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The Cascading Effects of Ransomware Attacks on the Legal Ecosystem and How to Stay Protected
September 24, 2018
Author /Legal Technology News – Legal IT Professionals | Everything legal technology: Ransomware has become the premier weapon of choice for cybercriminals to launch cyber attacks, cause disruption and generate significant revenue. While some argue that ransomware attacks are slowing
Read moreNon-Sequiturs: 09.23.18
September 23, 2018
Author David Lat/Above the Law: * In case you missed it amidst all the craziness of last week, Monday was Constitution Day — and as Judge Don Willett reminds us, it’s up to us to keep our constitutional republic strong.
Read moreActivists Speaking: 3. Eddie’s Story
September 23, 2018
Author Roger Smith/Law, Technology and Access to Justice: Eddie Coppinger is director of the Legal Advice Centre, University House in London’s Bethnal Green. It is situated in a poor and ethnically diverse Borough, Tower Hamlets, which has the highest levels
Read moreIoT Hackers plead guilty and get no jail time!
September 21, 2018
Author Peter S. Vogel/ Internet, IT & e-Discovery Blog Darkreading.com reported that after substantial cooperation with the FBI that the three “…men charged with creating and managing the Mirai botnet have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate the Computer Fraud
Read moreExclusive: Lights-On, Hyperscale and Kingsmead team up to launch the Intuity Alliance
September 21, 2018
Author Caroline Hill/Legal IT Insider: Three leading legal technology consultancies led by industry veterans Peter Owen, Derek Southall and Chris Bull have teamed up to launch an advisory support and consulting service to meet clients’ increasing needs for holistic advice
Read moreWhy Are So Many In-House Professionals Joining AI Contract Startups?
September 21, 2018
Author /Corporate Counsel: They helped transform the legal departments at Microsoft, Google and Hewlett-Packard. But now they’re looking to make a bigger impact on corporate law by joining legal tech disruptors.
Read moreLaw firms must adapt to a digital future to survive
September 21, 2018
Author /Legal Technology News – Legal IT Professionals | Everything legal technology: Australasia-wide research commissioned by legal technology experts GlobalX and peak industry body the Australasian Legal Practice Management Association (ALPMA) has revealed that firms must invest in technology to
Read moreLegal tech mover and shaker: X1 Appoints former Fronteo head Craig Carpenter as CEO
September 21, 2018
Author Caroline Hill/Legal IT Insider: In a big hire for new eDiscovery player on the block X1, whose software locates, analyses and takes action on data for regulatory, eDiscovery and corporate compliance purposes, former Fronteo CEO Craig Carpenter has joined
Read moreVincent Joins CARA, EVA and Clerk as the Latest AI-Driven Research Assistant
September 20, 2018
Author Bob Ambrogi/LawSites: The international legal research platform vLex today introduced the beta version of Vincent, an AI-powered legal research assistant that analyzes legal documents you upload and finds relevant research results. Vincent is in the same vein as CARA from Casetext, Clerk from Judicata,
Read moreBreaking: Legal Services Provider UnitedLex Receives Major Majority Investment
September 20, 2018
Author Bob Ambrogi/LawSites: Fast on the heels of the Sept. 10 announcement that Atrium — the combination law firm and legal technology company — had raised $65 million, today comes news that enterprise legal services provider UnitedLex has received a majority investment
Read moreFilling in the Gaps: Regulation of Biotechnology in the United States
September 20, 2018
Author Justin Evans/Intellectually Jay: By Brooks Lockett and Justin Evans Two recent developments are dramatically altering the biotechnology industry. First, there have been vast increases in the amounts of chemical herbicides used on genetically modified crops, and still
Read moreUsing an Artificial Intelligence Software Platform to Streamline the Trademark Infringement Process
September 20, 2018
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