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Every year-end article you read (and there will be a plethora) will include "unprecedented," or "unpredictable," or "unbelievable," or just plain "crazy." And they are all correct – 2020 was all those things and more. As the year closes and we begin a long-anticipated 2021, what lessons can be taken from the last nine months? And what does the now at least hopeful post-pandemic world look like for cybersecurity, privacy and e-discovery?
As we did last year, we teamed with our colleagues at LegalTech News to get the thoughts of those in the legal tech world. (Note: Some of the answers have been edited for length.) We'll look at cybersecurity in this issue, and e-discovery in the February issue.
A new administration in the U.S., ransomware, ALSPs, new regulations in the U.S. and abroad, and the long-lasting impact of working remotely are just some of the factors that respondents say will factor in to how law firms need to prepare for 2021.
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