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A Plaintiff-Side View on Big Law Bloat, COVID Cutbacks and the 'Secret Sauce' for Landing Mega Settlements

Fresh off a $650 million privacy settlement with Facebook, Chicago plaintiffs lawyer Jay Edelson says his firm is coping with pandemic malaise by "jumping into huge issues that really matter to people."
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Post-Pandemic Telework as a Reasonable Accommodation Under the ADA

As businesses begin to reopen, some employees are reluctant to return to the office, whether from a general fear about catching COVID-19 or due to a health condition that makes catching COVID-19 all the more deadly.
8 minute read

Legaltech News

ABA Survey: Many Firm Project Management Tools Go Unused

Law firms say project management software is a useful tool for monitoring and analyzing matters, but a new American Bar Association survey found the technology still isn't being leveraged by most attorneys.
4 minute read

Legaltech News

Legal Department Challenge: E-Billing Can't Fully Automate Guideline Compliance

Legal departments are using e-billing tools to help improve the accuracy of guideline compliance and keep costs down. But while technology can be a vital partner in that endeavor, it may ultimately require a human assist.
5 minute read

Legaltech News

'We're Through the Worst of It': KPMG's Global Head Sees Promising Future

Stuart Fuller says that the Asia-Pacific region, in particular, is strong and that legal work in Europe and in the Americas has been increasing.
6 minute read

Legaltech News

DLA Piper to Allow Staff, Partners to Remote Work Two Days a Week Post-Crisis

The remote working initiative is part of the firm's new Work Smart Plus policy, which was drawn up over the summer but set to be introduced once the pandemic situation changes.
2 minute read

Legaltech News

Should GC's Be the 'Gatekeeper' to Outside Counsel Assignment?

While funneling all requests for outside counsel assistance through a GC or other legal department leadership can help eliminate unnecessary invoices, it may also lay the seeds for an institutional knowledge crisis somewhere down the line.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Judge Signs Off on Equifax's $7.75M Settlement With Financial Institutions in 2017 Data Breach

Chief Judge Thomas Thrash of the Northern District of Georgia also awarded $2 million in legal fees.
4 minute read

Legaltech News

Ransomware: To Pay or Not to Pay Is Not the Question

Historically, ransomware attacks were focused on the payoff, not acquiring information. That changed in late 2019.
6 minute read

Legaltech News

Lex Machina Launches Manhattan Supreme Court Analytics, Plans Greater NYC Expansion

The legal research company also intends to add analytics from county-level supreme courts in New York City's four other boroughs on a rolling basis through the end of the year.
3 minute read

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