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Privacy and Security of Personal Information Collected by Employee Benefit Plans
High profile cyberattacks and data breaches have become routine occurrences. Cyber threats are so pervasive that many privacy and security experts advise that responsible parties ' like fiduciaries of employee benefit plans ' should prepare for <i>when</i> a data breach occurs, not <i>if</i>. Data collected by employee benefit plans includes sensitive information that makes them a particularly attractive target for cybercrime.
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Sullivan & Worcester's Advancement Think Tank
This article explores a firm's content development initiative experiment from the marketing and professional development perspectives. A group of about eight senior associates, known as SWATT (Sullivan & Worcester's Advancement Think Tank), were charged with developing the content. Here is their story.
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Three-Way Stop: Project Management, Technology and Process Improvement
Legal Project Management has seen an explosion of interest from the legal industry in recent years. It has been touted as the key to efficient legal work and a cure-all for the woes of fixed fees, fee caps, and lawyers who blow budgets. But what are the drawbacks?
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Cybersecurity Beyond Traditional Risk Management
At a recent CIO panel, an audience member asked the three of us on stage: "What do you see as your number one priority in the coming 12 months?" I responded "cybersecurity" without hesitation. The panelist that followed said that cybersecurity was a priority, but that it is a subset of risk management. This was not the first time I have heard the chief information pro and/or technologist in a large company make that point, and I have to respectfully disagree.
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<b><i>At the Intersection:</i></b> Collaboration: What Lawyers Can Learn from Google
These days, productive lawyering, successful onboarding of lateral hires, and effective Legal Project Management (LPM) all place a huge premium on effective collaboration. But lawyers are neither naturally collaborative nor comfortable as team players.
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Demand Is Down, So Why Are Billing Rates on the Rise?
Contradicting the ordinary rules of supply and demand, law firms have continued to jack up hourly fees faster than flat demand and a projected 1.7% annual inflation rate would suggest.
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U.S. Firms Expand into Latin America at a Record Pace
Recent data reveals that Latin America is the fastest-growing emerging market for Am Law 200 firms. The reason for U.S. firms' growing interest in the region is clear: Many Latin American economies boast above-average GDP growth and strong economic ties to the U.S. and Europe.
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Three-Way Stop: Project Management, Technology and Process Improvement
Legal Project Management has seen an explosion of interest from the legal industry in recent years. It has been touted as the key to efficient legal work and a cure-all for the woes of fixed fees, fee caps, and lawyers who blow budgets. But there are drawbacks.
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Money Laundering Case Puts Spotlight On Law Firms' Use of Trust Accounts
A $3.5 billion asset forfeiture case that the DOJ brought in July grabbed the public's attention for the alleged purchases involved: a luxury jet, a Beverly Hills mansion, Las Vegas casino junkets and a stake in the Leonardo DiCaprio movie <i>The Wolf of Wall Street.</i> But for experts in how law firms handle client funds, another detail in the case may merit special scrutiny.
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<b><i> Law Firm CI:</i></b> Inspiring Change
Law firm CI, in practice, can have a powerful impact even if it is not being used to improve management decisions. Despite criticisms, here is why it works.
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