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Cryptojacking: A Real, Economic Threat

Cryptojacking presents companies with many risks that are less apparent than those posed by the malicious ransomware attacks and data theft, yet are still real and can cause economic harm.
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Legaltech News

Firms and In-House Teams Are Outsourcing IP Management, to a Point

Law firms and legal departments may be growing more open to the idea of engaging freelancers and ALSPs to help manage their IP monitoring needs. But those providers still have to worry about attracting rare and expensive IP talent.
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Legaltech News

Workflow Automation Is Helping Legal Departments—If Their Expectations Are Right

Attempts to automate entire processes or unrealistic expectations may be sullying some law firms' and corporate legal departments' experience with automation software.
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Legaltech News

Court Reverses Conviction of IT Tech Who Secretly Forwarded Boss' Emails to Himself

In overturning the felony computer trespass conviction, a divided Supreme Court of Georgia found the IT professional's conduct did not violate the section of Georgia law that prosecutors cited to convict him.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Should Tech Companies Be Prepared for More Secret Subpoenas?

Experts also say recent furor over subpoenas of data on lawmakers and others is indicative of ever-increasing concern over privacy rights among both customers and in-house lawyers.
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Legaltech News

Timing—and Patience—Is Key for In-house Change Management

A panel held during Thursday's installment of the 2021 ACC Xchange conference delved into the quagmire that is change management. But even with a phased product rollout or invitations for feedback, introducing new tech to the in-house ecosystem can still be a struggle.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

More Law Firms Are Moving to Hybrid Offices, but They Must Boost Appeal of Sharing

Law firms often don't have a documented plan to address key details in their office return. That matters because firms need to boost the appeal of shared space to make it work in the long run.
4 minute read

Legaltech News

Nuix Is Mired in Bad Press and Investigations. But Don't Expect Clients to Immediately Jump Ship

Publicists say the embattled company can withstand the storm, but changes in executive-level staffing and other internal measures are needed.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

How 1 Little Typo Almost Torpedoed a Patent Application

The PTO kept sending mail to an incorrectly provided street address, even though it had an email, a telephone number and a unique customer identifier it could have cross-checked. Judge Leonie Brinkema ruled that it was likely arbitrary and capricious for the PTO to withdraw a patent application under those circumstances.
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