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2023 may be the year of privacy laws. Five states have new laws that go into effect this year, which will likely usher in a new era of consumer privacy protections in the United States.

Employers' willingness to allow workers to use their own devices for work has opened up a huge new pathway for cyber criminals to gain access to sensitive data.

Class action experts Erin Bolan Hines and Melissa Siebert are based in Chicago and founded their practice in 2017.

As I’ve taught classes on cybersecurity, it has struck me how difficult it is for small law firms, and small businesses in general, to protect themselves against cybersecurity threats. It’s difficult to find resources, help, and tools. Doing it right feels like it would be expensive, if you were able to find someone you could... Continue Reading...

"I'm convinced that we'll see more of this. And again, it's going to be from the firms that are not just approaching this from a marketing and PR point of view," Jeffrey Brandt, chief information officer at Jackson Kelly, told Legaltech News.

Whether in the cloud or on a server, whether stored on-premises or remotely, client data is out there, exposed. Protecting this data has become statutory and regulatory as hackers prey on accessing such data.

Lawyers who are typically adversaries were on the same side of the case.

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The new practice will help clients develop artificial intelligence tools and navigate increasing regulatory scrutiny.

Between rate hikes, a looming recession, and continued uncertainty, corporate legal departments need to be looking internally to maximize their existing tech stacks, which might already have the legal ops technology they need, even if they'd don't currently realize it.

'Now, you can say to Harvey: "draft a risk factor for an IPO for an English company that does chemicals"—and it will come up with something really good,' says one UK partner of the firm's generative AI platform.

I wanted to ask my readers to keep the entire Michigan State University community in mind after February 13 shootings. I’ve found the aftermath to be difficult and challenging. As part of my coping process, I have intentionally chosen not to write about these matters, and I expect to continue to adopt that approach. While... Continue Reading...