March, 2021

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Certified electronic communications, key elements for document management

Global LegalTech Hub

Pau Mestre, Legal Manager of SIGNATURIT In recent years, the proper handling of contracts and trust services, such as , electronic signature and , certified electronic communications , has emerged as a determining factor for the positive development of a company. But not all organisations understand its importance. Businesses often negotiate, oversee and modify the terms and conditions of their agreements with third parties over long periods of time, only to realise the agreement was not conclud

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Review: Dennis Kennedy’s Successful Innovation Outcomes in Law

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Jerry Lawson is a lawyer, speaker, author, advisor and leader in the field of legal technology. If you are looking to get better results from your organization, whether a law firm or other legal organization, Lawson believes you can’t do better than letting Dennis Kennedy's recent book be your guide.

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Editor’s Picks: Legal Trends for Solos | BigLaw Bonuses | Lead Magnets | ‘Watergate Girl’ Dishes

Legal Talk Network

Clio broke new ground five years ago by turning its internal data outward and sharing what it was learning about the legal profession. The Legal Trends Report quickly gained prominence in the industry data space at a time when lawyers were hungry for information and insights about the legal market. The reports have expanded in scope and detail. And during the pandemic were released more frequently.

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California AG Finalizes CCPA Modifications

Debevoise Data Blog

On March 15, 2021, California’s Attorney General announced the adoption of updates to the regulations implementing the California Consumer Protection Act (“CCPA”). The final (for now) regulations are available here. These latest updates are effective immediately. The version that took effect yesterday is substantially identical to the draft updates that the Attorney General proposed on December 10, 2020.

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Visibility Into the Strategy & Supporting Documents of Major US Law Firms

Law Firm Intelligence by Trellis aggregates state trial court data across the Trellis platform enabling users to: look up a particular metric related to a specific law firm (such as, how many cases a law firm had or has against another law firm), and see the actual dockets and documents supporting the metric. Trellis data is maximized in a revolutionary and unique way to provide users an exclusive look into a law firm litigating in state trial courts.

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George Socha on the EDRM & AI in Electronic Discovery

Technically Legal

The history, current state and the impact of Artificial Intelligence on the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) is the topic of conversation with George Socha. George currently serves as Senior Vice President of Brand Awareness for e-discovery software company, Reveal Data, but back in 2005, he founded the EDRM along with Tom Gelbmann. What is the EDRM?

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Email Chain

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Electronic Discovery – E-mail Chain aka String aka Thread There are many terms that we use when working with electronic discovery. This term relates to the e-mail data. A conversation that takes place within an e-mail application is referred to as an “e-mail chain” or an “e-mail string” or an “e-mail thread”.

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It’s not just a social media problem – how search engines spread misinformation

LLRX

Chirag Shah , Associate Professor in the Information School, University of Washington and Founding Director of InfoSeeking Lab, which focuses on issues related to information seeking, human-computer interaction (HCI), and social media. Shah's research describes how search engines are not just one of society’s primary gateways to information and people, but they are also conduits for misinformation.

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#OTR Roundup of ‘Technically Together’ ABA Techshow

Legal Talk Network

ABA Techshow was one of the last in-person legal conferences in 2020 and organizers knew that this year’s show would require a new approach. ABA Techshow 2021. And given a global pandemic, it’s no surprise that for the first time in its 35-year history, ABA Techshow 2021 went fully virtual. Looking for new ways to keep a virtual audience engaged, sessions were shorter, tracks reorganized, and programs spread out six days.

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The SEC’s Cybersecurity Priorities for Registered Investment Advisers – Looking Back to Anticipate the Road Ahead

Debevoise Data Blog

Earlier this week, Debevoise published an overview of the SEC’s Division of Examination Priorities for 2021. Today, we’re taking a deeper dive into one aspect of those priorities: cybersecurity as it applies to Registered Investment Advisers (“RIAs”). The recent publication of the SEC’s 2021 Division of Examination Priorities (the “2021 Priorities”) presents an opportunity to look back at the cybersecurity work of the SEC in 2020 and speculate about the SEC’s examination and enforcement prioriti

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Changes in ELTA’s Board and Ambassador Network

ELTA

ELTA’s member from the very beginning, Orsolya Görgényi, is resigning from ELTA’s board. Orsolya has been active as ambassador for Hungary since the beginning and as a co-opted member of the Board since January 2020. In addition, the European Legal Technology was able to appoint further ambassadors, thus further expanding the European network.

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Stay On Top of Newly Filed State & Federal Litigation: Curated Just for You!

With Daily Filings Report by Trellis you will receive an email and csv file daily with all new cases filed in the jurisdictions you're tracking. Each new case will include all case metadata like judge, parties, counsel, practice area, and even direct links to the full docket and complaint. Trellis Daily Filings Reports provide direct access to newly filed state and federal litigation curated just for you.

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Email Chain

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Electronic Discovery – E-mail Chain aka String aka Thread There are many terms that we use when working with electronic discovery. This term relates to the e-mail data. A conversation that takes place within an e-mail application is referred to as an “e-mail chain” or an “e-mail string” or an “e-mail thread”.

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Ep 115: BYU Law Dean Gordon Smith On His Second Term

LawNext podcast

Gordon Smith has just been appointed to a second five-year term as dean of the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University. Two years after becoming dean in 2016, he told an audience of law school advisors , “I want BYU to be known as, if not the most innovative law school in the country, then one of the most innovative law schools in the country.

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Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, March 21, 2021

LLRX

Privacy and security issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and wide ranging ways technology is used to compromise and diminish our privacy and security, often without our situational awareness.

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Editor’s Picks: ‘Cat Lawyer’ Debriefed | Tapping a Tech-Enabled ‘Second Brain’ | Unlocking Creativity

Legal Talk Network

If there’s an instance made for puns (and memes), the Texas case with the now-viral and hilarious kitten filter mishap is one for the ages. State Bar of Texas Podcast host Rocky Dhir digs deep for as many puns as possible for his, uh hem, unfiltered interview with the cat lawyer himself and the patient judge who provided expert tech support. Lawyer Rod Ponton and Judge Roy Ferguson talk through the kitten filter experience and keeping their cool and professionalism intact throughout.

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European Data Protection Roundup – February 2021

Debevoise Data Blog

There were a few European data protection developments in February that companies may want to have on their radar. 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. We cover those developments (and more) below.

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Fostering FinTech Innovation Through the Creation Of Regulatory Cyber Resilience

Global LegalTech Hub

in the DLT & Crypto-Assets Framework Simona Ramos EU Horizon 2020 MSCA BAnDIT Project: (advanced Blockchain Attacks and Defense Techniques): Grant Agreement 814284* A blockchain is a peer to peer distributed ledger that records transactions between two or more parties in a verifiable and permanent way by storing them into a sequence of blocks. The blocks are linked together into a chain which is secured using cryptographic primitives and a randomized lottery mechanism.

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Compliance, Cybersecurity, & Productivity

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Compliance, Cybersecurity, & Productivity: Three Priorities for Hybrid Law Firms Many leaders are happy to acquiesce as a hybrid workforce is credited with driving new efficiencies related to staffing patterns, office and administrative space, business travel, and other areas. In a year when demand diminished and expenses increased, a hybrid workforce offers a welcome cost reprieve.

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Ep 114: How 30-Year-Old Agiloft Is Making Waves In The Hot CLM Market

LawNext podcast

No sector of the legal technology market is hotter right now than contract lifecycle management. And while that sector is crowded with companies that are relative newcomers, one of the companies making the biggest waves is 30 years old. Over the past year, Agiloft , the no-code CLM company, raised $45 million in growth equity funding – its first outside funding ever – named a new CEO and management team, saw its sales increase 124%, and won several industry awards and recognitions, most recentl

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Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, March 27, 2021

LLRX

Privacy and security issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and wide ranging ways technology is used to compromise and diminish our privacy and security, often without our situational awareness.

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Editor’s Picks: Decamping to the Tropics | Google for Trial Courts | Infectious Disease Niche | Making Booze

Legal Talk Network

Even with vaccines on the horizon, decamping to a tropical paradise sounds absolutely dreamy about now. That may be because the Midwest, while sunnier these days, is still prone to snow and bitter cold in the spring. More likely, I was inspired by Sara de Diego’s story. She’s an internet lawyer who moved her family to Puerto Rico a few years ago. After building a strong practice with a solid client base, she realized that her physical location didn’t matter.

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Virginia Enacts a Comprehensive Privacy Law – Similarities and Differences Among VCDPA, CCPA and GDPR

Debevoise Data Blog

Virginia has just become the second U.S. state with a comprehensive privacy law, with Governor Ralph Northam’s signing of the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (“VCDPA”) on March 2, 2021. The VCDPA bears a strong resemblance to the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). It also pulls U.S. law in the direction of its overseas cousin, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”).

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Education and Academic Resources 2021

LLRX

Marcus P. Zillman's guide comprises an extensive listing of resources and sites for students, researchers, teachers, infopros and parents, on multiple study areas. Sourced from academic, public, private, association and corporate sectors, the subject matters include: distance learning; MOOCs, lecture guides and study notes, study skill resources, online tutoring and homework help, free e-learning videos, scholarship resources and PhD, Dissertation, thesis, and academic writing resources.

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Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, March 21, 2021

LLRX

Privacy and security issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and wide ranging ways technology is used to compromise and diminish our privacy and security, often without our situational awareness.

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Women frequently experience sexual harassment at work, yet few claims ever reach a courtroom

LLRX

Sexual harassment allegations against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, including at least three from current or former aides, are a reminder of just how commonplace unwanted touching, propositioning and other inappropriate behavior is in the workplace. Professor Joseph A. Seiner's research explores the prevalence of toxic work environments – like the one described in Albany, New York – and just how startlingly common sexual harassment at work is.

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Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, March 27, 2021

LLRX

Privacy and security issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and wide ranging ways technology is used to compromise and diminish our privacy and security, often without our situational awareness.

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The Case for Law Practice Management Software

LLRX

The software that lawyers relied on to run their firms used to be premise-based, but as reported by Nicole L. Black , in 2021 cloud computing software is the most prevalent. In fact, even before the pandemic, lawyers were adopting cloud-based legal software at higher rates than ever before. According to the 2020 ABA Legal Technology Survey Report, 59% of lawyers surveyed were already already using cloud-based software pre-COVID.

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LLRX March 2021 Issue

LLRX

Articles and Columns for March 2021 The Case for Law Practice Management Software – The software that lawyers relied on to run their firms used to be premise-based, but as reported by Nicole L. Black, in 2021 cloud computing software is the most prevalent. In fact, even before the pandemic, lawyers were adopting cloud-based legal.

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Webcast – Artificial Intelligence and Consumer Data – A Discussion with Kaitlin Asrow, Fintech Policy Advisor for the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

Debevoise Data Blog

On March 3, 2021, Anna Gressel and Avi Gesser from our Data Strategy and Security Group had a very interesting conversation on AI regulation with Kaitlin Asrow , Fintech Policy Advisor for the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. During the webcast, we discussed the FRB’s recent report, “ The Role of Individuals in the Data Ecosystem ,” as well as: How consumer data is leveraged in AI to inform decision-making, automate activities, and develop financial products and services; Current regulator

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Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, March 6, 2021

LLRX

Privacy and security issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and wide ranging ways technology is used to compromise and diminish our privacy and security, often without our situational awareness.

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Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, March 14, 2021

LLRX

Privacy and security issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and wide ranging ways technology is used to compromise and diminish our privacy and security, often without our situational awareness.

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Summer associate preparation

LLRX

With the summer associate season upcoming, Caren Luckie offers suggestions to participants on how to maximize the in-person and virtual services and resources that will be available to them.

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Compliance, Cybersecurity, & Productivity

NSLT

Compliance, Cybersecurity, & Productivity: Three Priorities for Hybrid Law Firms Many leaders are happy to acquiesce as a hybrid workforce is credited with driving new efficiencies related to staffing patterns, office and administrative space, business travel, and other areas. In a year when demand diminished and expenses increased, a hybrid workforce offers a welcome cost reprieve.

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Time Matters Keyboard Shortcuts

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Time Matters Keyboard Shortcuts Underutilized tools within Time Matters include the use of HotKeys or those keyboard shortcuts that help users move quickly throughout the program. Firms familiar with the program may recognize a few off this master list of key combinations to make your Time Matters office even more efficient.

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Time Matters Keyboard Shortcuts

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Time Matters Keyboard Shortcuts Underutilized tools within Time Matters include the use of HotKeys or those keyboard shortcuts that help users move quickly throughout the program. Firms familiar with the program may recognize a few off this master list of key combinations to make your Time Matters office even more efficient.

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MetaJure Document Management System

NSLT

Review of MetaJure Document Management System (2014) MetaJure is an innovative way to share and search for documents. It allows its users to save documents without learning a new structure. How? MetaJure crawls throughout the folder tree, either on a local PC or a network share, looking for documents to index. These results then become public to those who have been granted the permission to view them within the firm’s network.