Frank Ready

September 03, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

Kathleen Sweitzer, who recently became the first general counsel of Maestro Health, talks about how technology providers in the health care space can get ahead of their data compliance obligations and what legal departments really need from their outside counsel.

By Frank Ready

7 minute read

September 02, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

Temp gigs can often help workers transition into permanent positions inside corporate legal departments, but the pandemic may ultimately be reducing the number of full-time openings that are available.

By Frank Ready

4 minute read

September 02, 2020 | Legaltech News

Last week, M&T Bank rolled out Nota, a cloud-based solution geared towards helping law firms and lawyers address challenges related to trust account management. Stepping into the legal tech space puts M&T up against some experience providers who know the legal industry—but like other banks, it may have some advantages in the space.

By Frank Ready

4 minute read

September 01, 2020 | Legaltech News

Empire Technologies Risk Management Group launched new consulting services designed to help law firms, businesses or government agencies manage the legal data. The company has plans to acquire or merge with other entities in the e-discovery and cybersecurity space in the next few months.

By Frank Ready

3 minute read

August 28, 2020 | Legaltech News

Service providers or tech vendors that concentrate strictly on legal could potentially find themselves at a bit of a disadvantage as corporate legal departments are pushed toward an increasingly multidisciplinary and collaborative approach.

By Frank Ready

3 minute read

August 27, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

Fearing a sudden need or legal hold obligations, attorneys are often reluctant to delete data that is doing nothing but taking up space. However, failure to create an endpoint for data can increase cybersecurity risks and run counter to the budget mandates that most legal departments are facing.

By Frank Ready

3 minute read

August 27, 2020 | Legaltech News

ALSPs continue to embrace the use of new technologies within their services, but even the ongoing competition generated from those outlets may not be enough to push law firms to up their own tech infrastructure before it's too late.

By Frank Ready

4 minute read

August 26, 2020 | Legaltech News

Legal departments are increasingly under pressure to cut costs, starting with outside counsel. An ILTA>ON panel revealed the data points General Motors used to pare down their list of 900 preferred firms to just 19.

By Frank Ready

4 minute read

August 26, 2020 | Legaltech News

A new survey from Ethyca suggests that COVID-19 is unlikely to deter corporate spending on privacy, as more organizations see regulations as a viable threat to their bottom line and long-term financial health.

By Frank Ready

3 minute read

August 25, 2020 | Legaltech News

An ILTA>ON panel examined the sometimes fraught relationship between legal departments, law firms and vendors, and how the attorneys involved can make for a smoother working experience.

By Frank Ready

4 minute read