From : Blog Entry >> Kenneth's Blog Entry The ILTA sessions are held on day 1 of the ALM LegalWeek Conference, which was a unique and different experience. As one grew tired of peeking through cracks in the doors on the 2-4th floor of the Midtown Hilton to catch glimpses of the impressive booths under construction for the Tuesday opening of the Exhibit Hall, one’s focus turned to the many educational sessions and the significant amount of networking and collaboration activities filling the venue -- and beyond -- on opening day of More
From : Blog Entry >> Melody's Blog Entry In today's fast-paced world, it's essential for all functions in law firms to streamline their processes and workflows to keep up with the ever-increasing demand for efficiency. Document automation can be a game-changer for law firms, saving time and reducing errors. In this article, we explore the benefits of document automation, generation, and data capture, and highlight the key takeaways from a recent webinar on this topic. Benefits of Document Automation: According to Zapier, 65% of More
From : Blog Entry >> ILTA's Blog Entry (Chicago, IL) March 20, 2023 – The International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) Announces the opening speaker applications for ILTACON 2023. ILTACON is a robust 4.5 day conference, with comprehensive peer-driven programs, educational content, and face-to-face networking. This year’s conference will be held 20-24 August at the Walt Disney World (WDW) Swan and Dolphin & Disney's Yacht & Beach Club Resort in Orlando, Florida, USA. Beginning today, Speaker Applications More
From : Blog Entry >> ILTA's Blog Entry (Chicago, IL) March 13, 2023 – The International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) Announces the opening of speaker applications for LegalSEC Summit 2023. LegalSEC Summit , this year’s conference, held 3-5 May at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront, will feature three full days of educational programming, focused on the information security challenges faced by the legal industry. Beginning today, Speaker Applications are open for LegalSEC Summit. ILTA encourages technology professionals, More
From : Blog Entry >> Denise's Blog Entry Is your law firm in full control of data minimization? This question arises because in our first blog on this topic we set out the top ten reasons why firms need to destroy much more data than they do . In that piece we explained that excess data increases the likelihood of cyberattack and compliance breaches; it makes firms spend more than they need to on storage; and it hurts systems’ efficiency and firm productivity. Yet the evidence suggests that a large proportion of firms don’t More
From : Blog Entry >> ILTA's Blog Entry (Chicago, IL) March 7, 2023 – The International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) Announces Jeff McKissack as the 2023 LegalSEC Summit (LSS) conference Keynote speaker. ILTA is pleased to announce Jeff McKissack , President, Defense by Design, as the Thursday morning Keynote . This year’s conference, held 3-5 May at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront, will feature three full days of educational programming, focused on the information security challenges faced by the More
From : Blog Entry >> ILTA's Blog Entry (Chicago, IL) March 2, 2023– The International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) Announces 2023 ILTACON. ILTA is pleased to announce the return of the premier educational and networking event for the legal sector, ILTACON . This year’s conference will be held 20-24 August at the Walt Disney World (WDW) Swan and Dolphin & Disney's Yacht & Beach Club Resort in Orlando, Florida, USA. ILTACON is a robust 4.5 day conference, with comprehensive peer-driven programs, educational More
From : Blog Entry >> Brian's Blog Entry ***Please enjoy this blog posted on behalf of the co-authors, Rachel Shields Williams, Director, Knowledge Management, Sidley Austin LLP and Erin Baxendale, Director of Business Development and Marketing, Clients and Industries, Sidley Austin LLP. Knowledge Management (KM) and Business Development (BD)/Marketing are the wonder powers of a law firm. KM helps organize and maintain systems that track the firm’s experience with Clients, Matters, and People. BD/Marketing packages this experience More
From : Blog Entry >> ILTA's Blog Entry (Chicago, IL) February 28, 2023– The International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) Announces the 13 th Annual Distinguished Peer Awards. ILTA is pleased to announce the return of the in-person awards ceremony , to be held on 4 May 2023, in conjunction with the LegalSEC Summit conference . Established in 2010, the Distinguished Peer Awards program honors the achievements of those who leverage the strategic advantages of technology in the legal profession. Within our member community, More
From : Blog Entry >> Brian's Blog Entry Please enjoy this blog posted on behalf of the co-authors, Nadine Ezzie, Founder + President, ezzie + co. and Kenneth Jones, Chief Operating Officer, Xerdict. Recently, we published a piece on change management via the prism of a legal tech matter management case study. In this ILTA blog, we drill down on the case study to provide six concrete suggestions – three user-facing and three more technological in nature – to assist those in the ILTA community to integrate strong change management principles More
From : Blog Entry >> Denise's Blog Entry In a world where data volumes are increasing exponentially, it’s surprising that nearly half of US law firms don’t even have a policy to manage data retention and disposition. The problem may be that firms haven’t grasped the dangers of excess data, and therefore why they should take data minimization seriously. To help bring firms some clarity, these are the top ten reasons why CIO’s need to destroy much more of the data they hold. 1. Excess data makes your firm a bigger target More
From : Blog Entry >> Marcelo's Blog Entry The Legal Ops area is an area that deals with legal and regulatory issues in business organizations, and project management is essential to ensure that legal operations are efficient and effective. A project specialist can be of great importance to this area, even if it is not a lawyer. Project expert is responsible for managing the scope, schedule, budget and quality of projects in an organization. In the area of Legal Ops, this means that the project specialist can help coordinate More
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