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Will Lower Bar of Entry for Boutique Practices Lead to 'Brain Drain' at Big Law?

With a boost from ALSPs and practice management tech, it's easier than ever for partners to launch their own boutique firms. But while some have gone out on their own, it's likely others will view a job working remotely for a larger national firm as a more viable option.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Usually Competitors, These Big Law Firms Are Teaming Up to Streamline Startup Data

"From the vantage point of our clients, if you're still requesting files in Excel, you'd be left in the dust, strategically," one Big Law tech lawyer explained.
5 minute read

Legaltech News

Detecting Sophisticated Market Manipulation Amongst the Rise in Retail Trading Popularity

While the use of social media and apps for investing has been a welcome way for individuals to enter trading, the practice also comes with increased dangers. Fortunately, though securities fraud may be a familiar challenge, the ability to detect suspicious behavior is improving.
6 minute read

Legaltech News

Four-Day Workweek Comes to Legal Tech—But It Likely Won't Catch On

Many legal tech and service providers say they can't implement four-day workweeks and still maintain a competitive client advantage, but others see a shortened workweek becoming a necessity given the rising demands for employee flexibility.
4 minute read

Legaltech News

New Zealand Legal Tech Platform LawVu Raises $12M for U.S. Expansion

The platform allows teams to manage all their matters—contracts, documents, e-billing, outsourced work and reporting—from one cloud-based platform, with a growing number of additional tools provided by other legal tech companies.
2 minute read

Legaltech News

COVID Didn't Spark Law Schools' Tech Transformation, but It Did Accelerate It

While law schools were investing in technology well before the pandemic, the past year provided the impetus for some long-awaited modernizations—and pushed more professors to fully appreciate the role technology plays in the broader legal market.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Facebook Cybersecurity Law Chief Takes New Gig at Netflix

At Facebook, Gavin Corn worked closely with law enforcement to implement cybersecurity initiatives and developed white-hat hacker programs.
2 minute read

Legaltech News

Litera Acquires Kira Systems as Kira Spins Off Contract Startup Targeting Corporate Market

Litera today announced that it has acquired Kira Systems. But as the company joins Litera's corporate umbrella, Kira's co-founders are set to debut a spinoff contract company that looks to provides data extraction tools to the corporate market.
4 minute read

Legaltech News

The Dutch Legal Market Has a Huge Cybersecurity Gap. Why Aren't the Big Firms Filling It?

Boutique firms may move in to fill the gap if the big players do not act quickly, lawyers say.
6 minute read

Legaltech News

Prioritizing Staff and Attorney Engagement in a Remote World

Firms that allow some amount of remote work will face logistical challenges and questions about how to maintain engagement with staff and attorneys not physically in the office. Here's how law firms can maintain—and even grow—employee engagement in a remote environment.
6 minute read

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