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How Remote Work Is Raising New Security Issues

The past year has all but proven that many aspects of most jobs can be handled remotely. Remote work, however, requires different considerations and workflows in order to make sure your workers aren't creating additional security risks.
7 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

41 States Settle With Debt Agency Over Data Breach Affecting About 21 Million Americans

The agreement states the debt collection agency must, among other things, hire a third-party assessor to perform an information security assessment.
4 minute read

Legaltech News

What Are the Right Questions to Ask Law Firms to Know if They Were Compromised?

When gathering the necessary information to conduct this evaluation, the specific questions for in-house counsel to ask each outside law firm will doubtless vary. However, here are some core questions to get started.
4 minute read

Legaltech News

E-Discovery's Evolving Caselaw: More Sanctions, Less Patience for Pushy Clients

The new "2020 eDiscovery Case Law Year in Review" report, written by Kelly Twigger and Doug Austin, found that judges are becoming more specific about what attorneys need to do in order to win motions for sanctions—all while the penalties for preservation failure are growing steeper.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

Leader Ousted After Firmwide Email Apologizing For Partner's Representation of Accused Rapist

The MinterEllison chief executive has reportedly been asked to leave the firm after sending an email to all lawyers and staff acknowledging they may be upset about the representation.
3 minute read

Legaltech News

Budget Delays Pushed Some Judges to Pay for Their Own Videoconferencing Tech

While some court systems suspended their procurement rules to quickly implement videoconferencing tech during the pandemic, in others, judges were left to take matters into their own hands.
4 minute read

Law.com

'Such a Relief to People': Wilmer's Jamie Gorelick on How Merrick Garland Will Refocus the DOJ

With a new administration now in place in Washington, D.C., this week's episode examines how the U.S. Department of Justice is likely to be transformed under Merrick Garland, President Joe Biden's pick for U.S. attorney general.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Apple Can't Force Arbitration in Consumer Privacy Lawsuit, Federal Judge Rules

A Manhattan federal judge has ruled that Apple Inc. cannot force arbitration in a proposed class action accusing the tech giant of concealing a flaw in its operating system that gave third parties unauthorized access to customers' private communications.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Virtual Firms Are Rapidly Expanding. What Kind of Lawyers Do They Want?

"Distributed" firms aren't for everyone. Just like at any high-performing firm, an entrepreneurial mindset is critical, but so are comfort with technology and an appetite for risk.
6 minute read

Legaltech News

M&A During COVID-19: 'E-Signatures Don't Give Me The Same Buzz'

Pandemic deal-making with remote strategies was explored at this week's Women, Influence and Power in Law conference.
3 minute read

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