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)
September 25, 2018 | Legaltech News
DoD Latest Federal Department to Push Private-Sector Focus on CybersecurityThe Department of Defense's 2018 Cyber Strategy calls on the department to flex its purchasing power in a bid to push companies to take cybersecurity more seriously.
By Rhys Dipshan
3 minute read
September 25, 2018 | Legaltech News
Law Firms Recognize Automation's Importance, but They're Still Not Leveraging ItA survey of 300 global law firms found while automation is regarded as key to enhancing client services, it's still an elusive goal for many in legal.
By Rhys Dipshan
3 minute read
September 24, 2018 | Legaltech News
Contract Approval Via Instant Message: PactSafe Looks to Slack, Intercom for AgreementsLooking to leverage the corporate world's growing use of instant message programs like Slack and Intercom, PactSafe moves to integrate contract processes into chat platforms.
By Rhys Dipshan
3 minute read
September 21, 2018 | Legaltech News
Why Are So Many In-House Professionals Joining AI Contract Startups?They helped transform the legal departments at Microsoft, Google and Hewlett-Packard. But now they're looking to make a bigger impact on corporate law by joining legal tech disruptors.
By Rhys Dipshan
5 minute read
September 20, 2018 | Legaltech News
Diving In: Inside the Evolution of Law Firm Cybersecurity PracticesCybersecurity practices used to be focused solely on post-breach legal matters. Now they've matured to point where they're comfortable handling more technical demands.
By Rhys Dipshan
4 minute read
September 18, 2018 | Legaltech News
A Bevy of Cybersecurity Pitfalls Marred Equifax's Handling of Insider ThreatEquifax knew its employees were sending confidential data out of the company. So why couldn't it stop the activity?
By Rhys Dipshan
7 minute read
September 17, 2018 | Legaltech News
LegalZoom Partners With Clause as Legal 'Smart Contract' Competition Heats upThe partnership, which looks to bring blockchain-enabled automatic contracting to the legal services market, was announced just days after news broke of a similar effort by competitor Rocket Lawyer.
By Rhys Dipshan
3 minute read
September 14, 2018 | Legaltech News
New York Firm Launches With Novel Cybersecurity Mandate: Get TechnicalBeckage PLLC aims to be a firm that, as founder Jennifer Beckage says, can bridge the "gap between IT and the lawyers."
By Rhys Dipshan
3 minute read
September 14, 2018 | Legaltech News
A Pharma Tech Leader Sets His Sights on Disrupting LegalDave Pasirstein, the former director of tech incubator lab Horizon 3 at Merck, has joined Seal Software in a bid to grow the use of AI contract review and analytic platforms in life sciences and pharmaceutical legal departments.
By Rhys Dipshan
3 minute read
September 13, 2018 | International Edition
University of Florida Brings E-Discovery Expertise Abroad With Chinese University PartnershipUniversity of Florida professor William Hamilton traveled to Nanjing, China to teach a two-week crash course on e-discovery. He had his work cut out for him.
By Rhys Dipshan
4 minute read
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