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April 26, 2024 | Lean Adviser

Mid-Market Series Part 4 Our long-term strategy for Mid-Market firms is you do you, and you'll be fine. As we say in Lean Adviser, look up and out not down and in. Specialize in your clients, use your talent and creative chops to solve their problems. Be efficient and effective, and the rest will take care of itself.

By ssalkin

3 minute read

April 24, 2024 | Law.com

Integrating AI tools into legal practice without compromising the security of sensitive client information is a paramount concern. In this article, we'll examine how AI is revolutionizing certain aspects of legal work, while offering best practices for employing these technologies and providing guidance for legal professionals in selecting the right AI products and service providers.

By Michael T. Murray and Tony Donofrio

10 minute read

April 19, 2024 | Lean Adviser

29 years on from the trial and following the April 2024 passing of O.J. Simpson, we revisit defense attorney Johnnie Cochrane's now infamous quote, and we ask the question: Was this ploy madness or masterful?

By ssalkin

4 minute read

April 18, 2024 | Law.com

What happens when you talk about various negotiation events, strategies, desired outcomes and potentially low key disasters? How should these items should be discussed and what positions are worth taking and which aren't?

By Lydia Pilch

7 minute read

April 17, 2024 | Law.com

Like so many other features of the MHMDA, data subject rights are deceptively complicated and have the potential to create significant administrative hurdles to getting it right. In this article, we examine the tricky issues in our MHMDA FAQs and take a deep dive into data subject rights.

By Amy de La Lama and Andrea Rastelli

7 minute read

April 16, 2024 | Law.com

Both the DOJ and the SEC have made it clear that they will look at company BYOD policies when assessing how to resolve matters under their purview. To avoid pitfalls — and sanctions — counsel must take proactive steps to ensure proper preservation and collection of personal mobile data and verify that clients comply.

By Marjorie Peerce and Marguerite O'Brien

8 minute read

April 15, 2024 | Law.com

While growing by acquiring lateral partners and practice groups can be lucrative, it carries many risks. Lateral candidates' projections of the revenue they will bring to a new firm can prove inaccurate, or a particular candidate may simply be a bad fit culturally.

By David Wood

13 minute read

April 10, 2024 | Law.com

GAI platforms like ChatGPT and OpenAI often require very little human input, shattering this legal landscape's framework by posing a simple question: Who authored the material? We'll explore how two countries are answering this question in different ways.

By Greg Moreman

6 minute read

April 03, 2024 | Law.com

Cyber attacks on executives have been steadily growing more sophisticated and costly, most recently imploring deep fake techniques. Here are some tips to avoid suffering losses from deep fake scams.

By Scott Warren

7 minute read

April 02, 2024 | Law.com

AI needs to have it "come to Jesus" moment. It's time to stop the hype, stop talking up AI as if it's the next best thing since sliced bread and prove that it's a useful tool and technology that can actually be used in the actual practice of law.

By Steve Salkin and Brett Burney

8 minute read