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The Writings on the Blackbaud: Lessons from the FTC’s First Standalone Section 5 Unfairness Claim

Berkley Technology Law Journal

The agencys enforcement action against Blackbauda cloud software provider serving nonprofits, healthcare organizations, and educational institutionsmarked a significant expansion of the Commissions approach to data security enforcement.

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Lawyers Fill Practice Gaps with Software and the State of Legal Tech

Ron Friedmann

I recently spoke to two lawyers turned legal tech entrepreneurs about their early stage software companies. The software includes a traffic light indicator for availability (screenshot below), task allocation, a tendering system, and control dashboards. It embeds a process in software can help solve long-standing allocation problems.

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Top 5 legal technology stories of 2020

LLRX

Black discusses the wide ranging effects on the legal technology space from the pandemic across all corners of the legal technology world. The shift to remote work had a dramatic impact on both the practice of law and the business of law, resulting in the rapid—and singularly remarkable—adoption of technology at rates never before seen.

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The Security ‘Scapegoat?’: When Liability Comes Knocking, CISOs Answer the Call

Berkley Technology Law Journal

According to the Commission, SolarWinds cybersecurity controls were insufficiently robust to detect, prevent, or mitigate sophisticated cyber threats, leaving its Orion software exposed to infiltration. This lack of preparedness, the SEC argued, stemmed from critical lapses in the company’s security practices.

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Eight Legal Software Solutions for Eight Fields of Law

Attorney at Work

As a practicing attorney, I benefit every day from legal software designed to streamline the everyday lives of legal professionals. These are simply my observations of software developed to address specific fields of law. Practice-Specific Legal Software Solutions. Family Law Software. Let’s dive in!

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2020 in review: Legal software for working remotely

LLRX

Black has written throughout 2020 about cloud-based legal technology tools and their relevance to legal practices. Whether your law firm has already begun the shift to a cloud-based law practice or is planning to do so in the new year, you’ll undoubtedly find some or all of the software Black has covered over the past year to be useful.

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Streamlining Your Legal Practice: How to Choose the Perfect Billing Software

CaseFox

According to a report by Zion Market Research, the global legal billing software market size was valued at approximately USD 849 million in 2020 and is expected to reach approximately USD 1,323 million by 2028, growing at a CAGR of around 5.8% Support: Finally, choose billing software that comes with excellent customer support.