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Reinventing Professionals: Where is the legal industry headed in 2017?

Ari Kaplan talks to a panel of industry leaders in a virtual roundtable about where the legal industry is headed and advice for navigating prospective 2017 challenges. They include: • Laura Broomell, COO of Greene Espel, and president of the Association of Legal Administrators • Ray English, assistant dean for…

Dec 23, 2016 7:30 AM CST

LexisNexis announces the end of Lexis.com; users will be transferred to Lexis Advance

Corrected: The legal research site Lexis.com will be shut down over the next year, LexisNexis recently announced, and users will be moved to Lexis Advance. The company launched Lexis Advance five years ago, Robert Ambrogi’s Law Sites reports. Some lawyers were more comfortable using Lexis.com, and LexisNexis kept up two…

Dec 21, 2016 3:30 PM CST

Courthouse software issues have led to wrongful arrests, public defender says

A public defender in Alameda County, California, alleges that a new, unwieldy courthouse computer system has led to the wrongful arrests of dozens of people. Public Defender Brendon Woods filed a motion in November asking Alameda County to abandon the Odyssey Case Manager software until the problems can be fixed,…

Dec 19, 2016 7:00 AM CST

Legal tech’s future is in lawyers’ mindset, Randi Mayes says (podcast)

When you ask Randi Mayes about the future of technology in law firms, she says its growth will stem from attorneys' behavior rather than specific product offerings.

Dec 14, 2016 8:30 AM CST

12 companies win spots in new ‘Startup Alley’ at ABA Techshow

A company that aims to simplify the way litigation services are bought and another that automatically tracks a lawyer’s billable time were among the 12 winners of a competition to participate in the first-ever “Startup Alley” at the ABA Techshow legal technology conference March 15-18 in Chicago. Winners of the…

Dec 13, 2016 2:01 PM CST

Partner profits increase even as law firm demand remains flat; is it an unsustainable model?

Law firm partners are reaping “soaring” profits amid flat demand for law firm services, creating “an unsustainable model” for law firms, according to the co-founder of a company that developed virtual workplace technology. Writing at Forbes, Mark Cohen says an increasing percentage of legal services are being provided outside of…

Dec 13, 2016 7:00 AM CST

BigLaw partners’ emails were reportedly hacked by people tied to Chinese government

Evidence suggests that hackers with ties to the Chinese government tried to access the emails of partners at several large U.S. law firms last year and sometimes succeeded, according to a Fortune magazine story that relies on unidentified sources. Hackers tried to access data at several law firms, Fortune reports.…

Dec 12, 2016 7:45 AM CST

Unsealed suit targets law firm for alleged lax cybersecurity

A class-action complaint unsealed on Friday claims a Chicago law firm put client information at risk because of lax cybersecurity. The suit claims Johnson & Bell had security holes in its email, time-entry software and virtual private network, the Am Law Daily (sub. req.) reports. The suit does not allege…

Dec 12, 2016 7:00 AM CST

36 law firms join ‘hackathon alliance’ to test gender parity programs

Thirty-six law firms have agreed to test one or more pilot programs developed as a result of a Women in Law Hackathon last summer in which teams competed to develop solutions to the gender gap in law firms. The law firms will be participating in six pilot programs, including an…

Dec 9, 2016 7:00 AM CST

Tech knowledge makes lawyers more productive, and could be key to increasing access to justice

The faith we place in our future selves is near limitless. The me-of-tomorrow is going to be more disciplined and diligent than the me-of-today. Getting to the gym. More sleep. Acquiring a new skill. We often laugh at our prior selves for their hubris. That is, unless they have somehow…

Dec 8, 2016 8:30 AM CST

Ravel Law launches analytics tool for entire court systems and jurisdictions

Currently, the field of judicial analytics mainly focuses on individual judges and what their histories and tendencies are, so that lawyers will be able to make more informed decisions regarding litigation strategy.

Dec 6, 2016 12:45 PM CST

Prosecutor’s office paid ransom to regain access to its computers; international network busted

The District Attorney’s office in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, paid nearly $1,400 in bitcoin to get access to its computer network, held hostage by criminals using an international computer malware ring known as the Avalanche. Court documents unsealed Monday referred to a ransom payment by a Pennsylvania prosecutor’s office, and Allegheny…

Dec 6, 2016 9:14 AM CST

Reinventing Professionals: Where is the legal industry headed in 2017?

LexisNexis announces the end of Lexis.com; users will be transferred to Lexis Advance

Courthouse software issues have led to wrongful arrests, public defender says

Legal tech’s future is in lawyers’ mindset, Randi Mayes says (podcast)

12 companies win spots in new ‘Startup Alley’ at ABA Techshow

Partner profits increase even as law firm demand remains flat; is it an unsustainable model?

BigLaw partners’ emails were reportedly hacked by people tied to Chinese government

Unsealed suit targets law firm for alleged lax cybersecurity

36 law firms join ‘hackathon alliance’ to test gender parity programs

Tech knowledge makes lawyers more productive, and could be key to increasing access to justice

Ravel Law launches analytics tool for entire court systems and jurisdictions

Prosecutor’s office paid ransom to regain access to its computers; international network busted

Don’t click! Lawyers get fake emails about a complaint; hyperlink installs malicious software

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