The Elite VANTAGE 2019 Worldwide User Conference is underway in San Diego. Thousands of Elite cusomters are there to network, share learnings and hear about the latest developments at Elite This is the 25th VANTAGE conference. Twenty-five years ago, firms were running WordPerfect on Novell networks and using Lotus 1-2-3 for spreadsheets. Needless to say, …
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California Dreamin’ & “GDPR Lite”
Last week, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) celebrated its first birthday. And now it’s about to get a baby sister. Or maybe an American cousin might be a more appropriate way to put it. As discussed here last week about the survey “GDPR +1 Year: Businesses Struggles With Data Privacy Regulations Increasing,” companies around …
- June 4, 2019
- Leonard Lee
GDPR +1 Year: Business Struggles with Data Privacy Regulations Increasing
A new survey finds that businesses around the world are having increasing difficulty complying with data privacy regulations, even one year after GDPR took effect. A whopping 79 percent of global businesses surveyed say that they are either failing to meet GDPR and other data privacy-related regulations, or are having trouble keeping up to date, …
- May 22, 2019
- Leonard Lee
New White Paper: For Legal Employers — 16 Ways to Expedite the Advancement of Lawyers of Color
Several lawyers of color are sharing their experiences and wisdom in a new white paper, For Legal Employers: 16 Ways to Expedite the Advancement of Lawyers of Color. The white paper is based on 23 interviews of attorneys of color across generations, ethnicities, geographic locations, and segments of the industry, to gain their insights into …
- May 17, 2019
- Leonard Lee
Law Firm Rates Up But Demand Flat in Q1: Peer Monitor Index
While large law firms saw the strongest rate growth in several years in the first quarter, demand growth was flat and productivity fell. The combination dropped the Thomson Reuters Peer Monitor Economic Index (PMI) by six points to 50. Demand for large law firm services slipped 0.1%, however, that was largely a result of weakness …
- May 14, 2019
- Leonard Lee
Special Podcast Series: Prof. Arthur Miller on Federal Practice & Procedure Today – Episode 1: Building the Wright & Miller Treatise
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the first publication of Wright & Miller’s Federal Practice & Procedure, one of the most respected and enduring legal treatises. The treatise has been cited by federal courts over 90,000 times, according to Westlaw estimates, and by the United States Supreme Court every year since 1973. In honor …
- April 30, 2019
- Leonard Lee
Will AI Lead To The Legal Singularity???
The law is sometimes presented as a monolithic construct. Fixed and (relatively) immovable. “The Rule of Law.” “The Letter of the Law,” and so forth. But like any man-made construct, it is made and managed by people. And the result is countless variations in interpretation and application of the law. Is Artificial Intelligence about to …
- April 25, 2019
- Leonard Lee
So You Think You Can Carlton Dance? Not So Fast!
Know how to bust some sweet dance moves? You might want to find a good attorney. Epic Games, maker of Fortnite and NBA 2K has put the Carlton Dance into some of its video games, and the actor who portrayed Carlton on The Fresh Prince, Alfonso Ribeiro, is suing, saying Epic Games is unfairly profiting …
- April 15, 2019
- Leonard Lee
“Law Has Serious Complexity Challenges” – Is Technology the Answer?
Is the legal system, at its core, a simple and straightforward system of laws and rules, or a far more complex system encompassing everything from algorithms and mathematical patterns to human behavior at a level more akin to economics? One of the emerging key thinkers in this area, Daniel Martin Katz of the Illinois Institute of …
- April 11, 2019
- Leonard Lee
Smarter Law: transforming busy lawyers into business leaders
Law firms are under pressure from many quarters these days – from clients to demonstrate greater value and cost efficiency, from competitors such as legal process outsourcing, as well as from other law firms. Trevor Faure, head of Smarter Law Solutions and former head of global legal services at EY, says lawyers need to take …
- April 8, 2019
- Leonard Lee