Frank Ready

Frank Ready is a reporter on the tech desk at ALM Media. He can be reached at [email protected].

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October 26, 2021 | Legaltech News

Staffing and Managed Services Are 'Very Different' Businesses. Why Are They Coming Together?

Legal staffing companies and managed service providers have begun encroaching onto one another's turf. But while technology may be lowering the bar of entry, the talent required to successfully pull it off cannot be taken for granted.

By Frank Ready

4 minute read

October 25, 2021 | Legaltech News

LegalZoom Grows Awareness With NBA Charity Partnership. But Can DIY Tech Really Go Mainstream?

Community-minded endeavors may be able to help legal DIY providers broaden their existing market share, but corporate clients' prevailing lack of confidence in automation could make it difficult to move upstream.

By Frank Ready

4 minute read

October 22, 2021 | Legaltech News

GCs Have the Data, But Not the Will, to Break From the Billable Hour

More legal departments are prioritizing billing data analytics and reporting. But GCs who hail from a law firm background may still be too comfortable with the billable hour to use that information to push for alternative fee arrangements.

By Frank Ready

4 minute read

October 21, 2021 | Legaltech News

US Legal Regulatory Reform Will Be Slow—But Is It Time Well Spent?

Regulatory changes in bigger states may be the catalyst for broader national reforms. But as the U.K. shows, legal innovation may still be a work in progress, explained a panel from the ACC's 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting.

By Frank Ready

3 minute read

October 20, 2021 | Legaltech News

Cross-Border Remote Working Can Raise Larger Problems Than the Wi-Fi Connection

Between varying tax rules, visa restrictions and other regulatory headaches, the ACC's 2021 virtual annual meeting looked at how cross-border remote working can land companies in hot water with immigration officials.

By Frank Ready

4 minute read

October 19, 2021 | Legaltech News

Legal Buyers Reveal Their Tech Support Kryptonite: Glitches, Hard Stops and More

Legal tech vendors have to do more than sell quality products these days. Instead, clients expect proactive communication about software bugs, flexible service hours and a familiar product manager.

By Frank Ready

5 minute read

October 18, 2021 | Legaltech News

4 Tech Considerations for Law Firms This Budget Season

A number of budgetary pitfalls await law firms preparing for 2022, including a precarious balance of internal IT staff, deliberations on how to best spend on cybersecurity and middling tech awareness.

By Frank Ready

1 minute read

October 15, 2021 | Legaltech News

With Acquisitions, E-Discovery Vendors Bank on AI Being More Than a 'Hot Topic'

Artificial intelligence has been at the heart of several recent acquisitions in the e-discovery space. But clients may not care about AI so much as the overall product or customer service experience.

By Frank Ready

5 minute read

October 14, 2021 | Legaltech News

IoT Devices Are Proliferating, but so Are Questions About Breach Liability

Assigning liability can be difficult after an IoT device breach—especially if no one can agree who the data belongs to in the first place, noted a panel held during this week's ABA AI and Robotics Institute.

By Frank Ready

3 minute read

October 13, 2021 | Legaltech News

Paradigm Receives Strategic Investment to Expand Practice Management Suite

Paradigm will use the investment to continue broadening its product suite, which already includes cloud-based technologies such as practice management platform PracticePanther and automated payment solution Headnote.

By Frank Ready

3 minute read

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