iDiscovery Solutions’ Director of Cybersecurity Robert Kirtley warns organizations not to confuse “security theater” with the type of user awareness training that can change risky behaviors and foster a culture of security.
European-Style Privacy Laws Come to the U.S.
Barnes & Thornburg partner Brian McGinnis and associate Adam Gajadharsingh discuss the legal implications of the various new data privacy laws that American companies now must contend with.
How to Manage Contracts in the 21st Century
In this interview with CCBJ, Lionel Schwirtz, Deputy CEO of Legal-Suite, explains how automated contract management solutions and artificial intelligence can reduce costs and boost operational efficiency.
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Don’t Throw Your Litigation Data Over the Fence
OpenText’s Eric Willis and Adam Barr explain how the right legal management system maximizes the value of data, producing more-informed results with fewer demands on high-value custodians.
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AROUND THE CLOC: Highlights from the 2019 Vegas Institute
The message in the opening remarks was clear: Despite recent leadership changes – not to mention a certain amount of backstage drama – the Corporate Legal Operations Consortium is more committed than ever to their movement and taking it further faster.
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Make Mediation Your First Step, Not Your Fallback
Burns & Levinson’s Paul Mastrocola and Shepard Davidson describe how their experience as litigators informs and measures their practice as mediators.
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Crisis Management for Corporate Counsel
While not all crises cause significant legal liability, a company’s response can result in major business risks. Corporate counsel should help balance these business risks with legal risks to advise a company appropriately.
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Outside Counsel Guidelines Drive Positive Change
Many law departments, under pressure to control expenses, are wielding outside counsel guidelines as a key tool to control costs. According to Karoline Jackson and Shanna Davidson of Barnes & Thornburg, this is forcing law firms to rake positive steps of their own.
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Cut Costs, Mitigate Risk & Pump Up Revenue
The combo of e-signatures and AI makes this a propitious time to adopt a contract management solution, according to ContractWorks’ co-founder Albert Oaten. In this interview with CCBJ, he explains how law departments can help their companies save money, mitigate risk, and boost revenue through successful contract management.
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Globally Connected E-Discovery
Joe Skalski, director of consulting services for engagement management at FRONTEO, discusses the firm’s unique e-discovery capabilities in the Asia-Pacific region, from its technological skills to the importance of having boots on the ground.
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Go Beyond E-Billing for Greater Savings
Mature corporate law departments use e-billing technology to manage outside counsel spend without sacrificing results. According to ELM Solutions’ director of legal operations and industry insights, Nathan Cemenska, however, e-billing can’t do everything. In a previous post to In-House Ops, he discussed other solutions that help meet these challenges. Here, he talks about what form that help can take.
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