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Cyrus R. Vance Jr. and Elizabeth Roper of Baker McKenzie take a close look at the National Strategy and identify some takeaways and areas to watch in the coming years.

As privacy litigation is on the rise, compliance solutions company LOKKER rolled out a risk assessment tool that calculates an organizations web privacy violation risk by looking at seven specific factors.

If legal organizations want to successfully engage in effective collaboration in the hybrid environment of today, they need systems that are specifically built to support the type of work that legal professionals do, which is knowledge work.

"By leveraging technology in the legal industry, data-driven automation can decrease hiring biases and increase diversity through more convenient and accessible job opportunities," says Raad Ahmed, founder and CEO of Lawtrades.

While the competition for outside legal services has never been more intense, the strategic approach firms take — including a strategic approach to technology — will define whether the market pressures are a threat or opportunity.

"You are at your own peril if you're not thinking about how to use these tools," said Andrew Woods, general counsel of PubMatic.

Few challenged the Goldman Sachs report stating that 44% of legal tasks would be replaced by generative AI. But many had distinct theories about what that would mean for the industry.

Legal Speak was live on location at Legalweek 2023 in New York City, where we interviewed professionals from across the legal industry about their work and how they're helping to shape the future of the profession.

Marketers are often asked about maximizing ROI from a particular show: "How do I convert my conversations into well-qualified leads?"

Some legal professionals are considering using ChatGPT technology to assist with certain writing and administrative tasks, but when it comes to making judgments and providing advice, many attorneys agree there's no replacement for human intelligence.

Under the CCPA, it's clear that what happens in California doesn't stay in California. A new report from Akin shows that companies reporting data breaches are increasingly at risk of CCPA enforcement action or litigation.

The expansion includes more than 100 courts in New York, New Jersey, California, Florida, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Texas. More states will be added in the coming weeks and months.