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Corporate Counsel

Updated: Tech Startup Notarize Has Reduced Legal Department by More than 70%

"Legal operations, sadly, no longer exists at the company," stated Notarize's now-former director of legal operations.
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Corporate Counsel

As Hourly Fees Become 'Painful,' Focus Grows on Alternative Fee Arrangements

"Companies are getting a lot more cost-conscious, and really paying attention to the bottom line," consultant Ken Callander said. "As we move forward, you're gonna see that more."
4 minute read

Law.com

State Supreme Court Denies Church's Autonomy Arguments; Sexual Abuse Case Allowed to Proceed

"If we extend the doctrine of present execution to all important issues that theoretically cannot be remedied after final judgment, then the exception will swallow the rule," Chief Justice Kimberly S. Budd wrote in the court's opinion.
4 minute read

Legaltech News

Law Firm Automation Will Survive the Pandemic

Law firms' embrace of automation isn't slowing down, despite ongoing adjustments and long-held concerns. While some have feared that more automation will mean less legal jobs, for others, the opposite is proving true.
8 minute read

Daily Report Online

Georgia Appeals Court Reverses Sentence for Mentally Ill Defendant After Superior Court Failed to Notify Counsel of Termination Hearings

'"A defendant must have notice and an opportunity to be heard on the issue of probation revocation,' and 'any hearing must comport with principles of fundamental fairness."'
4 minute read

Pro Mid Market

Over-Consolidation in Big Law and Legal Operations Can Benefit Midsize Firms, New Report Shows

Midsize firms and boutiques took back market share in 2021 after several years of losing to the Am Law 200, a new Wolters Kluwer report indicates.
3 minute read

Law.com

Redefining Attorney-Client Collaboration with Technology That Delivers Greater Value

If savvy law firm attorneys haven't done so yet, they should take this time to adjust their expectations and increase their comfort levels with new technologies, processes, and workflows. Going forward, their clients will expect the emphasis to be on relationships and outcomes, not billable hours.
7 minute read

Legaltech News

Responsible AI: An Opportunity for Quality and Productivity in Legal Tech

The competitive advantage of responsible AI as an approach really comes to life when it becomes an integral part of the wider technology—and therefore business—strategy.
7 minute read

Legaltech News

Leading with Heart Might Just Be the Cure for the Great Resignation

The more that legal organizations can embrace a compassionate form of leadership that utilizes a combination of empathy and action and provides their employees the tools and technology they need, the better that legal organizations will be able to weather the Great Resignation.
5 minute read

Law.com

The Great Unbundling: Do Law Firms Need to Rethink Outsourcing Strategies?

Service "'bundling" provides economies of scale, lower overheads, a single point of contact and a single invoice at the end of each month. However, the bundling of services to create a single multi-service provider may now be hurting firms who are increasingly looking for specialization, especially with regards to onsite workplace experience services.
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