the most interesting from the past 12 months.
December 13, 2018
With a tool to help the SEC monitor online activity imminent, executives should learn what not to do on social media and institute company policies and procedures to mitigate social media risk.
December 13, 2018
It’s very clear that general counsels are now expected to run their legal function like a business and they expect technology resources to help them do that. This article outlines five technology expectations general counsel generally has a need for in their processes.
December 12, 2018
With a focused strategy, legal operations can add incredible value to a department. This strategy can help legal operations professionals prove their worth and help their organizations meet their financial goals.
December 11, 2018
As convenient, useful and cool mobile technology and interconnected devices are, they come with risks that remain largely unseen or, worse, ignored. For manufacturers, they also pose regulatory litigation, and insurance risks, especially when children end up using their 'smart' products.
December 10, 2018
Disasters can happen at any time, which makes preparation necessary. And as one attorney told Legaltech News, "Lawyers are professionals and have obligations to their clients that others don't."
December 10, 2018
The managed IT services model can enable law firms to turn over the day-to-day IT infrastructure requirements to a service provider, who can do it at a lower cost and with greater efficiency.
December 07, 2018
How do legal IT professionals identify scenarios where clients are overreaching reasonable bounds of information or action? The stronger your IT strategy is at the outset, the better you’ll be able to respond.
Legaltech News |Product Review
December 06, 2018
While e-discovery continues to be a core competency for Casepoint, the company started envisioning how their technology could be used for the broader needs of a litigation effort since the machinations of e-discovery are only one small piece of a matter.
December 05, 2018
Even 'run-of-the-mill' contract disputes involving smart contract transactions involve a lot of technical baggage a neutral must be able to unpack. This means the neutral must be bilingual, fluent in both English (the law) and Computer Code (the technology).
December 05, 2018
In its earlier days, legal operations and law department technology were very much intertwined. But now, there is a widening gap between technology and technology effectiveness.
December 04, 2018
Going from legal briefs to press releases, Plat4orm PR founder Valerie Chan discusses why switching from law to PR was the ultimate career move, the secret to her success (a law background helps, but it's not everything), and more.
December 03, 2018
U.S. Magistrate Judge Craig Shaffer of the District of Colorado passed away on December 1, 2018, more than one year after being diagnosed with brain cancer.
December 03, 2018
As a society, we have been continuously moving the goalposts of what constitutes machine intelligence. And it may not seem like it now, but in 1961, a 'singing' computer was an important step.
November 30, 2018
Australian attorneys and cyber experts say awareness of the nature and seriousness of cybersecurity risks is uneven across the legal profession.
November 30, 2018
It seems this should be a key question for everyone in business, government, technology, and cybersecurity: If we know the problem with cybersecurity, and have ways of methods of addressing the problem, why are we still failing?
November 29, 2018
Being able to derive at least some semblance of meaning—especially since even the best AI is still a long way off from matching human beings—opens up a number of potential use cases.
November 28, 2018
While there may be hurdles in law embracing technology, Laura van Wyngaarden and the tech experts she spoke with don’t believe they’re insurmountable.
November 28, 2018
A federal judge in Washington brought the hammer down on uber-litigious Fox Rothschild client Strike 3 Holdings, calling it a copyright troll that 'treats this court not as a citadel of justice, but as an ATM.'
November 27, 2018
The deal increases QDiscovery's geographic and personnel scope, as CEO David Barrett said the two were a good cultural fit because they are 'laser-focused on client service.'
November 27, 2018
The Australian legal tech community is thriving, and law firms and legal departments worldwide are benefiting from Aussie innovation. But how can your practice engage from across the ocean?
November 26, 2018
Following a New Hampshire ruling, attorneys say Internet of Things (IoT) enabled evidence 'presents hard decisions for judges because analog rules do not necessarily make sense in a digital world.'
November 26, 2018
It’s estimated the court reporter shortage will reach 5,000 in the United States this year, but AI transcription has the potential to rescue court systems from their chronic backlogs by filling in the gaps.
November 21, 2018
While the bad guys only have to be successful one time, we have to be successful every time. There is good news though: There are things that firms can and should be doing to minimize their risk and increase the likelihood that an email breach will be stymied before it succeeds.
November 20, 2018
These initiatives from the Fall 2018 semester show that law schools are going beyond the core curriculum to embrace new ideas and technologies.
November 20, 2018
The 12-week program featuring modules from 'cybercelebs' aims to give students the ability to think and act like a cybersecurity leader.
November 19, 2018
The two AGs will be exploring their legal journeys and how the profession has changed at the Tuesday morning keynote in January.
November 19, 2018
Building pauses into work can equip us to maintain the ever-important perspective that navigating e-discovery well requires.
November 16, 2018
During a company’s process of creating their mock letter, they will undoubtedly expose weaknesses in their systems, procedures, policies and responsibilities. This gives time to start addressing these problems proactively.
November 15, 2018
Firms will find success by budgeting for more migration to the cloud and the training of internal IT staff on more high-value-add work, while smart-sourcing commodity IT functions to trusted partners and vendors.
November 14, 2018
LexPredict, founded by legal technology researchers Dan Katz and Michael Bommarito, joins Elevate in the law company's quest to provide tighter integration of people and technology in its offerings.
November 14, 2018
Legaltech News has brought two new reporters into the fold since the beginning of October, and our Rhys Dipshan is taking on a new role.
November 14, 2018
Companies impacted by California's SB-327—especially manufacturers and distributors of IoT devices—should work to ensure compliance with the act as soon as possible if regulatory fallout is to be avoided come January 2020.
November 13, 2018
A portmanteau of 'legal' and 'agility,' Legility's new name comes just over a year after acquiring e-discovery provider DSi.
November 13, 2018
In his analysis piece, consultant Michael Feit examines recent price increases for Bloomberg BNA and what it means for the company’s market positioning.
November 12, 2018
By determining where your strengths lie and what challenges you may anticipate down the road, you’ll be in a better position to understand how outsourcing can help you meet your objectives, allow your firm to thrive and make your money go further.
Legaltech News |Live Coverage |News
November 09, 2018
NetDocuments has now been around for 20 years, but both the company's business model and its user conference are continuing to evolve—in a way that portends trends for the rest of the legal tech industry.
November 09, 2018
It’s been about half a year since Europe’s GDPR was activated, and we're now seeing early examples of enforcement activity. Those are helping organizations better understand the long-term landscape for compliance.
November 08, 2018
Following yet another D.C. court ruling, government agencies and their partners must be prepared to conduct defensible searches and show that they have made a good faith effort to respond.
November 07, 2018
The application will be integrated into the wider NetDocuments platform in early 2019, with the goal of better automating M&A process documents that are already in NetDocuments.
November 07, 2018
Adopting tech like AI isn’t optional; it’s a necessity to meet evolving business demands. But there are ways to do it more successfully.
November 06, 2018
When you can identify the kinks in the process orchestration and address them directly, you increase transparency, predictability and defensibility—and ultimately that saves you money.
November 06, 2018
The add-on to the base Relativity system focuses on proactive data monitoring in regulated markets as the company looks to go beyond e-discovery.
November 06, 2018
The news is replete with alleged actions of foreign governments and hackers trying to impact the democratic election process in the United States. It is incumbent upon the state and local governments to ensure the security of all elections.
November 05, 2018
"Right now, the most pressing issue is to make sure a proper Data Protection Authority is created and staffed by people with the necessary legal and technical backgrounds to enforce the law in a balanced way," says Brazilian attorney Marcel Leonardi.
November 05, 2018
Not one court has decisively found the right answer in applying the Third Party Doctrine. But one thing is for sure: The illusion of privacy is just that—an illusion.
November 02, 2018
Of all the process improvements that need to be made, our mobile lawyering processes should be at the front of that line.
November 02, 2018
The Mason v. Yale complaint has demonstrated the financial issues at stake for universities with data breaches, but there are steps they can take to protect themselves immediately.
November 02, 2018
The process of identifying criminals through photographs dates back to the 19th century, but the introduction of software took Bertillon-style databases to the next level.
November 01, 2018
Want to get good at change management? Brad Blickstein asked Lucy Bassli, who says that starting with the RFP process is 'about seven steps too late.'
November 01, 2018
TJ Johnson, formerly of ILTA and now with Olenick, tells LTN how she overcame flagrant sexism as an IT director, her obstacles in DMS implementation, and more.
Law Journal Newsletters | Features
November 01, 2018
Since the GDPR’s implementation, the “WHOIS” service by which the general public could search registration information, including names and contact info, has been largely in a state of flux. It’s now even tougher to find information, attorneys who work with domain registration say, which could concern entertainment and intellectual property holders who want to go after infringing websites.
October 31, 2018
The tool, initially developed for the U.S. Department of Defense, is now being released to the wider legal market with an aim of more secure, yet collaborative, document encryption, redaction and sharing.
October 31, 2018
Tricks and treats to overcome productivity obstacles in law firms and legal departments.
Law Journal Newsletters | Features
October 30, 2018
Continuing its run of recent M&A activity, Consilio CEO Andy Macdonald said DiscoverReady has been on his radar for managed review he called “head and shoulders” above the competition.
October 30, 2018
Continuing its run of recent M&A activity, Consilio CEO Andy Macdonald said DiscoverReady has been on his radar for managed review he called “head and shoulders” above the competition.
October 30, 2018
The Series B funding round is led by a new investor to the company, Tenaya Capital, and continues what has been a busy fall for legal technology investments.
October 30, 2018
As law firms face increasing pressure to hold the line on operational IT costs while simultaneously improving the way they manage IT risk, progressive firms are taking a holistic approach to managing IT, improving performance and reliability while reducing cost and risk.
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