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Ward and Smith, P.A.

The AI Royal Flush: The Five Foundations of Artificial Intelligence, Part 2

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This is Part 2 of a summary of Ward and Smith Certified AI Governance Professional and IP attorney Angela Doughty's comprehensive overview of the potential impacts of the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for in-house...more

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UK SRA’s new guidance on internal investigations and legal professional privilege

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Independence, legal privilege and reporting to internal stakeholders are key areas of focus in the UK Solicitor Regulation Authority’s (SRA) new guidance for in-house internal investigations lawyers published in November...more

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Privilege Log, Privilege Log — It’s All About the Description

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A privilege log is the absolute bane of an attorney’s existence. I don’t mean it isn’t important and a critical component of discovery, but the level of planning, analysis and detail required to complete such a log is...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Five Questions With a Health Lawyer: Jim Owens

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What is your favorite part about practicing healthcare law at McDermott? The lawyers and other professionals here, first and foremost. We have an amazingly talented team with a wealth of experience advising sophisticated...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

2025 Vision: Adapting Legal Teams for the Evolving Energy Landscape

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As we approach 2025, the energy sector is experiencing unprecedented transformation driven by technological advancements, regulatory shifts, and evolving market dynamics. In-house legal teams must adapt swiftly to these new...more

Pagefreezer

Social Media Evidence Spoliation and Preservation

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There are few better cases that illustrate the risks of social media spoliation than Lester v. Allied Concrete Company....more

Jones Day

Germany's Legal Privilege: What In-House Counsel Need to Know

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The Situation: Germany has no direct equivalent to the U.S. attorney-client privilege, but it offers specific legal protections for in-house counsel in certain proceedings....more

Jones Day

France’s Legal Privilege: Only for Attorneys-at-Law and Patent/Trademark Attorneys; Not (yet) In-House Counsel

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In France, unlike for instance in the United States or United Kingdom, the scope of attorneyclient privilege is restricted to attorneys-at-law registered with a bar and acting independently (within an independent law firm or...more

Array

This Week in eDiscovery: In-House Counsel | Sequestered Documents

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Every week, the Array team reviews the latest news and analysis about the evolving field of eDiscovery to bring you the topics and trends you need to know. This week’s post covers the period of October 21-27. Here’s what’s...more

JAMS

Five Tips for Making Better Use of Outside Counsel and Mediators

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Having served as a mediator for over 30 years, I have observed in-house counsel trying, with varying success, to manage outside counsel and others in the mediation process, including the neutral. Optimal results in mediation...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Merely Copying In-House Counsel Does Not Necessarily Establish Attorney-Client Privilege

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Businesses who employ in-house attorneys frequently assume that copying their lawyer on internal communications shields the communications from discovery because of the attorney-client privilege. In 1981, the U.S. Supreme...more

Butler Snow LLP

Paranoid Androids [1]: Artificial Intelligence, In-House Counsel, and the Attorney-Client Privilege

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Many things go without saying. But the fact that attorneys wear many hats—especially those working as in-house counsel—shouldn’t be one of them. These professionals must not only appear Janus-like in their ability to...more

Firesign | Enlightened Legal Marketing

Want A Great Brand? You Don’t Get To Be Batman

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I get it, we all want to be Batman. (According to various sources of Internet lore, up to 97 percent of men think they are Batman.) But if you want a smart brand for your law firm, it may be time to hang up your cape....more

The Market Leaders Podcast

Market Leaders Podcast Episode 96: “Cultivating Client Trust: The Intersection of Law, Sales, and Business Development” with Guest...

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In this episode of the Market Leaders Podcast, host David Ackert interviews Sian Story, General Counsel at Vendavo, about her unique career journey. Sian shares how she started in tax law in the UK and eventually moved to...more

Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP

My Fashion (Legal) Odyssey: Part 1 From Wall Street to Fashion Avenue

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The year is 1983. The Police have released their biggest album, Synchronicity, and their biggest hit, Every Breath You Take. I am a mid-level litigation associate at the major Wall Street law firm that was then called Stroock...more

Integreon

Innovative Alternatives for Tackling High Volume Legal Processes

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Managing high volumes of Subpoenas, Law Enforcement Responses, Garnishments, Levies, Liens, and DSARs can be a daunting challenge in the fast-paced world of legal operations. These requests can present complex issues of...more

TransPerfect Legal

Key Insights from the NextGen GC Law Ninjas Summit 2024 – Sydney

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The 2024 NextGen GC Summit, hosted by Law Ninjas, united 400+ of Australia’s legal professionals for an exceptional series of panels and discussions from a distinguished lineup. TransPerfect Legal’s Tom Balmer (Director,...more

Butler Snow LLP

The Art of Pre-Suit Claims Management: Practical Guidance for In-House Counsel

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For good reason, many companies focus their legal and compliance work on matters that require immediate attention, like active litigation and pressing regulatory issues. But matters that come to the company’s attention before...more

McGlinchey Stafford

Podcast: From the Capitol to the Crescent: Growth and Culture in McGlinchey’s Louisiana Offices [More with McGlinchey, Ep. 67]

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Coming out of COVID, law firms are redefining themselves and adapting new models of operations. At McGlinchey, we fine-tuned our operations under an initiative called #McGlincheyForward. And part of that effort is focused on...more

CloudNine

From Artificial Intelligence to Change Management: Key Takeaways from the 2024 Future Lawyer Conference in Boston

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The Future Lawyer 2024 Conference was held in Boston, MA, and hosted by Ropes & Gray LLP in their Prudential Tower offices. This two-day event hosted private practicing attorneys the first day and corporate in-house personnel...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

Leveraging Outside Counsel Data: Moving Beyond Collection to Action

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Transforming Insights into Action for Strategic Legal Operations - It’s been a busy few months in legal ops, and our Mitratech team has had the pleasure to be in person at a number of industry events, including ALM’s...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

Generative Artificial Intelligence for Legal Departments

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In a recent presentation by Ward and Smith attorney Angela Doughty, in-house counsel received an overview of Artificial Intelligence (AI), how it can be used for various legal tasks such as research, discovery, and contract...more

Array

Why In-House Teams Should Consider Alternative Legal Service Providers While Spreading Work to Cut Costs

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It is clear in-house legal teams are looking to cut costs. But are they considering all their options to counter the increasing rates charged by AmLaw 100 to midsize law firms? Two-thirds of corporate counsel plan to...more

Purpose Legal

The Power of Trust: Cultivating Success in Company Culture

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If I’ve learned one thing in my career, it’s that the essence of a truly effective team transcends mere expertise and skill. As a professional marketer who has had the privilege of navigating this field for years, working...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

For In-House Counsel: 12 Questions to Ask When the Business Team Wants to Launch a Sweepstakes or Contest (Tomorrow)

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We’ve seen this scenario (one too) many times before: the business/marketing team comes to the in-house legal team and wants to run a sweepstakes or contest to promote a brand or a new product line. Surprise! They are hoping...more

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