Frank Ready

February 10, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

CLOC formally announced that it would begin opening up membership to tech companies, service providers and law schools last November and some have wasted little time in submitting applications. What's next for the organization is a potential expansion in programming and a brand new Ecosystem Forum to facilitate industry collaboration.

By Frank Ready

3 minute read

February 10, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

UnitedLex announced Tuesday that it had made five new management-level hires hailing from Big Four members Deloitte and PwC. The move comes as the service provider anticipates a new urgency around legal departments' digital transformation and looks to bulk up on the technical talent and experience necessary to address those needs.

By Frank Ready

4 minute read

February 10, 2021 | Legaltech News

The shield of attorney-client privilege that protects breach forensics reports from becoming a liability during litigation isn't absolute. As a result, companies and their firms may have to take a much more strategic approach to how these reports are structured.

By Frank Ready

4 minute read

February 10, 2021 | Legaltech News

While legal tech startups likely can't compete against the marketing budgets of legacy competitors, the quality of the technology on the table may ultimately serve as the true differentiator—even inside of content-driven markets such as the legal research space.

By Frank Ready

7 minute read

February 09, 2021 | Legaltech News

Ogletree's new IntelliCase tool leverages the firm's repository of existing client data in order to deliver matter breakdowns and identify future trends. But as the firm looks to expand IntelliCase into other practice areas, it will create even higher stakes around the way the firm onboards and organizes client data.

By Frank Ready

4 minute read

February 05, 2021 | Legaltech News

While corporate legal teams and their outside counsel have a wide selection of communication tools to choose from, using those platforms could mean revisiting existing cybersecurity policies, establishing new boundaries and remembering to turn off the computer's microphone.

By Frank Ready

1 minute read

February 04, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

In-house counsel's growing role within the enterprise may be making it harder to distinguish privileged communications and documents during litigation, according to Legalweek(year) 2021 panel.

By Frank Ready

4 minute read

February 04, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

A panel held during Legalweek(year) 2021 pointed to a future where in-house teams are expected to collaborate more frequently with other departments—and that includes in the adoption of new technologies.

By Frank Ready

3 minute read

February 02, 2021 | Legaltech News

The "Meeting the Challenges of Information Governance in the Cloud" panel at Legalweek(year) 2021 examined the gap in training and resources that could make it difficult for organizations to mount a solid plan for dealing with steadily growing volumes of data.

By Frank Ready

4 minute read

February 01, 2021 | Legaltech News

Christina Montgomery, chief privacy officer at IBM, discusses the prospects of U.S. federal privacy regulation, and what it should generally entail.

By Frank Ready

6 minute read