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New York Law Journal

Refine Your Legal Toolkit Before Ransomware Strikes

Organizations are best served by preparing in advance and honing the appropriate legal tools for use in a ransomware attack before the attack occurs. Planning for a ransomware event will always be imperfect, but failing to prepare could be catastrophic.
8 minute read

The Recorder

A 'Modern Robin Hood': What It's Like to Rep Someone Who Hands Over $1B in Stolen Bitcoin to the Feds

San Francisco defense attorney Adam Gasner's client, identified in court papers as 'Individual X,' last week handed over a trove of Bitcoin hacked from the long-shuttered online black market Silk Road and walked away a free person.
4 minute read

Legaltech News

Keep It Simple: Law Firms Still Clutch Onto Excel for Project Management

While Excel's vast availability and familiarity makes it a good platform for tracking matters and projects, some note that its limitations are being exposed as client demands intensify.
3 minute read

Legaltech News

Google Wins Patent Infringement Trial Over Adaptive Video Streaming

Nonpracticing entity PMC had asserted four patents on technology for improving the quality of video broadcast over the internet.
2 minute read

Legaltech News

Australian Law Firm Allens Launches Tech Accelerator

The Linklaters-aligned firm is aiming to find solutions for compliance and contract creation.
2 minute read

Legaltech News

Legal Departments Are Making Service Providers an Offer They Can't Refuse

With the COVID-19 pandemic creating an uncertain economy populated by more price-savvy GCs, legal service providers may be finding themselves more willing to concede on certain terms. But negotiations are often a two way street.
4 minute read

Law.com

'Incredibly Distracted': Lawyers Grapple With Election Exhaustion and an Uncertain Future  

As a wild week came to a close (with no closure), we spoke with ALM journalists who have been closely following both the leadup to and the aftermath of Election Day—and, more specifically, its impact on lawyers and legal professionals.
1 minute read

The American Lawyer

Legal Industry Adds Nearly 5,000 Jobs in Sixth Straight Month of Gains

Recently announced job cuts haven't weighed down the latest stats from the BLS. But many of these new cuts are permanent job losses for workers that had previously been furloughed.
2 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Lawyer With 'No Office' Is Facing a Legal Malpractice Suit After Meeting Client in a Coffee Shop

Claiming they met in coffee shops to discuss private details of a sexual assault case, a client has sued an Amarillo solo practitioner in a new legal-malpractice case.
3 minute read

Legaltech News

'Every Dollar Counts': Validity Expands as Litigation Funding Booms

Former Kirkland & Ellis partner Sarah Williams joined litigation funder Validity Finance to focus on Texas and the Southwest.
2 minute read

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