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In Downturn, Data Mapping, Integration Talent Will Be in High Demand

Raja Sengupta, executive vice president and general manager of Enterprise Legal Management (ELM) Solutions at Wolters Kluwer, believes those with data mapping skills will see more opportunities in the near future, while market for data scientists will cool.
5 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Judge: Prelitigation 'Business-Related' Work Was Not Unauthorized Practice of Law

"Defendants have not established that Mr. Kaufman's conduct qualified as the unauthorized practice of law. Some of Defendants' evidence shows that Mr. Kaufman corresponded repeatedly about the potential FHR deal with an attorney for the bank. ... But these documents merely show that Mr. Kaufman was acting as Mr. Feinberg's representative or intermediary in a business deal," Judge Victor A. Bolden wrote in his ruling.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Litify President: Too Many Legal-Tech Tools Don't Jibe With One Another

Ari Treuhaft calls this the No. 1 challenge: "How do you give lawyers and operators the flexibility they need, while still providing core tools and systems required to run their operation?"
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Senior Attorney at Swiss Re Takes Legal Reins of Climate-Risk Startup

Matthew Gabin says he wants to help Arbol "reinvent the way the world manages climate risk."
2 minute read

Legaltech News

Women of Legal Tech: 'The Bar Is Low' for Firms to Foster Innovation for Clients, Says Stephanie Corey

Stephanie Corey, CEO and Co-Founder of UpLevel Ops, discusses key questions for law firms to ask their clients to foster innovation, how sexism in the workplace forced women to stop being authentic, and why companies need to be deliberate in identifying and shaping their culture
8 minute read

The American Lawyer

Cadwalader Suffered Email Network Outage Following Cyberattack

The firm's email server was breached and remained down for some attorneys through Sunday as the firm distributed new laptops.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Challenges of 2023 Will Force Legal Chiefs to Be Good at Everything

"It's not the 'department of no.' It's not the 'department of yes.' It has to be a solution-oriented process," said Carolyn Herzog, chief legal officer of Elastic.
4 minute read

Legaltech News

Legal Tech Can Help in Economic Downturn—But Won't Be Spared Budget Cuts

As businesses prepare for a potential economic downturn, Lexion's "The Current State of Legal Tech" survey looks at the moves corporate legal professionals plan to make with tightened budgets.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Best Legal Departments: Lifting the Hood on GM's Legal Operations

"The way we approach legal operations is that we look at ourselves as a pit crew for the staff," said GM legal operations strategist Mary Hoen.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Federal Judge Sinks Royal Caribbean's Attempted 'Snap Removal' of Fraud Suit

"There are no other defendants, let alone any other served defendants that would trigger the exception to the forum defendant rule to allow a proper removal," the court wrote.
4 minute read

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