General Legal Tech News
Goofy headline that does not need to change, "Zoom fatigue? Where are you on the gloom or boon scale?"
Meet the Innovative Leader of the Year in Law, Nicola Shaver of Paul Hastings. She "future proofs" law firms. Amazing, Paul Hastings must have actually been concerned for the future in 2018.
Making advanced technology work for lawyers. Step 1: grab the attorney by the shoulders and shake vigorously while yelling at the top of your lungs.
Practice Management
Slaughter considers killing mandatory in-office work for the long-term, believes flexible working policy won't murder productivity.
Lawyer employment down by 15%.
This just in: more global regulations make things harder for corporate clients and their law firms. Snark aside, the article has some great post-GDPR research.
Cyber Security
With the potential security risks of all the pandemic chaos, I wonder how much ransomware attacks have increased... oh, just 715% in the first half of 2020.
Cyberinsurance premiums expected to go up 20-30% each year. C'mon health insurance, it's like you're not even trying.
Battling bad actors. Easy, just get everyone in your law firm educated and responsible for security. See? Easy. Actually a good article though.