Hear legal blogger Bob Ambrogi talk about the major trends at Legal Tech New York 2012, which include cloud computing and e-discovery.
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Elite COO discusses international law firm growth
Cary Burch, chief operating officer at Elite, talks about how international law firms, specifically in China, are growing at a rapid rate and presenting big growth opportunities for the services that Elite provides, such as assistance with automating processes and international compliance.
- February 3, 2012
- Susan Martin
Risk management a new hot topic at LegalTech New York 2012
Elisabet Hardy, vice president of product management for Elite, talks about how risk management was a “new hot topic” at this year’s Legal Tech New York conference. The specific risk management issues buzzing at the show included risks to a law firm’s brand, as well as the financial aspects of risk management.
- February 3, 2012
- Gretchen DeSutter
Monica Bay at LegalTech New York 2012
Law Technology News Editor-in-Chief Monica Bay recaps Day 2 of the 2012 Legal Tech New York Conference.
- February 3, 2012
- Gretchen DeSutter
Monica Bay discusses e-discovery at LegalTech New York
Law Technology News Editor-in-Chief Monica Bay returned on the last day of the Legal Tech New York show to offer further insight on a current hot topic, e-discovery.
- February 3, 2012
- Gretchen DeSutter
To the hammer the entire world looks like a nail
I have a bias (heck, I have many biases, but when it comes to LegalTech I have a specific bias). My bias: the world falls into one of two categories: data or process. For example, professional services = process; enterprise search = data. Oversimplified, of course. But sensible in a slightly maniacal way. On Day …
- February 2, 2012
- Gretchen DeSutter
Top legal minds share eDiscovery tips
Ari Kaplan of Ari Kaplan Advisors surveyed corporate counsel of Fortune 1000 companies on their strategies for creating effective eDiscovery programs: whether to use the program in-house or use an outside vendor, advice on creating eDiscovery programs, and best practices and trends. Legal Current caught up with Ari for a chat about his LegalTech NY …
- February 2, 2012
- Gretchen DeSutter
Do lawyers need to become project managers?
Lawyers as Project Management Professionals; Who Owns Legal Project Management, and What Training/Certification Do They Need. by Nathan Bowie, Thomson Reuters Engage I’ve just had the opportunity to moderate two panel discussions on Legal Project Management here at LegalTech. In both cases, I was very fortunate to have such personable and knowledgeable panelists, and I’d …
- February 1, 2012
- John Shaughnessy
Law firms, technology, competition and friction points
This post was written by Allison Guidette, managing director of Large Law Firms You don’t have to talk to too many law firm leaders these days before you get the sense that 2012 is shaping up to be a challenging year. While the recent headlines on the overall economy show some welcome rays of optimism, …
- February 1, 2012
- Susan Martin
60 new regulations added each day, says new study
Global regulators added 14,215 new regulatory announcements in 2011, according to a new study from Thomson Reuters Governance, Risk & Compliance. That’s about 60 new regulatory announcements every working day, and up 16% from 2011. The study says the problem will only grow worse in 2012. Major portions of the Dodd-Frank Act take effect later this year. …
- February 1, 2012
- Susan Martin