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My ILTA Experience: Insights from a Volunteer

By Alina Antonov
Please enjoy this blog post authored by Alina Antonov, Senior Information Technology Project Manager, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP. ILTA: I'm a proud volunteer at ILTA, the International Legal Technology Association. Founded in 1980, ILTA is like the ultimate clubhouse for legal tech enthusiasts—where lawyers and tech geeks unite to make legal work less, well, work! With over 25,000 members worldwide, this non-profit is all about sharing tips, tricks, and tools to help legal pros stay ahead of the game. Run by a dedicated board and an army of volunteers, ILTA offers everything from conferences to webinars. If you want to talk shop about the latest ...
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Understanding Dynamics in Social Media Searches

By Franki Russell
Please enjoy this blog authored by Josh Janow, CEO of SMI Aware. Introduction Social media is often dismissed as a chaotic mix of noise, opinions, and superficial content—a digital cesspool where finding valuable information seems impossible. However, within this vast sea of posts, likes, and shares lies a treasure trove of data crucial for discovery, due diligence, and investigations. The challenge isn't just in accessing this information but in navigating the technical and ethical complexities that come with it. Unearthing relevance from the flood of content requires skill, precision, and a deep understanding of the dynamics at play. Defining the ...
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Case profiles: Managing party, witness, and organisation information

By Marketing Opus 2
The cast of characters in your case weave a complex web. To build an effective case strategy, you must understand how all of the parties, witnesses, and organisations are involved. In addition, you need to know how they relate to one another and the evidence. Establishing this comprehensive picture of the case is detailed and time-consuming work. For litigation and arbitration teams that manage that information in Word documents and spreadsheets, the task is daunting. But using technology like Opus 2 can help you create interactive, digital case profiles to collect and connect party, witness, and organisation information. In this blog, we’ll share why being ...
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Zero Networks: Your Law Firm's Best Defense Against Ransomware and Lateral Movement

By Ronit Wolf
We get it, legal sector. C yber-attacks against law firms have surged by over 60% in the past two years, with 73% of the top 100 law firms experiencing at least one attack. Given the sensitive nature of the information law firms handle, it’s crucial to adopt comprehensive cybersecurity solutions that consolidate tooling, save on cost, save time and effort for small teams, and more. You need to be able to block ransomware and halt lateral movement, enhance security controls to meet customer and cyber insurance demands, and you need to consolidate security solutions for your stretched-thin security team. We at Zero ...
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7 quick tips to boost legal tech adoption

By Marketing Opus 2
In today’s competitive and innovative litigation landscape, legal tech adoption is pivotal for law firms as they work to meet their clients’ evolving needs and develop stronger client relationships. However, despite significant investments in promising tools, many litigation teams struggle with low adoption rates and inconsistent use across departments and teams. Understanding the barriers legal tech adoption is crucial to overcoming these obstacles. This blog explores the common challenges hindering the successful implementation of legal technology and provides seven practical tips to facilitate smoother adoption within your firm and litigation department. ...
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Reviewing Your Review Process: How to Provide Meaningful and Actionable Feedback

By Kendall Smardzewski
Please enjoy this blog post authored by Kendall Smardzewski, Business Unit Director, Banking & Financial Services and Immigration, Clark Hill. Our review processes deserve a review! Or so we posited. We recently invited our law firm colleagues (practitioners, operations professionals, and support staff) to participate in a short survey to help answer the question: how can we improve the review process? Our top five takeaways are below. 1. REVIEWS ARE HELPFUL BUT THERE IS SIGNIFICANT ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT A majority of our participants found the review process helpful to their job performance and work environment to varying degrees, but less helpful ...
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TitanFile Announces Integrations with Microsoft and NetDocuments

By Jo Rodrigues
TitanFile , a leader in secure file sharing and collaboration, announced today that it has worked with Microsoft and NetDocuments to bring new tools and unique user experiences to market. TitanFile will release significant upgrades to its “Secure Send” Outlook integration, launch a new Microsoft 365 integration and unveil a powerful integration with NetDocuments. “Today, we reaffirm our deep commitment to offering our customers and users the most complete and efficient experience for sharing files securely and seamlessly,” said TitanFile’s CEO, Tony Abou-Assaleh. “By furthering our collaboration with Microsoft and NetDocuments, we’re empowering our customers ...
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Google’s Fight Against Non-Consensual Deepfakes: A Step Forward in Digital Gender Rights

By Donna Medrek
Google’s Fight Against Non-Consensual Deepfakes: A Step Forward in Digital Gender Rights In the digital age, the proliferation of deepfake technology has raised significant concerns, particularly when it’s used without consent. The recent scandal involving Taylor Swift, where her likeness was used in a non-consensual deepfake, sparked widespread outrage and brought this issue to the forefront. In response to this growing concern, Google has taken decisive steps to tackle non-consensual deepfakes, demonstrating its commitment to user safety and digital ethics. Google’s New Measures Google has introduced several measures aimed at protecting victims and ...
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AI-Powered Medical Records Summarization: A Game-Changer

By Dharmarth Jani
In the world of healthcare, medical records are the lifeblood of patient care. They contain crucial information about a patient's medical history, diagnosis, treatment, doctor's notes, prescriptions, and progress. These records are paramount to healthcare providers, legal firms, and insurance companies. Doctors and caregivers need timely access to patients' medical histories and health reports to make precise diagnoses and develop effective treatment plans. Similarly, legal firms rely on these records to establish relevant facts and prepare a solid case. However, managing extensive and complex medical records with specialized terminology takes time and ...
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Managed Review Tips and Tricks

By Amy Tom
Please enjoy this blog authored by Amy Tom, Manager, eDiscovery Staffing, Morrison & Foerster. Document Review Attorneys and Artificial Intelligence Best Practices for Review By Amy C. Tom, Esq. If you have attorneys with varying levels of interest and experience in artificial intelligence, an expanding list of potential data sources, and a looming substantial completion deadline, you are in good company. When planning an effective document review, here are some considerations and recommendations: Leverage TAR Consider the use of Technology Assisted Review (TAR). Test it on a subset of your potential data before ...
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Corporate Law Governance: 101 Corporate Strategy

By Andrea Webster
Please enjoy this blog authored by Andrea Webster, Associate Director Legal Innovation & Operations, Novartis. Welcome to “Corporate Law Governance: 101 Corporate Strategy,” your essential resource for mastering corporate law and governance. Understanding and navigating corporate governance is crucial for corporate executives and law firm professionals in today’s global economy. This blog provides in-depth analysis, practical insights, and expert commentary to enhance governance practices. The Evolving Landscape of Corporate Governance Corporate governance has evolved from a compliance-oriented task to a strategic function impacting reputation, ...
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Press Release | ILTA Announces the ILTACON 2024 Startup Hub and Startup Hub Speaker Line-up

By ILTA News
(Chicago, IL) July 27, 2024 – The International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) Announces the ILTACON 2024 Startup Hub and Startup Hub speaker line-up. An integral part of the ILTACON Exhibit Hall, the Startup Hub will showcase legal IT and tech startups. Limited to 30 curated participant booths, the selected Start-ups will gain access to the most powerful group of legal IT and tech decision makers that can propel your company’s business. The goal of the Start-up Hub is to create a compelling showcase of innovative new and emerging companies that will positively impact legal IT and operations. This year’s line up is as follows: ...
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Attorneys Love Their iPads. Must it be $2,000 Worth of Love?

By Melissa Franklin
I work with many Am Law 100 (top 100 law firms in the US) who provide iPads to their attorneys. It’s public information that many of these firms achieve millions of dollars of profit per equity partner . Investing $2,000 to enable these profit-generating attorneys to work from anywhere and to be more responsive to their elite clients is a simple calculation. iPads are fantastic. They are portable. The Pencil is fluid. It’s quick to get to work. Try comparing your time-to-work on an iPad with loading your Citrix desktop! But what if your firm does not quite have the budget to put a $2,000 iPad Pro kit in each of your attorneys’ hands? In 2024, ...
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Considering your Next Move? Legal Operations Careers for Former Legal Timekeepers

By Kristin Rhodes
Please enjoy this blog post co-authored by Kristin Rhodes, Director of Practice Management, Paul Hastings LLP and Mike Ertel, Practice Innovation and Knowledge Attorney, Paul Hastings LLP. Have you started your career in legal (attorney, paralegal, etc.) and don’t want to be a timekeeper forever? Keep reading to learn about the world of opportunities in Legal Operations. According to CLOC, Legal Operations (or legal ops) “describes a set of business processes, activities, and the professionals who enable legal departments to serve their clients more effectively by applying business and technical practices to the delivery of legal services. Legal ops provide ...
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Revolutionizing Paralegal Services: The Power of Cognitive Computing

By Dharmarth Jani
Cognitive computing is marking a new dawn in the sphere of legal services. Just as email revolutionized communication, cognitive computing is transforming the very core of paralegal services. This disruptive technology uses artificial intelligence, neural networks, machine learning, natural language processing (NLP), and audio and image recognition to create super-efficient legal assistants. The legal space has always been notoriously labor intensive. Lawyers, paralegals, and even judges spend hours skimming through tons of documents. Whether it is drafting a legal document or researching evidence for a case, paralegal services are paper-intensive, ...
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Press Release | E-Discovery Consultation Launch: UK Legal Tech Group Releases Key Proposals for Use of AI

By ILTA News
Retired judge Dr Victoria McCloud and the London Solicitors Litigation Association welcome ILTA’s development of Best Practice Guide for Active Learning processes. (London, UK) JULY 17, 2024 — Today the Special Interest Group (SIG) of the International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) released its draft of a Best Practice guide for the use of Active Learning technologies in managing electronic discovery or disclosure in litigation and called on all sector professionals to provide feedback. One of the driving forces behind ILTA is that sharing knowledge empowers everyone and serves the ends of justice. The proposed Guide was compiled over ...
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Press Release | ILTA and RezAI Partner to Provide Conversational AI Assistant for ILTACON 2024

By ILTA News
(Chicago, IL) JULY 17, 2024 — The International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) is excited to announce a new partnership with RezAI to introduce Ask Erika , a state-of-the-art conversational AI assistant, for ILTACON 2024. Ask Erika is named after and inspired by Erika Emrick, from the Ask ILTA Desk, who has been a guiding force in enhancing attendee support and engagement. This collaboration will enhance attendee engagement and support throughout the conference. Ask Erika will provide attendees with instant access to essential information, about the conference schedule, sessions, speakers, and more, ensuring a seamless and interactive experience. ...
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KM and Innovation: Better Together?

By Sachin Gupta
Please enjoy this blog post co-authored by Sachin Gupta, Practice Innovation Attorney, Paul Weiss Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP and Virginia Ong, Legal Innovation Manager, Greenberg Traurig. Every firm structures its knowledge management and innovation (KM&I) departments differently. The degree of variation in their methods can range from minor to major across different organizations. KM&I departments need to ensure that their KM and innovation teams collaborate closely, not only with each other but also with other departments such as research and technology. There is an inherent tension in structuring departments as combining roles such as KM ...
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Press Release | Ciaran Martin to Join S4S as Keynote

By ILTA News
(London, UK) JULY 15, 2024 – The International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) Announced a continued partnership with S4S. S4S, a premier event crafted by security professionals for security professionals, is excited to announce that Ciaran Martin will be the keynote speaker for the upcoming conference. Martin, the first CEO of the National Cyber Security Centre and current Professor of Practice in the Management of Public Organizations at the University of Oxford, brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the event. The one-day conference, scheduled for 17 September 2024 at 155 Bishopsgate, London, promises a robust agenda packed with insights ...
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