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The Legal Intelligencer

'Greater Access, More Flexibility': Why Pennsylvania Courts Have Embraced Remote Tech as Permanent Fixture

"We have learned there are some things that work just as well, if not better, remotely," said Administrative Judge Lisette Shirdan-Harris of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas.
4 minute read

Legaltech News

Women of Legal Tech: Dhana Bala Offers Strategies to Tackle Bias in Tech Hiring

Dhana Bala, who recently joined PacerPro as CTO, talks why she went from a Wi-Fi company to legal tech, how the pandemic has enabled tech growth, and what type of music she loves creating on Garageband.
8 minute read

Legaltech News

The Pandora Papers Could Happen Again: Many Firms Still Aren't Prioritizing Cybersecurity

Even after high-profile law firm data breaches, limited resources and the assumption that hackers wouldn't possibly target them is still a persuasive belief among some firms, observers say.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

UnitedLex Trial to Unfold Without Former LeClairRyan Directors and Officers

The Chapter 7 trustee for LeClairRyan sued the defunct firm's former directors and officers for $41.5 million in 13 separate actions in September.
4 minute read

Legaltech News

Legal Buyers Reveal Their Tech Support Kryptonite: Glitches, Hard Stops and More

Legal tech vendors have to do more than sell quality products these days. Instead, clients expect proactive communication about software bugs, flexible service hours and a familiar product manager.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Winning the War for Talent Will Take More Than Money

The lateral market remains competitive, but firms can't rely on compensation alone to get and keep the best and brightest.
5 minute read

Law.com

Eighth Circuit: Tweet Meets 'Actual Malice' Standard

The Eighth Circuit holds that tweeting link to article (which itself did not sustain a defamation lawsuit) meets "actual malice" standard.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

N.Y. District Court Rejects ADA Claim Against Website Owner

In this edition of her Internet Issues/Social Media column, Shari Claire Lewis discusses a decision that offers support for the view that the websites of businesses with no public-facing, physical retail operations are not included in the ADA's definition of "public accommodations," and, therefore, that these businesses need not undergo the time and expense of making their websites ADA-compliant.
9 minute read

Legaltech News

Many Legal Departments Don't Use Specific Metrics When Crafting Budgets. That Could Soon Change

More legal department budgets are being held to higher standards, increasing the likelihood that data metrics will become a core part of many in-house counsel's financial predictions.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

'It's a Bit of a Balancing Act': Legal Chiefs Drive Innovation, Limit Risk

"So we're always looking for ways to kind of manage through regulatory issues or even some ethical issues," Wanji Walcott, Discover Financial Services chief legal officer, said.
4 minute read

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