Law firms: maintaining compliance and keeping security front of mind is more important than ever
Steve Sumner
Legal firms handle a great deal of sensitive information. This can include everything from corporate(...)
Setting the boundaries: Protecting the privacy of practitioners while staying on top of compliance
Brian Rogers
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Beyond document management
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Legal firms handle a great deal of sensitive information. This can include everything from corporate intellectual property, client and financial data to personally identifiable information (PII). In many cases, some or all of this information is accessible to employees via their work-issued smartphones and laptops. Your firm’s IT team is probably responsible for providing the firm with video conferencing, secure access to a whole host of SaaS-delivered applications and general internet sites through web browsers. In the same vein, they are probably also supporting requests for the use of non-traditional apps (in order to meet client preferences) for modern communication and social media interaction. It’s these kinds of apps that have the potential to put a firm out of compliance or give hackers an additional entry point to be able to compromise the firm’s data security.
Global News
The cloud is the future for legal professionals, according to a new report published today by Everlaw, the cloud-based ediscovery and litigation platform, in partnership with Above the Law. The report reveals that law firms and in-house corporate legal teams are adopting cloud-based ediscovery technology at rapid rates.
Global News
Legal Knowledge Management (KM) gives firms a competitive edge, supporting more efficient and effective operations. With clients demanding greater value, efficiency and quality of services, KM is essential for firms who want to meet client demands and compete.
But how exactly does effective KM improve the bottom line? In this article, we break down three core examples of the benefits of legal Knowledge Management for law firm profitability.
Global News
Microlearning course provider, Novum Learning is delighted to announce its alliance with LTC4 (Legal Technology Core Competencies Certification Coalition), an established non-profit organization providing core competency learning plans and a certification program that has become established as THE standard for the legal industry around the world.
Long-term home working will have had its pros and cons for many legal practitioners over the last 18 months. But, with new research showing that many law firms plan to switch to a permanent model of hybrid working as restrictions ease, questions and challenges are thrown up around privacy and compliance.
Here, Brian Rogers, Regulatory Director at law technology specialist Access Legal, discusses the most overlooked compliance procedures during the pandemic and the processes law firms should consider introducing to their remote working policies to ensure clear boundaries are set.
UK News
Leading Scottish law firm, Mitchells Roberton, drives optimal support for lawyers and clients by upgrading its BigHand Voice licenses to the full legal workflow solution for enhanced visibility and management of support tasks.
USA/Canada News
Aderant®, a leading global business management software provider for law firms, announced today that the prestigious, Michigan based firm Varnum LLP has purchased Aderant Expert.
Global News
iManage, the company dedicated to Making Knowledge WorkTM, today announced it has achieved Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) Security Trust Assurance and Risk (STAR) Level 2 certification, a rigorous third-party independent assessment of the security of a cloud service provider (CSP).
Global News
InterAction® by LexisNexis®, a leading client relationship management (CRM) solution purpose-built for legal and professional services, today released a commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of LexisNexis titled The Total Economic ImpactTM of LexisNexis® InterAction®.
Global News
Frontline Managed Services, one of the world’s largest providers of managed services for the legal industry, announces the acquisition of InvoicePrep, an outsourced eBilling and invoice service for law firms.
UK News
Womble Bond Dickinson has implemented BigHand Pricing and Profitability to help drive transparency of matter pricing for it’s clients.
UK News
Newly launched, boutique construction law firm, Archor LLP, has invested in a best practice approach to the business-critical document management function, supported by Ascertus Limited as the firm’s technology advisor and implementation partner.
Global News
Aderant®, a leading global business management software provider for law firms, has announced that CEO Deane Price will be leaving Aderant to pursue other opportunities within Roper Technologies, Aderant’s parent company.
Global News
Egress’ Insider Data Breach Survey 2021 has revealed that an overwhelming 95% of organisations in the legal sector have experienced insider data breaches in the last year.
Global News
NetDocuments, a leading secure cloud-based content services platform for government agencies, law firms, corporate legal teams, and compliance departments, today announced it has received FedRAMP Authorization for a new instance of its Cloud Service offering dedicated to meeting government requirements.
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