Legal Technology

It's automatic, baby

By Mark Goddard | March 11, 2009

As 2009 ushers in new regulations as part of the Legal Services Act (LSA) 2007 to support multidisciplinary partnerships and firm-based regulations, understandably there is apprehension among some segments of the industry in terms of its implications for law firms. However, regulation is the catalyst for change, which, if dealt with in the right spirit, is usually for the better. In the current economic climate, the LSA is a positive development for the UK's legal sector. For instance, it will allow law firms to receive inward investment from other sources including national and international businesses.

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Filing error

By Mark Goddard | February 11, 2009

The practise of law around the world is at a tipping point, driven by the technology revolution. While US legal teams appear to be more concerned about the reality of growing volumes of electronically stored information (ESI), the UK's primary concern appears to be the lack of training in legal trends.

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Gauging the net worth

By Mark Goddard | January 21, 2009

There is a tendency to talk up the career benefits of online social networking. In this parallel universe, anyone serious about getting on in life has hundreds of career-enhancing Facebook contacts who they regale daily with tales from their carefully-tended blogs. This, supposedly, generates waves of business opportunities, coupled with many wonderful nights out, as boundaries between business and pleasure blur. The tech-savvy associate then completes their triumphant march to partnership with an ease unimaginable in the pre-internet age.This doesn't actually happen, right? While lawyers have been among the most enthusiastic social users of online networking - as illustrated by Allen & Overy's much-mocked ban in 2007 on staff using Facebook - it remains a rarity for the profession to use such tools to further their career.

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Confidence in IT teams takes a hit

By Mark Goddard | January 21, 2009

As belt-tightening across the legal profession notches up another level it is not surprising that IT departments have joined the list of casualties as a result of cutbacks.Legal Week Intelligence's fourth annual Information Technology Survey shows lawyers' confidence in their IT departments dipping for the third successive year, with just 11 of the 42 different categories seeing improved grades this year. At the report's launch earlier this month, delegates lucky enough to have signed off systems upgrades in last year's budgets breathed a sigh of relief as they listened to their counterparts' problems after orders to reign in costs for the foreseeable future. While the general sentiment was that projects that would lead to rapid, demonstrable cost savings would still get signed off, the majority of equipment and software upgrades were likely to be put on hold.

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Online advertising: Getting the balance of privacy right

By Mark Goddard | January 14, 2009

Online advertising comes in many guises: ads on search engine results pages, banner ads and email marketing, including spam, to name a few. For most people advertising is part and parcel of their online experience: sometimes useful, sometimes irritating, but perhaps most often ignored. However, there have been significant developments in online advertising recently which are causing debate among privacy professionals - particularly relating to behavioural or personalised internet advertising. Should those of us who are concerned about privacy really be cautious about embracing these new technologies?

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Legaltech News

Judges Debate Collaboration App Ownership, BYOD Obligations at Legalweek 2023 Mock Trials

By Rhys Dipshan | March 22, 2023

Legalweek 2023's annual judges debate kicked off on Wednesday with four current and retired federal judges performing mock trials centering around some of the most challenging e-discovery issues of the day.

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Legaltech News

LTN's Key Takeaways From Legalweek New York 2023: Day 1

By Rhys Dipshan | March 22, 2023

The first Legalweek conference after OpenAI's ChatGPT and other LLMs hit the mainstream is sure to be a seminal event. Legaltech News roundups offer insights from the conference, from what we've seen, heard and reported on throughout the day.

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Legaltech News

Reveal Expands FTI Consulting Partnership, Recognizes First Class of Reveal-Certified 'Geniuses'

By Stephanie Wilkins | March 22, 2023

"Leveraging the influence of the human-centered AI that Reveal incorporated into the platform is what is going to, I think, make FTI one of the clear leaders in the transformation of the market," said Wendell Jisa, founder and CEO of Reveal. He also called Reveal's expanded partnership with FTI is just one example of Reveal Academy at work.

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Law.com

Generative AI Is Impressive, But 'Sticker Shock' May Be Coming: The Morning Minute

By Zack Needles | March 22, 2023

The news and analysis you need to start your day.

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The American Lawyer

Tapping Into New Revenue Opportunities With Data-Backed Technology

By Justin Henry | March 21, 2023

A set of Legalweek panelists want to standardize the use of data across their firms, but they face the challenge of different practice groups and industry teams having different data needs.

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Legaltech News

Signal, Slack, GIFs & GPT—Do You Know Where Your E-Discovery Data Is?

By Isha Marathe | March 21, 2023

Proliferating data types are not a new e-discovery hassle, but as opposing counsel makes more specific demands for data sources an organization uses, attorneys will face larger challenges.

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Legaltech News

Data Privacy's Horizon: The Developments and Trends to Keep an Eye On

By Rhys Dipshan | March 21, 2023

A Legalweek 2023 panel looks how the data privacy landscape in the U.S., U.K. and around the globe will likely evolve in the months ahead.

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Legaltech News

DLA Piper's Chief Data Scientist: Firms Resisting AI Are 'Dinosaurs Before the Meteorite Hit'

By Isha Marathe | March 21, 2023

While seeing generative AI becoming an essential technology in the legal market, DLA Piper's new chief data scientist Bennett Borden also noted that human review of AI outputs is likely to become more and more complex in the coming days.

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Legaltech News

The Proliferation of Short Message Data Pushes E-Discovery to Tackle New Challenges

By Cristin Traylor, Relativity | March 21, 2023

As organizations continue to rely on messaging channels for their standard business practices, e-discovery teams need a way to capture, review, and analyze short message content across platforms for litigation, compliance reviews, and investigations.

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Legaltech News

The 2023 Legalweek Leaders in Tech Law Awards Winners Are Here!

By Stephanie Wilkins | March 20, 2023

Law.com and Legaltech News are proud to announce this year's winners for the Legalweek Leaders in Tech Awards, celebrating the achievements of law firms, legal departments and vendors leading the legal profession into the future through technology and innovation.

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