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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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January 31, 2019 | New York Law Journal

When E-discovery Became a Thing: Judges Reflect Court's ESI Evolution

There was a time when Andrew J. Peck, retired U.S. magistrate judge from the SDNY and now senior counsel at DLA Piper in NY, didn't realize e-discovery was going to become a big deal.

By Rhys Dipshan

5 minute read

January 29, 2019 | Legaltech News

3 Ways Government Attorneys Wished You Handled Investigations

At Legalweek 2019's 'The Government Reference Model' session, two government attorneys offered advice on how counsel should approach federal investigations.

By Rhys Dipshan

4 minute read

January 29, 2019 | Legaltech News

Former US AGs: Attorneys Need to Be Flexible and Have IT Skills

At the opening keynote address for Legalweek 2019, former U.S. Attorneys General Alberto Gonzales and Loretta Lynch discuss the challenges facing both today's attorneys and Department of Justice employees.

By Rhys Dipshan

4 minute read

January 29, 2019 | Legaltech News

LexisNexis Announces Upcoming Intelligent 'Research Assistant'

The new Lexis Research Assistant tool will allow users to leverage up their search and activity history and query a chatbot within Lexis Advance.

By Rhys Dipshan

2 minute read

January 28, 2019 | Legaltech News

Thomson Reuters to Offer Judicial Analytics with Westlaw Edge Update

The new Precedent Analytics feature, which integrates into Westlaw Edge's Litigation Analytics, looks to empower attorneys with insight into a judge's approach to certain areas of law.

By Rhys Dipshan

2 minute read

January 24, 2019 | Legaltech News

DISCO Raises $83 Million in Bid to Expand Beyond E-Discovery, US

The e-discovery company wants to triple the size of its office workforce over the next two years as it looks to expand into other legal tech markets both at home and abroad.

By Rhys Dipshan

4 minute read

January 23, 2019 | Legaltech News

Reed Smith's Tech Subsidiary GravityStack Hits Maturity Milestone

With its first on-premise licensing deal with Toronto-based law firm McCarthy Tétrault, Reed Smith's GravityStack has evolved from a cloud-based provider to a full-service tech company.

By Rhys Dipshan

4 minute read

January 18, 2019 | Legaltech News

Legal's 2019 Tech Challenge: Getting Everyone on the Same Page

Driven by market demands for efficiencies and cost savings, law firms and legal departments are eyeing the same technology in 2019. But it's an open question whether the two sides can integrate.

By Rhys Dipshan

9 minute read

January 18, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

Legal's 2019 Tech Challenge: Getting Everyone on the Same Page

Driven by market demands for efficiencies and cost savings, law firms and legal departments are eyeing the same technology in 2019. But it's an open question whether the two sides can integrate.

By Rhys Dipshan

9 minute read

January 17, 2019 | Legaltech News

Lawclerk's New Move: Enable 'Small Law' With Network of Freelance Associates

With its new Teams function, Lawclerk allows its small and solo law firm users to build trusted groups of freelance associates, all while setting itself up to potentially move into the corporate law market.

By Rhys Dipshan

3 minute read