Clio

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

If there has been one constant about the qualifications to own an American law firm, it has been this–you must be a lawyer. jurisdictions for decades has been that non-lawyers cannot own law firms. Whether or not you are an attorney, running a law firm is a huge challenge, but the right software can help. Once Rule 5.4

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CaseFox

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

In 2021, the legal tech market generated revenues of $27.6 In recent years, law firms turned to private legal cloud technology for enhanced safety and security. Why are Law Firms Embracing Private Cloud Technology? Legal cloud solutions can provide law firms with the tools they need to collaborate and work more efficiently.

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Attorney at Work

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Small law firms are not immune to this trend. How many law firm services are in the cloud, especially today? Often, they think the evasion of the policy is good for the law firm, that it allows for better solutions. The larger the law firm, the more prevalent shadow policies are. The likely answer is no.

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Above the Law - Technology

DECEMBER 4, 2023

AltFee Elevator Pitch: AltFee revolutionizes law firm pricing by offering a foundation for alternative fee structures. At the heart of AltFee lies a relentless pursuit of innovation – our platform is built to empower law firms to achieve unprecedented success through non-hourly pricing. What makes you unique or innovative?

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Legal IT Group

MAY 29, 2023

In 2021, the French supervisory authority (CNIL) imposed a fine of €1,750,000 on SGAM AG2R LA MONDIALE. From the imposed significant fines and identified violations, it becomes evident that proper and, most importantly, time-limited retention of personal data is an essential element of GDPR compliance. a fine of 800,000 euros.

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Legal IT Group

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

A data protection officer ( DPO ) is a specialist who helps companies ensure compliance with international data protection laws. In a nutshell, the DPO is a key person who helps the company in all business processes to ensure compliance with the data protection law.

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LawSites

JULY 9, 2021

In this guest post, Laura Lee Norris , director of the program, and Mark Michels , lecturer in law, describe the program and how it prepares students for careers as tech lawyers in Silicon Valley. Santa Clara University School of Law graduated its first Tech Edge JD cohort in May 2021.

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Attorney at Work

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Here’s how to turn law firm hiring and retention challenges to your advantage. A late 2021 survey by McKinsey & Company found 40% of employees in the U.S. Law firms are no exception. As Lawyers Seek Greener Pastures, Talent Retention Becomes Law Firms’ Top Concern. Below are five key strategies to consider.

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LawSites

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

District of Columbia Court of Appeals, Committee on Unauthorized Practice of Law, Opinion 24-20 (March 23, 2020). Synopsis: Working from home has become the new normal, forcing law offices to transform themselves into a remote workforce overnight. (These are organized by opinion date.). Issues addressed: Working out of state.

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Debevoise Data Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Amended Reg S-P represents a substantial expansion of the privacy obligations for broker-dealers and registered investment advisers under the federal securities laws. This post synthesizes key compliance requirements under this expanded regulation. Have You Reviewed Your Form ADV AI Disclosures? of Form 8-K. Donnelley & Sons Co.

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LawSites

MARCH 12, 2024

The new requirement, which came about as part of the federal Corporate Transparency Act of 2021, means that many companies will now have to report information about their beneficial owners — the individuals who ultimately control the company. One company that is taking the lead on this is Wolters Kluwer.

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LawSites

OCTOBER 9, 2023

At its annual Clio Cloud Conference in Nashville today, the law practice management company Clio introduced an array of major new products and product updates, calling the series of announcements its most expansive product update ever in its 15-year history. (I I discuss the product updates and enhancements in a separate post today.)

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Debevoise Data Blog

MARCH 11, 2021

These include a draft adequacy decision for EU-UK data transfer, renewed focus from data protection authorities (“DPAs”) on cookies compliance, and guidance from the English courts on what constitutes unsolicited marketing. DPAs focus on cookies compliance and the ePrivacy Regulation progresses.

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Legal IT Group

JANUARY 17, 2023

Therefore, individual states took matters into their own hands and passed local laws to protect the privacy of their residents. In this article, we will review who needs to know the new rules of the US legislation, when exactly they will come into force and what obligations these laws provide.

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Attorney at Work

JANUARY 20, 2022

Law firms of all sizes are feeling pressure to meet client demand for both tailored services and greater efficiencies in this rapidly changing industry. This trend toward the increasing technology in law is echoed by industry analysts. Must law firms keep pace with their clients’ technology efforts? According to Gartner Inc.,

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Lineal Services

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Dallas, TX – February 1, 2022 – Lineal, a global AI-powered legal technology services company, successfully completed its 2021 System and Organization Control (SOC) 2 Type II examination and earned its SOC 2 report, reinforcing its commitment to compliance with industry standards for managing enterprise data.

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Debevoise Data Blog

JUNE 25, 2022

Across the globe, regulators and lawmakers have passed laws aimed at reducing these risks. In this Debevoise Data Blog post, we discuss several new laws focused on ADM that are either in effect today or will go into effect in 2023, as well as circumstances in which litigants have used these laws to challenge companies’ uses of ADM tools.

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LawSites

JANUARY 25, 2022

The International Legal Technology Association today announced the winners of its 2021 Distinguished Peer Awards , which honor achievements in leadership and innovation by individuals, legal technology vendors, law firms, corporate legal departments, and others. McKenzie Mayer, Customer Success Manager, NetDocuments.

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Dewey B Strategic

MAY 22, 2023

The unstable economy and a tighter legal market have not caused law firms to pull back on billing rates. To the contrary law firm partner billing rates rose faster last year than they have in a decade. in 2021 and 3.5% Average rate increases were up compared to 2021 in all law firm tiers and practice areas.

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LawSites

JANUARY 3, 2022

The new year begins with news of a new chief executive at Aderant , a global provider of business management software for law firms. Cartrett has been with Atlanta-based Aderant since 2014, coming to the company from Thomson Reuters, where he had most recently been vice president, sales and account management, for large law firms.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Whereas 2020 ended with a newfound sense of the possible, 2021 ends with us still not knowing what is ahead, and therefore which way to turn. Whereas 2020 ended with great promise for regulatory reform, 2021 ends with little further progress on that front – and even retreats to some extent. I should be more optimistic.

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Attorney at Work

AUGUST 26, 2021

Law firms didn’t let the pandemic get in the way of profitability or performance in 2020. Successful law firms not only accommodated dynamic client needs in this moment of unprecedented upheaval, but also made internal structural changes to ensure the work got done as efficiently and cost-effectively as possible.

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Lineal Services

OCTOBER 7, 2021

We are pleased to announce that Lineal has won the 2021 Relativity Innovation Award – Community Choice! About Lineal – Lineal Services , is a data services organization leveraging AI and process-driven workflows to solve discovery, privacy, compliance, DSAR, conversion, and cyber issues for law firms and corporations.

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LawSites

JANUARY 17, 2022

Our system inherently understands legal relationships and keeps up with changes in the law. Target customer: In-house legal departments and law firm attorneys who serve as outside general counsel. Founded: 7/6/2021. Target customer: Law departments in 2022 and expanding into law firms in 2023. Founded: 4/1/2021.

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Ikigai Law

APRIL 7, 2023

This post summarises the recent amendments to the IT Rules 2021 to regulate online gaming. And comply with the obligations including responding to law enforcement requests and conducting know-your-customer ( KYC ) before accepting deposits. Compliance for OGIs under the Amendment 1. on protecting users’ deposits) to its users.

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Debevoise Data Blog

JULY 20, 2021

Greenlight for EU-UK data transfers What happened : The European Commission adopted adequacy decisions for both business and law enforcement transfers of personal data to the UK. What to do : Read our blog post for five actions to take now. The increasing number of claims reflects a wider trend of data protection-driven litigation.

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Debevoise Data Blog

APRIL 8, 2021

million for various breaches of the GDPR and Spanish e-privacy laws, topping the €6 million CaixaBank penalty from earlier this year. €4 The announcement follows the Hamburg DPA’s announcement last month that it had requested information from Clubhouse regarding GDPR compliance. Spanish DPA fines Vodafone Spain €8.15

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Inside Privacy

JUNE 9, 2023

The European Commission proposed its AI Act— establishing binding rules on banned and “high-risk” AI systems — in 2021 (see our blog here ), however, the law is still being reviewed by lawmakers and is not expected to come into force before 2026.

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Debevoise Data Blog

MAY 7, 2021

The EDPB highlighted key areas of strong alignment between EU and UK data protection laws, including provisions on the legal grounds to process personal data, proportionality, and automated decision-making. EDPB approves draft UK adequacy decisions What happened : The EDPB has approved the Commission’s draft UK adequacy decisions.

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Debevoise Data Blog

MARCH 6, 2023

Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced several updates to its corporate enforcement policies, in significant part formalizing recent pronouncements about corporate compliance programs. This includes developing and implementing effective programs that foster a compliance-promoting culture and holding individual wrongdoers accountable.

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Legal IT Group

APRIL 2, 2025

Then what to consider when creating IoT devices for compliance with the GDPR? There are 5 things to consider to make IoT gadgets GDPR compliant: Design consideration; Lawful ground for the processing of personal data; Processing personal data of minors; DPIA; Personal data breach. Is it applicable? For sure, yes.

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Legal IT Group

JANUARY 30, 2023

6th place Who : Google LLC When : May 18, 2022 Where : Spain How much : 10,000,000 (ten million) EUR For what : Lack of legal basis for data processing Google was fined so heavily for transferring data to third parties without a lawful basis (Article 6 of the GDPR) and for obstructing users’ right to delete their data (Article 17 of the GDPR).

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CaseFox

MARCH 14, 2023

Asia received $572 Billion USD in the financial year 2021. To add a feather, decentralized platforms and blockchain games witnessed a rocket push of 2000% in 2021-22. Regulatory Compliance Earlier when platforms were centralized it was easy for legal regulatory bodies to keep an eye on every action.

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LawSites

MARCH 1, 2022

Its clients include many of the Am Law 200 firms, accounting firms, and leading financial services firms, it says. “ZERO has targeted and garnered significant adoption in Big Law and has since expanded into other white-collar industries such as consulting and accounting,” Naik said.

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Debevoise Data Blog

JUNE 16, 2021

May saw useful reminders for companies, including: (i) the need to appoint an EU – and/or UK – representative if caught by the (UK) GDPR’s extraterritorial effect; (ii) that regulators are increasingly focused on adtech and cookies compliance; and (iii) that the GDPR applies not just in the EU and UK but also Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.

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Debevoise Data Blog

JANUARY 17, 2025

LinkedIn fined 310 million for GDPR breach: The Irish DPC fined LinkedIn for breaching GDPR requirements of lawfulness, fairness and transparency. Businesses who carry out large-scale processing activities or train algorithms may wish to ensure that they have a clear lawful basis for processing personal data.

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LawSites

JANUARY 19, 2023

While the terms of the acquisition were not disclosed, Exterro said that the acquisition accelerates its mission to empower its customers “to proactively and defensibly manage their legal governance, risk and compliance (GRC) obligations.”

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