Frank Ready

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

Connect with this author

June 24, 2020 | Legaltech News

E-Signature Tech Is Having a Moment. Can It Last?

Earlier this month DocuSign pushed United Airlines off of the Nasdaq 100 while competitor SimplyAgree saw a huge surge in customers across March and April. Some believe that even a fragmented regulatory landscape won't slow down e-signature companies.

By Frank Ready

3 minute read

June 23, 2020 | Legaltech News

5 Tech Pivots Legal Departments Will—and Won't—Be Making Post COVID-19

Corporate legal departments are continuing to reassess their relationship with tech in the wake of the pandemic, which could see attorneys redirecting spend, ditching customized solutions and reevaluating partnerships with legal tech providers.

By Frank Ready

1 minute read

June 19, 2020 | Legaltech News

Privacy Professionals, Big Data May Be Hiding Even Bigger Human Problems

WireWheel's Spokes 2020 privacy tech conference examined how setting compliance milestones can be crucial to managing the psychological fallout from COVID-19 and bolstering in-house diversity.

By Frank Ready

3 minute read

June 18, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

In-House Departments Aren't Necessarily Fishing in Post-COVID Legal Talent Pool

Post-COVID-19, the legal ecosystem contains job candidates who might not otherwise be looking for a corporate legal gig, but departments may be favoring caution over a hiring binge.

By Frank Ready

5 minute read

June 17, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

With Remote Working, Legal Departments May Be Addressing Cybersecurity on Multiple Fronts

The prevalence of remote working could be changing the way that some corporate legal departments and their organizations think about cybersecurity, but that also means reevaluating privacy and data protection risks as well.

By Frank Ready

3 minute read

June 17, 2020 | Legaltech News

Onna Completes $27 Million Funding Round With Continuing Investment From Slack

Onna's latest funding round was led by European venture capital firm Atomico, and will potentially lead Onna to opening up new relationships with tech companies.

By Frank Ready

3 minute read

June 16, 2020 | Legaltech News

For Companies, Automating Privacy Compliance Is Easier Said Than Done

TrustArc released a new survey revealing that organizations are still struggling to understand the myriad of regulations on the privacy landscape. Automating such tasks as data subject access requests may also not be totally reliable to help organizations with these regulations.

By Frank Ready

4 minute read

June 12, 2020 | Legaltech News

Ready, Set, Deploy: Legal Departments Increasingly Eye 'Out of the Box' Legal Tech

While it's unlikely legal tech companies will be able to break with customized solutions completely, the buying patterns of corporate legal and increased competition may continue to place more value on products that have a high degree of functionality out of the box.

By Frank Ready

4 minute read

June 11, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

COVID-19 Fallout Likely Won't Slow Corporate Legal Software Updates

Rolling out software patches in the age of remote working can be challenging for legal departments, but as collaboration platforms become more central to day-to-day operations, staying on top of updates may become critical.

By Frank Ready

3 minute read

June 10, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

Tech Spend Rising in Corporate Legal—But Understanding Is Still Low

The 2020 Wolters Kluwer Future Ready Lawyer Survey indicates that corporate legal departments are looking to gain more independence from outside counsel, but selling technology internally is still an uphill battle thanks to continuing organizational issues.

By Frank Ready

4 minute read

More from ALM

Legal Speak is a weekly podcast that makes sense of what’s happening in the legal industry.