Zach Warren is the editor-in-chief of Legaltech News. Based out of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Zach has been with LTN since 2015. He can be reached at [email protected].
August 11, 2022 | Legaltech News
Let's Start by Calling Them What They Are for Discovery: 'Pointers' Not 'Modern Attachments'One topic has recently been dominating e-discovery conversations: the discovery challenges posed by "modern attachments" within the Microsoft 365 (M365) environment. This first article of a series examines what "modern attachments" are and why they are keeping e-discovery practitioners up at night.
By Staci Kaliner, Monica McCarroll and Ben Barnes, Redgrave LLP
7 minute read
August 10, 2022 | Legaltech News
Natural Language Processing and Survey Data: LDA and the Importance of Topic ModelingLooking to gain greater insights into surveys? This third part of a series on NLP and survey data explores Latent Dirichlet Allocation, a popular tool to ferret out elusive themes in text comments, referred to as topic modeling.
By Rees W. Morrison
6 minute read
August 09, 2022 | Legaltech News
What's the Right Stuff? Five Indicators of Legal Tech Startup SuccessLegal technology has become a prime target for venture capital investors, and money has increasingly poured into the industry over the past 5+ years. However, some startups will thrive while others will unfortunately not. What makes the difference?
By Zach Posner, The LegalTech Fund
4 minute read
August 08, 2022 | Legaltech News
Best Practices for Handling Special Files in E-discovery: Audio/VideoLegal professionals often anticipate having to listen to or watch hundreds of hours of tape, if not more, in order to find and analyze the relevant passages in discovery. But as the first part of this series on special e-discovery files reveals, tactics exist to streamline the workflow for locating, sorting and examining audio and video materials.
By Ariyah Mandel, Gulfstream Legal
4 minute read
August 05, 2022 | Legaltech News
Data Privacy and Security Considerations for Mobile Health App Developers and Their CounselIn light of the evolving legal and regulatory landscape, app developers and their counsel should examine developers' privacy and security practices and take steps to safeguard sensitive data related to reproductive health.
By Angela Matney, Reed Smith
8 minute read
August 04, 2022 | Legaltech News
Bring Your Own Device: Balancing Employee Privacy With Company InterestsWhen thinking about Bring Your Own Device, IT executives may tend to focus primarily on securing the company data within the mobile device management software container. However, much of the complexity and risk of BYOD lies in the data found outside the container.
By Jarrett Coco, Nelson Mullins
5 minute read
August 03, 2022 | Legaltech News
Women of Legal Tech: Kim Craig Says 'Don't Fall in Love with the Solution, Fall in Love with the Problem'There's a shortage of women in science, technology, engineering and math. But within the legal tech community, there are many women with…
By Sherry Kappel
11 minute read
August 02, 2022 | Legaltech News
Nervous System: How to Have a Secure Conversation With a StrangerFor years, the problem of how to distribute encryption keys before a call seemed like a catch-22. This month's history of cybersecurity shows how that problem was solved with the help of the "session key" and how it eventually became declassified information.
By David Kalat, BRG
5 minute read
August 01, 2022 | Legaltech News
Keep Vigilant and Carry On: How Law Firms Can Learn from Cybersecurity Cautionary TalesLooking back at the past year of cybersecurity incidents and breaches, it is clear that hackers are getting smarter and more creative. Legal IT professionals can learn from these examples and strengthen their firm's security network and protocols accordingly.
By Jessica Mifflin, Aderant
8 minute read
July 28, 2022 | Legaltech News
How to Lose a Privilege In 10 Steps (Or Fewer): Recent Case Clarifies Scope of FRE 502(d) and Marital PrivilegeThe latest opinion in the discovery saga of DR Distributors reflects the limits of orders under Federal Rule of Evidence 502(d), application of marital communications privilege, and some cautionary lessons about inconsistent redactions and defending a privilege review process.
By Tara Emory, Redgrave Data, and Nick Snavely and Martin Tully, Redgrave LLP
6 minute read