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Legal Operations in 2021: Collaborate and Innovate

"People are starting to understand the dimensions of not just how much you spend, but how well you spend it," Eyal Iffergan of Epiq said.
4 minute read

Legaltech News

Deloitte's Big Year: The ALSP Hires That Fueled Its Legal Business Expansion

A look back at the ALSP hires that allowed Deloitte to vastly expand its reach in the legal market in 2020.
3 minute read

Legaltech News

4 Virtual Court Predictions for 2021 and Beyond

While more complex cases may return to a physical courtroom just as soon as public health allows, cost savings and attorneys' increasing comfort with the tech involved may keep some aspects of virtual depositions and court applications alive well past 2021.
4 minute read

Legaltech News

The New Market: A Look Back At ALSP Hires of 2020

Law firms and in-house aren't the only career paths for legal professionals. Here's a look back at some of the tech talent ALSPs hired this year.
4 minute read

Legaltech News

Legal Secretaries Are Being Automated, but the 'Human Touch' May Save Jobs

Fully replacing legal secretaries with automation may never happen, because even as their job opportunities dwindle, legal outsourcing providers say there's some institutional and client-specific nuances that software can't replicate.
4 minute read

Legaltech News

6 Ways Remote Working Is Changing the Attorney Experience

Attorneys have been working from home in some capacity for the last several months, but changes to the way they practice aren't exclusively limited to surroundings. For some lawyers, remote working has meant substantially rethinking their approach to mental health, productivity tracking and ongoing travel arrangements, among other things.
4 minute read

Legaltech News

Pee-Soaked Pants to Cyberattacks: States' Glitch-Filled Launch of Remote Bar Exams

A rushed implementation of software for an already high-stakes bar exam was ripe for mistakes. Exam takers faced the brunt of those issues. Here are four of the top tech snafus caused by the remote bar exam.
1 minute read

New York Law Journal

'Van Buren v. United States': 'Unauthorized Access' in the Virtual World of Expanding Federal Criminal Liability

This article addresses the significant issues concerning the "without authorization" element of the CFAA as illuminated by 'Van Buren' and comments on how the New York Court of Appeals dealt with a similar issue with respect to New York state's own computer trespass statute.
12 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Alexa Is Listening: Lawyers Juggle New Risks Amid COVID-19 Upheaval

We speak to several experts in the area of law firm cybersecurity on what law firms can do to protect their information and the information of their clients.
5 minute read

Legaltech News

The 7 'Traps' That Cause Legal Tech Companies to Fail

A look at the marketing, product development and financing pitfalls that commonly dooms a legal tech business.
1 minute read

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