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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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December 13, 2021 | Legaltech News

Some Lawyers Still Underestimate the Increasing Sophistication of Cyberattacks

From Macs being impenetrable to denying the need for password managers and phishing training, some lawyers still have their head stuck in the sand regarding cybersecurity.

By Victoria Hudgins

3 minute read

December 10, 2021 | Legaltech News

Who's in Law Firms' Incident Response Exercises? Not Marketing, HR or CFOs

The good news: Law firms are performing incident response table-top exercises. The bad news: Advisers say some aren't doing it right.

By Victoria Hudgins

3 minute read

December 09, 2021 | Legaltech News

Assessing E-Discovery Skills Is a Low Firmwide Priority—And That May Not Change

Firmwide formal assessments of e-discovery skills is fairly rare, according to a recent survey and e-discovery professionals. And as market trends evolve, some say that frequency may further decline.

By Victoria Hudgins

3 minute read

December 08, 2021 | Legaltech News

Legal Departments' Budgets Weather Supply Chain Hurdles, but Salaries Could Impact Tech Spend

While ballooning salaries could force legal departments to pull back on legal tech funding in the short term, it's likely to spur corporate law to embrace technology more in the longer term.

By Victoria Hudgins

3 minute read

December 07, 2021 | Legaltech News

Who's Writing the Most Checks? 5 of Legal Tech's Active Private Investors

Legaltech News reveals some of the most active private equity and venture capital firms backing legal tech companies from 2019 to late 2021.

By Victoria Hudgins

1 minute read

December 06, 2021 | Legaltech News

5 Issues Rattling the E-Discovery Industry and Practitioners

The e-discovery industry is facing new opportunities and challenges, from ditching privilege logs to permanently embracing remote review. Two Reed Smith partners debated the merits and downsides of those and other pressing matters.

By Victoria Hudgins

5 minute read

December 02, 2021 | Legaltech News

Virtual Law: NJ Firm Launches Metaverse Office for Client Services

With the assistance of its founding partner's 11-year-old daughter, personal injury firm Grungo Colarulo will now host client meetings, charity opportunities and post practice group information in the virtual Decentraland world.

By Victoria Hudgins

4 minute read

December 02, 2021 | Legaltech News

Ignored by Lawyers? Barnes & Thornburg Legal-Ops Pros Tell How They Get the Client's Ear

Barnes & Thornburg's Elisabeth Schroeder and Jared Applegate stressed the importance of 'soft skills' and continuously lightening the operational load as must-needed skills to succeed in legal-ops and how to earn that elusive seat at the table.

By Victoria Hudgins

6 minute read

December 01, 2021 | Legaltech News

5 Law Firm Marketing Approaches That Might Take Off in 2022

From leveraging more social media platforms to avoiding a digital graveyard of forgotten posts and digital projects, law firms may be entering a new marketing era.

By Victoria Hudgins

1 minute read

November 29, 2021 | Legaltech News

Big Adjustment: Legal Departments Struggle With Lack of Control Over Cloud Technology

Moving to the cloud doesn't only entail a technology change, but also a mindset and workflow adjustment. Despite the cloud's benefits, for many it isn't an easy change.

By Victoria Hudgins

4 minute read