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Stephanie Wilkins

Stephanie Wilkins

Stephanie Wilkins is the Editor-in-Chief of Legaltech News at ALM. She has spent the better part of the past decade following the evolution of legal tech and learning how it can help in-house counsel, law firms and others in the legal industry. As a former practicing litigator, she is particularly interested in how legal tech can and should be used in real-life practice and the valuable differences it can make. Stephanie is also keenly interested in shining a light on the ways legal tech is being used to help the greater good.

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March 05, 2024 | Legaltech News

Nervous System: The Osborne Effect

Related to a pioneering line of portable computers in the early 1980s, the phrase "Osborne Effect" took root to describe the phenomenon of current technology being prematurely abandoned in anticipation of a future upgrade.

By David Kalat, BRG

6 minute read

March 04, 2024 | Legaltech News

Enabling Start-Up Success Winner, Law Firm: NEXT powered by Shulman Rogers

"Take risks—law firms notoriously are not risk takers, but to innovate you must risk resources and failure if you are going to ultimately succeed," said Lisa Friedlander, Chief Revenue Officer at NEXT powered by Shulman Rogers.

By Stephanie Wilkins

4 minute read

March 04, 2024 | Legaltech News

Navigating the Intricacies of Intellectual Property in Legal Tech: Lessons from Recent Cases

For the legal tech sector to continue its trajectory of growth and innovation, a deep and ongoing commitment to IP awareness and compliance is indispensable.

By Brian Mack, Kevin Keller & Olga V. Mack

11 minute read

March 01, 2024 | Legaltech News

Sharing Screens, Not Secrets: Preventing Inadvertent Privilege Disclosures When Videoconferencing

Creating procedures and implementing a multi-level process to mitigate inadvertent disclosures via videoconferencing is critical.

By Jack Kallus, Esq. & Henry E. Norwood, Esq., Kaufman Dolowich, LLP

6 minute read

February 29, 2024 | Legaltech News

In an AI-Inundated World, Attorney Intelligence Can't Be Artificial: 12 Considerations to Raise AI IQ

By considering both risk and opportunity before and during adoption, attorneys will be in a better position to strike that ever-elusive balance between caution and acceleration.

By Tom Barce and Wendy King, FTI Technology

5 minute read

February 29, 2024 | Legaltech News

E-Discovery and Litigation Technology Winner, In-House: Uber Technologies

"Just because the law is often slow to change doesn't mean we have to be," said Jason Allen, Senior Director, Litigation at Uber Technologies, Inc.

By Stephanie Wilkins

5 minute read

February 28, 2024 | Legaltech News

Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Winner, Provider: HaystackID

"Legal innovation isn't separate from how technology impacts society; they now influence each other more directly than ever before," said Michael Sarlo and John Brewer of HaystackID.

By Stephanie Wilkins

5 minute read

February 27, 2024 | Legaltech News

Best Emerging Technology (Non-AI), Provider: CloudNine

"Ongoing improvement requires not only increasing performance levels of existing solutions, but predicting and responding to emerging and future needs of the legal industry," said Georges Sabongui, CEO of CloudNine.

By Stephanie Wilkins

8 minute read

February 26, 2024 | Legaltech News

Innovator of the Year (Individual), Law Firm: Danielle Benecke, Baker McKenzie

"Most of the market continues to focus on automating parts of the existing value chain, though we are focused on creating new services to help our clients solve increasingly complex, high value problems," said Danielle Benecke of Baker McKenzie.

By Stephanie Wilkins

6 minute read

February 23, 2024 | Legaltech News

Innovations in Contract Technology Winner, Provider: Luminance

"Now more than ever, incoming generations of workers will expect technology to already be integrated in their workplace, so we must ensure the entire industry is on the front foot," said Eleanor Lightbody, CEO of Luminance.

By Stephanie Wilkins

8 minute read