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 17, 2017 | Legaltech News

Competitive Market Be Damned: Firms Still Shun Project Management Tech

Exterro's 2017 Law Firm Benchmarking Report found that a majority of law firms still use manual processes to manage their legal projects—but is a change on the horizon?

By By Rhys Dipshan

7 minute read

August 16, 2017 | Legaltech News

Levit & James VP: Flexibility Key in Legal Tech's Future

For Ian Levit, the demand for flexibility and mobility will come to define the future of the legal tech market.

By BY RHYS DIPSHAN

4 minute read

August 15, 2017 | Legaltech News

Virtual, Augmented Reality Art, a Legal Labyrinth for Museums

Virtual and augmented reality art installations are a growing phenomenon, but their use of potential copyrighted technology opens museums to a host of legal issues.

By Rhys Dipshan

4 minute read

August 14, 2017 | Legaltech News

Computational Compliance: IBM To Leverage AI-Engine Watson for RegTech Market

The growing market for regulation technology (regtech)—tools that help attorneys better understand and comply with various industry-specific laws—just got a new major player. Technology company IBM has entered the fold, aiming to leverage its artificial intelligence (AI) engine Watson in regulatory technology designed specifically for the financial industry.

By Rhys Dipshan

4 minute read

August 11, 2017 | Legaltech News

Legacy Battle: FileTrail Aims to Attract LegalKEY Users With New Updates

The new updates fine-tune FileTrail's user interface to cater to former LegalKEY users.

By Rhys Dipshan

8 minute read

August 10, 2017 | Legaltech News

AI's Role in Legal Spend Management Is More Expansive Than You Think

The co-founders of AI legal spend analyticscompany Brightflag discuss how AI can change how law firms manage and use legal spend data.

By Rhys Dipshan

9 minute read

August 09, 2017 | Legaltech News

Simplifying Search? InnVenn Seeks to Tame Patent Research Through Visualization

Created by startup Loci, the platform uses Venn diagrams to help users narrow down relevant results and stake claims to in-development ideas.

By Rhys Dipshan

7 minute read

August 07, 2017 | Legaltech News

The US Looks to Europe for Guidance on Encryption, but Can Europe Deliver?

Comments by a U.S. assistant attorney sparked a debate on how Europe's evolving encryption stance will impact the U.S., and whether the security debate has already shifted.

By Rhys Dipshan

5 minute read