Victoria Hudgins

Victoria Hudgins

I am a reporter for Legaltech News where I cover data privacy, cybersecurity and technology's impact on the business and practice of law.

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June 18, 2021 | Legaltech News

Nuix Is Mired in Bad Press and Investigations. But Don't Expect Clients to Immediately Jump Ship

Publicists say the embattled company can withstand the storm, but changes in executive-level staffing and other internal measures are needed.

By Victoria Hudgins

3 minute read

June 17, 2021 | Legaltech News

4 Procurement Tips to Avoid Regretful Law Firm Software Purchases

Law tech observers offer their tips for assembling a tech procurement plan that can withstand internal and external pressures to make a rash decision.

By Victoria Hudgins

4 minute read

June 16, 2021 | Legaltech News

The Next Frontier for E-Discovery's AI? Even Less Need for Training or Large Data Sets

More intuitive and adaptive machine learning, with significant predictive analysis abilities, is likely to reshape the e-discovery field, technology providers say.

By Victoria Hudgins

4 minute read

June 15, 2021 | Legaltech News

Nuix CEO and CFO Leaving Company as Regulatory Investigations Continue

CEO Rod Vawdrey will step down and CFO Stephen Doyle has been terminated as investigations from regulators and law enforcement continue and its stock prices tumble.

By Victoria Hudgins

2 minute read

June 15, 2021 | Legaltech News

Exterro Review Upgrades, With a New User Interface and Emphasis on Speed

Exterro bets that a focus on accelerating the speed of e-discovery review workflows—from automated document processing to evaluating reviewers—will allow it to stand out from the competition.

By Victoria Hudgins

3 minute read

June 14, 2021 | Legaltech News

Legal Tech Companies Want to Go Public. Can They Withstand the Scrutiny?

Recent allegations and investigations regarding data analytics provider Nuix highlights that not all legal tech companies can handle the additional pressures that come after an IPO.

By Victoria Hudgins

3 minute read

June 11, 2021 | Legaltech News

Tough Nut to Crack: How International Legal Tech Companies Break Into the US Market

Breaking into the U.S. legal tech market requires significant relationship building and responding to region-specific needs. It can be a challenging endeavor, but one that many international legal tech companies can't afford to ignore.

By Victoria Hudgins

4 minute read

June 11, 2021 | Legaltech News

It's Only June: The Biggest Legal Tech M&A Deals (So Far) of 2021

The host of M&As that are reshaping the legal tech industry underscores the high demand for CLM tools, and why scaling up is vital to thriving in the market.

By Victoria Hudgins

1 minute read

June 09, 2021 | Legaltech News

'A Perfect Fit'? More Law Schools Embrace Legal Ops to Match Student Interests, Employer Needs

A fast-changing legal jobs market and the evolving prerequisites of a 21st century lawyer has pushed legal ops into more law school classrooms. But some say even more legal-ops education is needed for tomorrow's legal professionals.

By Victoria Hudgins

4 minute read

June 04, 2021 | Legaltech News

SCOTUS 'Van Buren' Ruling Makes Policing Employee Conduct More Complicated

Employers may have lost one legal mechanism for enforcing employee computer usage, but lawyers note Thursday's U.S. Supreme Court decision doesn't erase all remedies.

By Victoria Hudgins

4 minute read


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