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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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November 13, 2018 | Legaltech News

Divorce Is Going DIY. Just Don't Call It Disruptive

DIY divorce websites are becoming more prevalent, spurred in large part by millennial legal consumers who want an inexpensive and digital way to divorce. But for the most part, divorce attorneys don't find such services disruptive.

By Rhys Dipshan

5 minute read

November 07, 2018 | Legaltech News

Legal Departments Are Insourcing More Litigation Work Than Ever Before

Exterro's '2018 In-House Legal Benchmarking Report' found that legal departments are leveraging technology and new workflows to handle more work themselves. But many still plan to rely on outside help.

By Rhys Dipshan

4 minute read

November 07, 2018 | Litigation Daily

Survey: Legal Departments Are Insourcing More Litigation Work Than Ever Before

Exterro's '2018 In-House Legal Benchmarking Report' found that legal departments are leveraging technology and new workflows to handle more work themselves. But many still plan to rely on outside help.

By Rhys Dipshan

4 minute read

November 05, 2018 | Legaltech News

Deconstructing the Desktop: Inside Law Firms' Mobile App Evolution

Need to call clients from home or keep track of your billable hours out of the office? Your law firm wants you to have an app for that.

By Rhys Dipshan

11 minute read

October 17, 2018 | Legaltech News

Corporate Law Turns to Australian Startup to Cut Outside Counsel Costs

Persuit, an outside counsel management platform that aims to drive down AFA legal service prices through focusing on transparency, has caught the eye of Microsoft, Walmart and Wabash National.

By Rhys Dipshan

4 minute read

October 11, 2018 | Legaltech News

Do We Need a Private Right of Action Against Machine Bias?

To combat the use of biased decision-making technology by government agencies, some are advocating for a private right of action. But whether such a right works depends heavily on its scope and definitions.

By Rhys Dipshan

6 minute read

October 08, 2018 | Legaltech News

UK Firms' Legal Tech Spending Slows as Focus Turns to Implementation

Most U.K. law firms aren't worried about technology's threat to the billable hour, seeing legal tech as more of a revenue driver than a disruptive force.

By Rhys Dipshan

3 minute read

October 05, 2018 | Legaltech News

France's Regulatory Guidance on GDPR, Blockchain Leaves More Questions Than Answers

France's Commission Nationale de l'informatique et des Libertés (CNIL) released guidance on how blockchain can exist in a post-GDPR world. Problem is, they are not sure it completely can.

By Rhys Dipshan

6 minute read

October 03, 2018 | Legaltech News

Tabs3 Acquires CosmoLex to Expand Into Cloud Market

CosmoLex will now be a division of Tabs3, but will be offered as a separate stand-alone platform.

By Rhys Dipshan

3 minute read

October 02, 2018 | Legaltech News

ILTA Taps Litera Microsystems VP Joy Heath Rush as New Interim CEO

While Joy Heath Rush, the vice president of client development at Litera Microsystems, was brought on to tackle ILTA's immediate needs, she could also stay at the helm of the association for the long term.

By Rhys Dipshan

4 minute read