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Rhys Dipshan

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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September 17, 2020 | Legaltech News

Onna Expands Into Regulatory Market With New Compliance Tool

As Onna joins a growing number of e-discovery providers expanding into regulatory market, it looks to stand out from the competition through its knowledge integration technology.

By Rhys Dipshan

2 minute read

September 16, 2020 | Legaltech News

4 Reasons ALSPs Aren't (Yet) Changing Law Firms

While alternative legal service providers have disrupted the legal market, law firms are proving more resilient to larger changes—and adept at retaining their clients.

By Rhys Dipshan

1 minute read

September 08, 2020 | Legaltech News

MyCase Sold to Private Equity Firm for Nearly $200 Million

Eight years after it acquired the practice and case management provider, AppFolio has sold MyCase to private equity firm Apax Partners.

By Rhys Dipshan

2 minute read

September 08, 2020 | Legaltech News

Utah Approves Rocket Lawyer for New Regulatory Sandbox

Utah's Supreme Court unanimously approved Rocket Lawyers application to join the state's pilot program, which allows nonlawyers to provide certain traditional legal services and authorizes new legal business models.

By Rhys Dipshan

3 minute read

September 02, 2020 | Legaltech News

Innovative Discovery Acquires Integro in Latest Fusion of E-discovery, Info Gov

Innovative Discovery becomes the latest e-discovery prodder to expand to the left side of the EDRM amidst strong investor support for legal tech companies that offers end-to-end solutions.

By Rhys Dipshan

3 minute read

August 31, 2020 | Legaltech News

Tech Competency for Tomorrow's Lawyers Is About More Than Just Tech Proficiency

It takes more than legal acumen to land a job in a law firm or legal department. But having specific tech skills or proficiencies isn't enough either.

By Rhys Dipshan

9 minute read

August 25, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

Tech Expectations For Tomorrow's Lawyers

It takes more than legal acumen to land a job in a law firm or legal department. But having specific tech skills or proficiencies isn't enough either.

By Rhys Dipshan

9 minute read

August 24, 2020 | Legaltech News

Life in Lockdown: How Retired Judge Shira Scheindlin Adapted to Remote Lawyering

When the lockdowns spread across the country, Retired Judge Shira Scheindlin found herself alone at home with little spare room. But despite the initial shock, and a fair share of technology breakdowns, Scheindlin, who is Of Counsel at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, has found plenty of silver linings.

By Shira Scheindlin

7 minute read

August 21, 2020 | Legaltech News

Brave New World: 5 Ways COVID-19 Is Changing E-Discovery

E-discovery demand is likely to bounce back from the current recession, but who meets that demand, and just how contentious and difficult the work is, may be markedly different from pre-COVID days.

By Rhys Dipshan

1 minute read

August 21, 2020 | Law.com

Law in the Time of COVID: How A Former Federal Judge-Turned-Mediator Is Making It Work (From Home)

In the second installment of the new Law.com series "Law in the Time of COVID: How Are You Making It Work (From Home)?" Retired Magistrate Judge James Francis IV of the Southern District of New York, who is now a JAMS mediator shares how he spends a typical day working from home alongside his family.

By James Francis IV

6 minute read