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Finding the True Purpose of Your Law Firm Website

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

In today’s digital age, a website is no longer a luxury; it’s an essential tool for law firms. A law firm website’s purpose defines its reason for existence. Enhance Brand Awareness: Build your brand’s reputation and visibility by positioning your law firm as an industry leader.

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European Data Protection Roundup – February 2025

Debevoise Data Blog

Our top-five European data protection developments from February are: European Commission publishes guidelines on prohibited AI practices : The EU Commission has published non-binding guidance on the EU AI Acts prohibited use cases. 10(5) allows for the exceptional processing of special category data (as defined under the GDPR Art.

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European Data Protection Roundup – Q4 2024

Debevoise Data Blog

Our top-eleven European data protection developments for the end of 2024 are: EU Cyber Resilience Act: The Council of the European Union approved the Cyber Resilience Act , introducing cybersecurity requirements for digital products sold in the EU. The UK Upper Tribunal did not consider the provisions under the UK GDPR.

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New laws of the USA on data protection in 2023

Legal IT Group

Therefore, individual states took matters into their own hands and passed local laws to protect the privacy of their residents. In this article, we will review who needs to know the new rules of the US legislation, when exactly they will come into force and what obligations these laws provide.

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Data Protection in the Workplace: Employer Guidance

Legal IT Group

For example, in 2020, the Data Protection Authority of Hamburg imposed a 35.3 This fact became known when the H&M servers encountered a technical error, and the data on the network drive became accessible to all employees for a few hours. Different local laws require employers to retain employee data.

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European Data Protection Roundup – January 2025

Debevoise Data Blog

Our top five European data protection developments from January are: UK ransomware reporting proposals. DeepSeek investigated by Italian DPA over AI chatbot data collection practices. At the same time, UK Parliament is considering legislation that would reduce the types of cookies that require user consent under UK law.

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Cybersecurity for Law Firms: Protecting Sensitive Data in the Digital Age

Rocket Matter

Not only are law firms storing more data, but since the pandemic has forced us all to become increasingly mobile, keeping clients’ sensitive information safe is even more challenging. 11 Tips for Effective Law Firm Data Protection As a law firm, protecting your clients' sensitive information should be at the top of your priority list.