Rhys Dipshan

CT-born, New York-based legal tech reporter covering everything from in-house technology disruption to privacy trends, blockchain, AI, cybersecurity, and ghosts-in-the-machine. Continually waiting for law to catch up with tech. (It's like waiting for Godot, but without the clowns)

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December 16, 2021 | Legaltech News

ETRM Group Acquires ALSP GoldMind to Broaden D.C. Footprint

The acquisition brings Goldmind's host of offerings, which include e-discovery, data forensics, data breach support services, and professional staffing, among others, into the ETRM Group, which will now have more of a presence in the Washington D.C.-area.

By Rhys Dipshan

2 minute read

December 16, 2021 | Legaltech News

Hidden Data? Custom Emojis Pose Blind Spot for E-Discovery

E-discovery technology has time to figure out how to account for custom emojis that don't adhere to Unicode standards. But their growing prominence is a part of the larger problem of how digital communication is fundamentally becoming more unwieldy.

By Rhys Dipshan

5 minute read

December 09, 2021 | Legaltech News

Remote Risk: Why Don't Firms Restrict Where Their Lawyers Can Work?

Firms understand the risks of their lawyers working on public Wi-Fi. But they also understand it's a risk they're going to have to live with.

By Rhys Dipshan

4 minute read

December 07, 2021 | Legaltech News

With Legal Tech Needs, GCs and CFOs Increasingly See Eye to Eye

As organizations push their legal departments to become more productive and look to integrate their disparate tech systems, it's becoming less common for legal tech purchases to be made solely by in-house counsel.

By Rhys Dipshan

4 minute read

December 03, 2021 | Law.com

COVID Strains Court Vacancies: The Morning Minute

The news and analysis you need to start your day.

By Rhys Dipshan

4 minute read

November 30, 2021 | Legaltech News

5 Ways the Pandemic Economy Is—And Isn't—Impacting Legal Tech

The legal tech industry isn't immune to many of the pandemic-spurred market disruptions making their way across their economy. But not all areas of legal tech are vulnerable.

By Rhys Dipshan

1 minute read

November 23, 2021 | Legaltech News

Verbit Secures $250 Million Series E Funding With Plans for Europe Expansion

With its latest funding round, Verbit plans to delay going public and instead focus on investing in its transcription capabilities and further growing its market share in the court reporting space.

By Rhys Dipshan

4 minute read

November 22, 2021 | Legaltech News

'Huge Missed Opportunity': Firms Aren't Proactively Fostering Paralegals' E-Discovery Skills

Though more law firms are tapping paralegals to help with e-discovery work, traditional hierarchies and a lack of foresight means many still don't proactively support their paralegals' e-discovery training and certification.

By Rhys Dipshan

5 minute read

November 17, 2021 | Legaltech News

Baker Donelson Looks to Law Students to Learn From Corporate Market's Innovation Efforts

Baker Donelson chief client solutions officer David Rueff discusses why the firm launched a new Innovator Fellowship Program with the University of Richmond School of Law, where law students research how other industries' approaches to innovation can help Baker Donelson's own efforts.

By Rhys Dipshan

6 minute read

November 16, 2021 | Legaltech News

Smith.ai Releases New Call Analytics Tool for Legal Marketing Business Development

While Smith.ai is far from the only virtual receptionist service that offers a call analytics tool, its co-founder and CEO believes its new offering provides more granular detail than others in the market.

By Rhys Dipshan

4 minute read

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