Frank Ready
Frank Ready is a reporter on the tech desk at ALM Media. He can be reached at [email protected].
December 21, 2021 | Legaltech News
6 Ways the Privacy Landscape Changed in 20212021 saw privacy continue to emerge as a serious concern at the local, state and even global level as regulators looked to hold companies more accountable for how they handle consumer information.
By Frank Ready
1 minute read
November 08, 2021 | Legaltech News
4 Reasons Law Firms Might Drive the Adoption of AFAsFacing a limited associate talent pool, stiff competition from ALSPs and calls for boosting diversity and inclusion, law firms could have plenty of incentive to begin pushing toward more alternative fee arrangements.
By Frank Ready
5 minute read
November 05, 2021 | Legaltech News
A Rising Tide of Private Equity, Consolidation Won't Lift E-Discovery's Smaller BoatsAn impressive client roster can help e-discovery providers secure the interest of private equity. But that doesn't mean they are willing to share more modestly sized customers with smaller vendors.
By Frank Ready
4 minute read
November 04, 2021 | Legaltech News
Integreon's New EVP Describes How Legal Outsourcing Has Moved From 'Controversial' to Common SenseIntegreon's newest hire, Gabriel Buigas, says it used to be "incredibly controversial" for in-house teams to outsource legal work. But now legal ops professionals are often the second or third person hired in a department.
By Frank Ready
6 minute read
November 02, 2021 | Legaltech News
Everlaw Announces $202 Million Funding Round, Raising Valuation Above $2 BillionEverlaw's latest funding round has been earmarked to support the e-discovery and legal software provider's ambitions towards further global growth, product innovation and channeling partnerships.
By Frank Ready
3 minute read
November 02, 2021 | Legaltech News
Supply Chain Issues Have Hit E-Discovery, but Nobody Has Told ClientsFor the first time in 25 years, the "massively decreasing component costs" the e-discovery industry has enjoyed may be stalling. or even reversing. thanks to global supply chain disruptions.
By Frank Ready
4 minute read
November 01, 2021 | Legaltech News
Legal's Regulatory Reforms Face Resistance, but Nonlawyer-Owned Firms Believe They Can 'Stick'Jurisdictions like Arizona have allowed for nonlawyer ownership of firms, but not everyone is excited about that development. Some attorneys that nonlawyer owners will compromise lawyer ethics and take clients away from traditional firms.
By Frank Ready
3 minute read
October 29, 2021 | Legaltech News
Firms Have the Tech, but Not the Business Model, to Build Employment Law ToolsPortals and other tech can help swamped employment practices disseminate pandemic-related hiring guidance to eager clients. But many firms haven't yet figured out how to measure the ROI on those efforts.
By Frank Ready
5 minute read
October 28, 2021 | Legaltech News
E-Discovery Providers Blossomed Thanks to Private Equity. But It Can Come at a PricePrivate equity investment has helped e-discovery companies mature and expand their product offerings. But the ensuing temptation to focus on big-name clients as well as a dwindling risk threshold could threaten to undo their gains.
By Frank Ready
6 minute read
October 27, 2021 | Legaltech News
Inexperienced Attorneys Can Absolutely Get E-Discovery Jobs, But First They Need E-Discovery ExperienceLawyers with litigation experience and law school graduates may be eager to cross over into a very hot e-discovery market. But as desperate as law firms and vendors are for talent, they still prefer experienced candidates.
By Frank Ready
4 minute read
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