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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May 13, 2020 | Legaltech News

Small, Midsized Firms Could Have One Large Problem With Office 365 Security

Medium and smaller-sized firms may lack the resources, institutional knowledge and outside pressure necessary to drive the use of multifactor authentication. However, regulatory mandates could force those firms to correct course sooner rather than later.

By Frank Ready

4 minute read

May 12, 2020 | Legaltech News

LawGeex Raises $20 Million, Underscoring Contract Tech's Resilience in COVID-19 Economy

LawGeex intends on using the capital raised to grow its sales and customer success teams while eyeing a push into other English-speaking territories.

By Frank Ready

3 minute read

May 11, 2020 | The American Lawyer

Sorry, Legal Technologists: The Billable Hour Isn't Going Anywhere Just Yet

Technology alone isn't going to turn the billable hour into a relic of the past. And as long as it exists, technology can't truly take hold in the legal industry.

By Frank Ready

8 minute read

May 11, 2020 | Legaltech News

Latham & Watkins Virtual Experience Program Attempts to Bring Life in Big Law Online

A new virtual experience program from Latham & Watkins allows future legal talent to get a taste of a lawyer's daily life without leaving their homes, potentially plugging old gaps in the law school-to-law firm pipeline.

By Frank Ready

4 minute read

May 08, 2020 | Legaltech News

COVID-19 Downturn Likely Won't Impact Health of Law Firm Billable Hour

Corporate legal may be seeking out more predictable pricing from their law firms in the wake of COVID-19, but the billable hour will likely continue to endure even though law firms are using more tech with less staff.

By Frank Ready

4 minute read

May 07, 2020 | Legaltech News

Cash Crunch: COVID-19 Is Changing How Legal Uses E-billing Tech

E-billing and spend management providers are seeing a shift in interest towards solutions that fuel analytics-based decision making, which in the future may be critical to successfully managing a remote workforce.

By Frank Ready

4 minute read

May 06, 2020 | Legaltech News

COVID-19 Has Shut Down Lots of Things—But Not Privacy Regulators

As cyber criminals continue to exploit COVID-19 anxiety and capitalize on the move to remote work, regulators may be paying more attention than ever to the need for privacy law enforcement actions.

By Frank Ready

4 minute read

May 05, 2020 | Legaltech News

4 Ways Legal Is Adapting to Life Over Videoconference

Increased use of videoconferencing tools is already changing how the legal industry conducts business, whether it's new data security concerns, the movement of legal conferences into the virtual domain, or practice management software providers building video features into their platforms.

By Frank Ready

1 minute read

May 04, 2020 | Legaltech News

AI's Drafting Accuracy Makes Strides, but Lawyers Want a More Personalized Voice

Text generated by artificial intelligence has made strides in grammatical accuracy and overall coherency, but law firms and attorneys may be more concerned that AI-powered drafting tools are able to capture their own unique styles or voices.

By Frank Ready

4 minute read

May 01, 2020 | Legaltech News

Office 365 May Be Popular Target for Bad Actors, But Difficult to Hit

A new Data Security Incident Response report from Baker & Hostetler shows that hackers are gravitating toward Office 365, possibly in the hopes of stealing contact information or reselling account access online.

By Frank Ready

4 minute read

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