Legal Technology

The domain game

By Mark Goddard | April 8, 2009

In June 2008 the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced a process for applying for new generic top-level domains (gTLDs). A TLD is the last part of an internet domain name; that is, the letters that follow the final dot of any domain name, including .uk, .com, .net and .org.Alongside the TLDs we have all grown familiar with, consumers and businesses will need to be aware of potentially hundreds of new suffixes. Law firms will need to be up to speed with the applications process for and the implications of the new gTLDs before this raft of new domains is introduced. Companies may well need to adapt their clients' domain name strategies in order to protect their online brands from being compromised or diluted by opportunists wishing to profit from making speculative registrations

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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

CLOC News Rundown, Part 1: Ironclad's Slack and Salesforce Updates, Casepoint ChatViewer and More

By Cassandre Coyer | May 18, 2023

Missed some product, partnership, or legal tech market announcements at CLOC this week? Don't worry, Legaltech News has got you covered.

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Legaltech News

Three Ways to Pitch New Legal Tech to GCs and CEOs

By Isha Marathe | May 18, 2023

Convincing those set in their ways to do something new is never easy. But legal-operations professionals and CEOs told a CLOC 2023 panel what works and what doesn't when you want to make an effective case for a new tool.

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Daily Report Online

Ga. State Bar Announces 'Cutting-Edge' Solution to Help Attorneys Find More Pro Bono Opportunities

By Mason Lawlor | May 18, 2023

"Most lawyers in Georgia do some kind of pro bono, but they don't really know how to find it, manage it and be efficient at it," said Georgia Access to Justice Committee Chair Catherine Salinas.

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Legaltech News

Lifetime Achievement, Law Firm: Jack Nelson, Reed Smith LLP

By Stephanie Wilkins | May 18, 2023

Jack Nelson has maintained a successful commercial and class action defense practice for more than 30 years, and has been a leader in Big Law since 1998. Today he's Reed Smith's Senior Director of Legal Operations, where he works with the management team on the next generation of high-level special projects.

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Legaltech News

CLM Provider Evisort Announces Generative AI Integration, Partners With ServiceNow

By Isha Marathe | May 17, 2023

After joining the lineup of CLM companies leveraging generative AI solutions, Evisort also announced that it would be partnering with ServiceNow to offer its contracting capabilities to the organization's customer base.

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Legaltech News

Generative AI May Allow Corporate Legal to 'Leapfrog' Technology Maturity

By Isha Marathe | May 17, 2023

Generative AI has the power to eliminate document and knowledge management tasks, said Ironclad chief community officer Mary O'Carroll at CLOC 2023. But that doesn't necessarily translate into immediate job loss either, she added.

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Legaltech News

Lifetime Achievement, Vendor: Eyal Iffergan, Epiq

By Stephanie Wilkins | May 17, 2023

Eyal Iffergan has had a distinguished 25-year career focused on advising the legal business community, during which he has been recognized for his drive to deliver operational expertise and innovation to Global 1000 corporations and AmLaw 200 law firms, helping clients execute legal transformation programs

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Legaltech News

Are You Utilizing AI Yet? It May Change Your Relationship With Outside Counsel

By Ben Seal | May 16, 2023

"There's a lot of potential for AI to totally disrupt our business, so we better be at the forefront of using it," says Grab general counsel Chris Betts.

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Corporate Counsel

Are You Utilizing AI Yet? It May Change Your Relationship With Outside Counsel

By Ben Seal | May 16, 2023

"There's a lot of potential for AI to totally disrupt our business, so we better be at the forefront of using it," says Grab general counsel Chris Betts.

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International Edition

Are You Utilizing AI Yet? It May Change Your Relationship With Outside Counsel

By Ben Seal | May 16, 2023

"There's a lot of potential for AI to totally disrupt our business, so we better be at the forefront of using it," says Grab general counsel Chris Betts.

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