Corporations must innovate and set themselves apart from their competition to achieve long-term success, but they cannot act with reckless abandon in doing so. Rather, they must strategically plan their moves to proactively...more
8/11/2023
/ Analytics ,
Breach of Contract ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Cloud Storage ,
Compliance ,
Contingency Plans ,
Corporate Strategy ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Information Governance ,
Innovation ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Investigations ,
Legal Fees ,
Legal Operations ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Malicious Prosecution ,
Mass Tort Litigation ,
OSHA ,
Reputation Management ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Strict Product Liability ,
Tax Liability ,
Technology Sector
The International Data Corporation (IDC) estimates that by 2025, the world will have 175 zettabytes of digital data—which, if stored on DVDs, would create a stack tall enough to circle the earth 222 times. As organizations...more
7/12/2023
/ Cloud Storage ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Retention ,
Digital Data ,
Document Management ,
e-Discovery ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Email ,
Evidence ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
Legal Operations ,
Legal Technology ,
Project Management ,
Relationship Development ,
Slack ,
Social Media
With fears of a possible global recession, many corporate legal departments are tightening their belts to prepare for an extended financial downturn, which might affect their cooperation with litigation support services....more
3/23/2023
/ Corporate Law Departments ,
Data Management ,
Data Preservation ,
e-Discovery ,
In-House Perspective ,
Innovative Technology ,
Legal Operations ,
Legal Project Management ,
Legal Technology ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Software
Corporate lawyers are held in high regard in the business world, and for good reason.
Corporations rely on their lawyers to perform an ever-wider variety of functions. This increased reliance is due, in part, to...more
3/13/2023
/ Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Law Departments ,
Corporate Strategy ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
e-Discovery Professionals ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
In-House Perspective ,
Law Firm Associates ,
Law Firm Partners ,
Legal Operations ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Software ,
Technology
As an eDiscovery expert, you know that your job is challenging, time-intensive – and incredibly rewarding.
This Valentine’s Day, join your eDiscovery colleagues and IPRO for this legal investigation rendezvous, and learn...more
2/1/2023
/ Analytics ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Security ,
Discovery ,
Document Review ,
e-Discovery Professionals ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Legal Operations ,
Legal Technology ,
Webinars
While an economic downturn is always possible, 2023 is likely to present more financial challenges to corporations, and legal ops in particular, than recent years.
This economic climate will affect corporate legal...more
12/28/2022
/ Billing ,
Collaboration ,
e-Discovery ,
Economic Downturn ,
Interest Rates ,
Legal Operations ,
Legal Project Management ,
Legal Technology ,
Price Inflation ,
Productivity ,
Recessions ,
Software
Outside counsel is an integral part of the legal industry. Sometimes companies hire law firms to handle the entirety of a legal issue or dispute, while other times they retain outside counsel only for specific questions or...more
12/27/2022
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Attorney-Client Privilege ,
Automation Systems ,
Budgets ,
Business Development ,
Corporate Counsel ,
e-Discovery ,
Legal Operations ,
Legal Project Management ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Outside Counsel ,
Privileged Communication ,
Transparency
Many of us have a love-hate relationship with data, specifically the complex data generated by modern cloud-based software. On one hand, it’s a necessary part of most organizations’ daily operations, especially for litigators...more
10/27/2022
/ Best Practices ,
Corporate Law Departments ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Discovery ,
e-Discovery ,
e-Discovery Professionals ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
In-House Perspective ,
Information Governance ,
Information Technology ,
Legal Operations ,
Legal Project Management
More seasoned attorneys will tell stories about the days they had to go to a physical law library to do legal research. They’ll explain how they learned to collect data about court outcomes informally through word of mouth in...more
All across the legal industry digital transformation has been a notable talking point for what feels like an eternity. I’ve written extensively on the subject before. The ‘why’ of incorporating technology for corporate...more
For many years, in-house counsel, also called corporate counsel, were hired based solely on their legal acumen. The only things that mattered were their length of practice and the breadth of that experience. But, in recent...more