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Experts Predict Future Of E-Discovery

New types of data, including video, audio, social media, as well as new kinds of metadata, will require new tools for retrieval, search and…

Cybersecurity Concerns For ERISA Fiduciaries

Pension and welfare plans store participant and beneficiary personal data that is of interest to cyber attackers. Not only does […]

BigLaw Firms Raise Base Salaries, Following Cravath’s Lead

Earlier this month, Cravath, Swaine & Moore boosted first-year salaries to $180,000 from $160,000, and said they would increase pay […]

Collect Better Data, Not More Data

A potential “paralyzing paradox” presented by data collection and how to get past it.

Hourly Rate Gap Between Top, Mid-tier Firms Widens

The top law firms have increased equity partners’ hourly rates by 3.9 percent to an average rate of $1,085, according […]

Employee Negligence Doesn’t Negate Cyber Coverage

A decision from the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a district court summary judgment for the policy holder in […]

Law Firm’s Press Release Ruled Not Defamatory

When a California law firm won in the liability phase of a potentially multi-billion dollar whistleblower lawsuit, it put out […]

Law Firms Fight Lateral Departures

Law firms are clawing back bonuses, delaying return of capital, and limiting earnings to draws at the time of departure […]

Cybersecurity Is A Governance And Risk Management Issue

More companies are coming to see cybersecurity as part of a larger compliance and integrity program, rather than shunting it […]

Stand Up, Counselor, And Produce

Standing while doing desk work is known to get the blood pumping and put some stress on a few normally […]

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