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How to Manage 6 Risks Affecting Cybersecurity for Law Firms Image

How to Manage 6 Risks Affecting Cybersecurity for Law Firms

Chris Mangano & Edward Keck, Jr.

Cybercriminals are increasingly targeting law firms; extortion is quickly realized, given the nature of highly confidential client data. The digital footprint of law firms is constantly expanding, leading to more entrances to a firm's network infrastructure, which is a direct gateway to data.

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6 Risks Affecting Cybersecurity for Law Firms

Chris Mangano & Edward Keck, Jr.

We are all "custodians of data." Law firms specifically are stewards of some of the most sensitive information stored and shared; a fact that doesn't elude nefarious cybercriminal syndicates. Below are some of the top cybersecurity risks affecting law firms.

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Redefining Attorney-Client Collaboration with Technology That Delivers Greater Value

David Carns

If savvy law firm attorneys haven't done so yet, they should take this time to adjust their expectations and increase their comfort levels with new technologies, processes, and workflows. Going forward, their clients will expect the emphasis to be on relationships and outcomes, not billable hours.

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Cloud-Based Discovery Is at Critical Mass: Here's Why

Kenneth Spencer

Part One of a Two-Part Series The legal industry today is experiencing a massive uptick in cloud-based discovery. The shift to remote and hybrid work and changing attitudes toward the cloud are significant factors in the movement to widespread adoption of cloud-based discovery. This article explains the momentum behind the rise of cloud-based discovery and the business reasons why companies will have to embrace it.

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The Changing Face of Incident Response

Larry Gagnon

A good incident response program helps firms affected by a cyberattack identify potential damage to their reputation, their regulatory obligations for reporting and issuing notifications, and the potential for future litigation.

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Cyber Insurance Experiencing Future Shock

Barry M. Miller & Elisabeth Gentile

Insurers who write cyber liability policies are well-equipped to manage cyber claims, but what about carriers and adjusters who face such claims under more traditional policies — also known as "Silent Cyber?" This article aims to help non-cyber risk adjusters who may have to oversee such a claim.

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7 Keys to Managing Tech and Service Company Partnerships

David Cochran

Partnerships play a key role in today's legal marketplace. Typically, one supplier partners with a law firm and/or corporate legal department to provide…

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California 'Right to Know Act' Sets Off Alarm Bells Ring for Privacy Experts

Isha Marathe

While state data privacy legislation is picking up across the U.S., a California bill that recently passed the State Senate and has remained largely under the radar, has some privacy experts raising alarm bells.

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Legal Tech: Can Claiming Incompetence Save You from Spoliation Sanctions? Image

Legal Tech: Can Claiming Incompetence Save You from Spoliation Sanctions?

Eric P. Mandel

A recent opinion in Illinois raises the question of whether spoliating parties should be encouraged to present the following defense at trial: "Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, yes the main evidence of this case has been destroyed, but it's only because my client and my law firm are completely incompetent when it comes to preserving electronic evidence."

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Enforcement Update: U.S. Courts Demonstrate Reluctance to Extend Application of Chinese Data Security and Privacy Laws In Civil Discovery Image

Enforcement Update: U.S. Courts Demonstrate Reluctance to Extend Application of Chinese Data Security and Privacy Laws In Civil Discovery

Jeff Pade & Lindsey Dieselman

Two recent Chinese laws — the Data Security Law (DSL) and the Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) — include provisions aimed at restricting the cross-border transfer of China-based data foreign enforcement and judicial authorities. U.S. courts have not yet addressed whether these data protection and privacy laws could bar the production of documents in civil contexts involving governmental litigants or in criminal proceedings.

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