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What We Learned in 2021. In December 2021, Dave Ries, a frequent co-presenter with the authors, wrote an excellent summary of the cybersecurity portion of the ABA’s 2021 Legal Technology Survey Report. Perhaps the most striking statistic is that 25% of the survey’s respondents reported that their law firm had been breached at some time. Clearly, law firms are an attractive target for cybercriminals — with a plethora of data about so many people and businesses, law firms are a one-stop-shop for h
Marshall Voizard is a law firm reference supervisor. He shares significant insights into the profession in the time of COVID. Voizard states that the past 18 months have accelerated positive changes, illustrating to all that the library is no longer primarily a physical place, but rather an entire ecosystem of electronic legal information resources.
The Legalweek conference scheduled to convene in New York City later this month has been moved to March due to the surge in coronavirus cases resulting from the Omicron variant. Originally scheduled for Jan. 31-Feb. 3, the conference is now scheduled for March 8-11, still at the New York Hilton Midtown. Mark Fried , CFO and president of events at ALM , the company that produces Legalweek, told me that the conference schedule will remain exactly the same, except that the Monday-Thursday schedu
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Finance teams find Trellis to be particularly effective in conducting comprehensive due diligence on both individuals and businesses. With our court data solution, financial experts can access critical litigation insights, making it an invaluable resource for informed decision-making in the financial sector.
We get it. It is extremely difficult to stay focused at work, especially if you have awesome co-workers you actually like and want to socialize with. You’ve got to catch up on gossip, discuss the latest episode of whatever you’re binge-watching these days, talk about the headlines of the day, and go over a play-by-play of the weekend’s sports… Read More » How to Stay Focused at Work: 8 Productivity Tips for Lawyers.
Law firms of all sizes are feeling pressure to meet client demand for both tailored services and greater efficiencies in this rapidly changing industry. Legal teams are being pressed to control costs and better respond to changing regulatory and risk management obligations. In response, they are investing more in automation, advanced analytics and other technologies that will help them manage the workload.
Law firms of all sizes are feeling pressure to meet client demand for both tailored services and greater efficiencies in this rapidly changing industry. Legal teams are being pressed to control costs and better respond to changing regulatory and risk management obligations. In response, they are investing more in automation, advanced analytics and other technologies that will help them manage the workload.
Articles and Columns for January 2022 A bit about PURLs – Ed Summers, librarian, metadata expert, teacher, and computational expert, delivers an insighful lesson on the Persistent Uniform Resource Locator. PURLs were developed to make URLs more resilient and persistent over time. You could put a PURL into a catalog record and if the URL.
It was barely more than a year ago that Ironclad raised a $100 million Series D round at a valuation of nearly $1 billion, and now the San Francisco-based company has raised a $150 million Series E at a $3.2 billion valuation. That brings total investment in the company, whose product is a digital contracting platform for corporate legal departments, to $333 million.
In September 2020, we wrote about the risks of credential stuffing attacks following the New York Attorney General’s (NYAG) settlement with Dunkin’ Donuts. Since then, these attacks have continued, and regulators’ expectations of companies’ efforts to reduce the risk of credential stuffing attacks for their customers’ online accounts have increased.
With 14 papers published and 48 authors contributing, our @FrontPhysics collection on The Physics of the Law is now complete! Thanks to all contributors for making this issue a successful one. Check it out at [ [link] ]. @UKRI_News #ukriflf @jbruhl @computational [link] — Pierpaolo Vivo (@PierpaoloVivo) January 26, 2022 Here is the Link to the Physics of Law Collection in Frontiers in Physics !
Speaker: Allison Mears, Adela Wekselblatt, and George Socha
Artificial intelligence is reshaping the legal industry, and paralegals are at the forefront of this transformation. As AI becomes more integrated into legal workflows, paralegals can streamline their daily tasks, enhance efficiency, and add greater value to their firms and organizations. But what exactly does AI mean for paralegals today—and how can you leverage it to your advantage?
Lawyers work in one of the highest-stressed professions in the world. Between demanding schedules, extremely heavy workloads, and problematic clients, there are many daily triggers that can bring about stress and burnout. But how can you overcome these overwhelming feelings? The answer may lie in mindfulness and meditation. You’ve more than likely heard that mindfulness… Read More » How Lawyers Can Use Mindfulness and Meditation to Reduce Stress.
Artificial intelligence tools have become prevalent in legal practice, particularly in eDiscovery. That doesn’t mean, however, that law firms and litigation support teams have been quick to embrace them. Despite their benefits, many legal organizations have been hesitant to implement AI tools. AI Hesitation. In the ABA 2020 Legal Tech Survey , 23% of law firms reported not being interested in AI, while 34% said they didn’t know enough about AI to speak to their firms’ interest.
Privacy and security issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and wide ranging ways technology is used to compromise and diminish our privacy and security, often without our situational awareness.
Marking its 14th acquisition since 2019 and its eighth in just the last 12 months, l egal technology company Litera has entered into an agreement to acquire Prosperoware , a company that develops software for the legal industry for the adoption and governance of collaboration systems. Haley Altman , global head of corporate development at Litera, told me that the company views this deal as a strategic acquisition for Litera and powerful for customers. “With Prosperoware, we can deliver Li
Are there mysteries lurking in your family tree? 🕵 No, not a long-lost half-brother - I'm talking about a patent family tree! IP paralegals need fast and easy ways to verify and report on essential data about foreign equivalents of US assets. Join us to master the global scope of key assets to support prosecution, portfolio management, litigation, licensing, competitive monitoring and more!
One of the most common questions I get asked today from an e-discovery standpoint is how to collect and preserve text messages from mobile devices. I usually recommend another process for capturing text message conversations using the iMazing software or even a forensic image but there are times when simple screenshots will suffice … just don’t stop with the screenshots, use the Stitch It!
On January 24, 2022, SEC Chair Gary Gensler gave a speech on cybersecurity rulemaking to the Annual Securities Regulation Institute, outlining a number of key points he expects the SEC will consider in 2022 and emphasizing the SEC’s “key role” on the federal government’s “Team Cyber.” A number of these proposed changes – including broadening the scope of existing SEC regulations, enhancing SEC requirements for cyber hygiene, and increasing attention to public company disclosures – were among th
Cloud-based legal practice management has come a long way since its inception in 2007. Technology has evolved, and it’s imperative that law firms stay on top of these advancements to stay competitive in this ever-evolving industry. Whether you’re looking to understand your firm on a deeper level or just looking to give your clients the… Read More » 7 Legal Practice Management Features That Will Take Your Firm to the Next Level.
Whether you manage your firm’s digital marketing strategy yourself or outsource your marketing, lawyers — especially small law firm owners — need to stay on top of the latest digital marketing advancements to ensure their websites continue to drive potential clients their way. As we round out the month of January, let us take a look at the top digital marketing trends for 2022.
Speaker: Joe Stephens, J.D., Attorney and Law Professor
Ready to cut through the AI hype and learn exactly how to use these tools in your legal work? Join this webinar to get practical guidance from attorney and AI legal expert, Joe Stephens, who understands what really matters for legal professionals! What You'll Learn: Evaluate AI Tools Like a Pro 🔍 Learn which tools are worth your time and how to spot potential security and ethics risks before they become problems.
Diane M. Rodriguez Assistant Director of the San Francisco Law Library in California, and 2021–22 president of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL), where one of her many goals is to advocate for access to legal information that supports access to justice. She expertly articulates the work, and the role of law librarians, that comprise this mission.
In its largest deal so far in a recent string of acquisitions, Onit , the Houston company that provides enterprise workflow products for corporations and corporate legal departments, has acquired SecureDocs , a Santa Barbara, Calif., software company with products for contract management, virtual deal rooms and electronic signatures. Onit says the acquisition strengthens its position as a leading, modern contract lifecycle management (CLM) provider, expanding its product portfolio from enterpris
Jeff’s In the News blog post for January 21, 2022: [link] Jeff and I cover some interesting stories about tracking AirTags and life-saving AirPods, and then we go into a discussion about green and blue bubbles in text messages on iPhones. We also dive into the recent headlines about cellular carriers rolling out their 5G networks. Finally we offer some nifty tips around reading paper books and e-magazines.
Brett J. Trout As of January 1, 2022 Winnie the Pooh entered the public domain. But what does that mean? Can you write a book about Winnie the Pooh and Tigger too? No. Can you sell Winnie the Pooh branded socks? No. Can you start a Winnie the Pooh comic strip? Probably not. But why? The answer is that although the original copyright in Winnie the Pooh has moved into the public domain, the copyrights in all of his friends and all of the books published after 1926 are still in force.
Speaker: Anne Post, CEO North America, Xakia Technologies
Do you know that 40% of U.S. Legal Departments now have a formal legal intake process? With that in mind, where does your legal department stand today? Many legal teams still struggle with a flood of incoming requests, leaving everyone overwhelmed and frustrated. Implementing a formal legal intake process can seem like an obstacle between the business and the legal department, but it doesn’t have to be!
Casey Flaherty, Chief Strategy Officer for Lex Fusion, makes his second appearance on Technically Legal. This time around, Casey discusses his thesis that organizations often turn to technology as an avoidance mechanism for addressing issues with process and culture. Casey has deep experience with legal process from all angles, he started his career as a commercial litigator before moving in house at Kia Motors.
The Adobe Acrobat DC interface brought about significant interface changes when it was released. As they continue to release updates, finding commands quickly can still be a challenge. These tips, adapted from Affinity Consulting Group ’s “ Adobe Acrobat for Legal Professionals ,” show how making a few simple interface customizations will enable you to work more efficiently and effortlessly find commands.
Ed Summers , librarian, metadata expert, teacher, and computational expert, delivers an insighful lesson on the Persistent Uniform Resource Locator. PURLs were developed to make URLs more resilient and persistent over time. You could put a PURL into a catalog record and if the URL it pointed to needed to change you changed the redirect on the PURL server, and all the places that pointed to the PURL didn’t need to change.
The legal research company Casetext has raised $25 million in a Series C funding round, bringing its total amount raised to $64.3 million since its founding in 2013. Although the company has not publicly announced the funding, it filed a notification with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Jan. 7, 2022, documenting the raise of $25 million in equity financing.
Patent due diligence processes take too long. The information you need is publicly available but accessing it is often tedious & inefficient, requiring you to wade through dozens of PTO websites or for-free tools to gather what you need. Plus, it frequently occurs late in the game, leaving professionals under pressure, sifting through chaotic 100-page PDFs, and frustrated with poorly formatted information & patent numbers.
The Value of Cybersecurity Incident Response Plans As cyberattacks continue to plague U.S. companies, cybersecurity remains a core risk, even for businesses that have invested heavily in technical measures to protect their systems. As a result, cybersecurity best practices have evolved to include not only preventative measures, but also robust preparations for responding to cyber incidents, so that companies can improve their resilience, decrease the time it takes to detect and effectively resp
As a lawyer, your role is to give advice, explain your client’s rights, and then represent them in court, ensuring that their cases have the best possible outcome. Doesn’t it seem to be simple and clear? However, as you are aware, it may be so much more. A lawyer’s day is filled with tight deadlines, considerable research, and a never-ending stream of stressed-out clients desperate to see results on their cases.
While social media platforms are extraordinarily useful for growing businesses, there are a number of pitfalls almost impossible to avoid. In this age of misinformation — and outright lies — fake ratings and reviews are more common than ever. Many people even accuse big businesses of stymieing the growth of smaller businesses by paying for reviewers to leave bad ratings.
Attorney at Work’s new “You at Work Spotlight” series focuses on the crucial role business professionals play in law firms of all sizes — including newly emerging career options in the legal industry. In our first interview, we focus on the role of the chief operating officer and the demands the pandemic has placed on legal operations. Heather J. Oden is the Chief Operating Officer at Ball Janik, LLP , based in Portland, Oregon, where she oversees the whole gamut of the firm’s business operation
Trellis AI leverages the largest repository of state trial court data to help litigators evaluate cases, automate brief drafting, suggest winning strategies, and more. Key components: Draft Arguments — Uses similar/successful motions in the Trellis database to generate arguments/citations for your motions seeking dismissal, summary judgment, etc. Case Assessment — Predict the likely outcomes of a case at any stage to help you decide to accept it, guide motion practice, make settlement offers, an
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