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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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August 23, 2019 | Legaltech News

Time for TAR: Where Experts Say Technology-Assisted Review is Today

An ILTACON2019 panel looked at why TAR 2.0 doesn't mean the death of TAR 1.0, and why "technology-assisted" isn't synonymous with independent and automated.

By Rhys Dipshan

4 minute read

August 22, 2019 | Legaltech News

Legal Research Tools Are Changing Law Practices—to a Point

An ILTACON panel of Big Law experts agreed that legal research tools are making an indelible mark on the industry, but emphasized that all are not created equal. And despite common perceptions, these tools can't predict the future.

By Rhys Dipshan

4 minute read

August 21, 2019 | Legaltech News

How Knowledge Management Teams Can Weather the Next Recession

While many KM teams were too nascent to be hit hard by the last recession, the next one will likely be more difficult to weather. But it's far from a far gone conclusion, said an ILTACON19 panel.

By Rhys Dipshan

3 minute read

June 28, 2019 | Legaltech News

More Organizations Forgoing Legal's Input When Buying Privacy Tech

IAPP and TrustArc's “How Privacy Tech Is Bought and Deployed” survey found that legal teams have less input in the privacy purchases their organizations make—and that may be a good sign for adoption,

By Rhys Dipshan

4 minute read

June 27, 2019 | Legaltech News

Legal Wants More Certainty, Flexibility From Outsourced E-discovery Providers

The 'E-Discovery Unfiltered: A Survey of Current Trends and Candid Perspectives' report found that both legal departments and law firms are open to subscription pricing for e-discovery and value trust and responsiveness in their e-discovery providers.

By Rhys Dipshan

4 minute read

June 13, 2019 | Legaltech News

This Article Will Self-Destruct: Behind Ephemeral Messaging's In-House Rise

Ephemeral messaging apps, which automatically delete data after a set timeframe, can present significant roadblocks to in-house compliance and e-discovery operations. So why is their enterprise use growing?

By Rhys Dipshan

5 minute read

June 03, 2019 | Legaltech News

AI for the Masses: Artificial Intelligence Now an Option for Smaller Practices

The legal market for artificial intelligence once solely encompassed a narrow sliver of the most wealthy firms and legal departments. Not anymore.

By Rhys Dipshan

9 minute read

May 17, 2019 | Legaltech News

Cost and Confusion: Legal Struggles to Understand, Deploy New Technologies

Bloomberg Law's Legal Operations & Technology survey found that just under a quarter of legal offices use AI. But a similar amount also can't say if they do or not.

By Rhys Dipshan

3 minute read

May 15, 2019 | Legaltech News

Open Law Advocates: Legal Innovators' Stake in SCOTUS Public Resource Ruling

A Supreme Court ruling in Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org could be the final word on whether states are allowed to copyright their own laws. Suffice to say, a lot is at stake for legal tech companies and advocates for open access to law.

By Josh Blandi, UniCourt

6 minute read

May 15, 2019 | Daily Report Online

Georgia Law Copyright Case Is Pivotal for Legal Innovators

A Supreme Court ruling in Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org could be the final word on whether states are allowed to copyright their own laws. Suffice to say, a lot is at stake for legal tech companies and advocates for open access to law.

By Josh Blandi, UniCourt

6 minute read