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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. The FTC alleged that Blackbauds lax encryption practices worsened the impact of the breach.

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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. By Gaurav Lalsinghani, J.D.

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Social Security Disability Claims: Process and Practice

MatterSuite

In this blog, we are sharing the process involved in handling Social Security disability claims and the best strategies and tips for lawyers to adopt and incorporate the MatterSuite legal process automation software to increase efficiency in their law firms. That’s why it’s crucial to hire an experienced lawyer.

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The Clock is Ticking: How to Miss Fewer Court Deadlines

Attorney at Work

After one of the clients notified him of the dismissal, the alarmed attorney filed a motion to reconsider and reinstate the case, attributing his failure to respond in a timely manner to “new filtering rules in his email inbox,” which moved the dismissal order to his junk mail folder. The firm had filed a voluntary dismissal back in 2014.

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The Importance of Legal Docketing for Law Firms Explained

Clio

For instance, it is most commonly used in both civil and criminal litigation for tracking court appearances, deadlines, and other time constraints. In addition, software has become essential for legal docketing and, in fact, might be the central component of the overall system. Ready to streamline your legal docketing process?

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IOLTA 101: Tips for Solo and Small Firm Lawyers

Attorney at Work

The Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Account, commonly called IOLTA, is one of the most valuable tools for expanding legal representation to appear in recent decades. Many accounting, payment processing, and practice management software programs automate some of the time-consuming manual processes that make IOLTA oversight a challenge.

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South Korea Enacts New AI Law

Debevoise Data Blog

South Korea has become the latest country to pass a national AI law. The Basic Act on the Development of Artificial Intelligence and Establishment of Foundation for Trust (the Basic Act or the Act), which has several similarities to – and differences from – the EU AI Act, and comes into force on January 22, 2026.

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