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Privacy and Security of Personal Information Collected by Benefit Plans

Marc Bussone

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>. Plan sponsors and fiduciaries should be aware of, and address, security and privacy issues in connection with personal information.

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Outsourcing Is No Longer a Four Letter Word Image

Outsourcing Is No Longer a Four Letter Word

Rob Mattern

With 70% of law firms outsourcing a portion of their back office and 45% considering outsourcing some middle office functions, it is clear that outsourcing is on the rise in law firms. This is because, when executed correctly, it can be an excellent management tool to increase service levels, broaden talent and manage costs.

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Retiring Boomers Pose Big Challenges For Firms Image

Retiring Boomers Pose Big Challenges For Firms

Julie Triedman

On June 30, securities litigator James Benedict, 66, walked out of his office at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley &amp; McCloy for the last time as a partner and caught a plane to Vail, Colorado, to begin the next chapter of his life.

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Cybersecurity Comes Together in Legal and Finance

Ricci Dipshan

Since the dawn of the new millennium, technology has been expanding the reach and ability of criminals at breakneck speeds. Regulators have constantly found themselves running behind a new era of cyberthreats and dangers, struggling to respond to accidents while fortifying the road ahead.

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Four Ways Big Data Can Help Win Your Next Case Image

Four Ways Big Data Can Help Win Your Next Case

Lauren Bakewell

Analyzing data and providing the right kind of data is critically important to every aspect of legal activities. When you're expecting data to act as a secret weapon in the sales process, the courtroom, or to provide a strong foundation for your firm, the quality of your information is priceless. To uphold your firm's integrity and ensure its success, it's time to get your staffers off Google and arm them with data intelligence.

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Truth, or Big Data Dare Image

Truth, or Big Data Dare

Karen Ellis

With all of society's technological advancements, it is a bit shocking that there has only been ONE technology ever developed to sniff out lies. The polygraph, invented in 1921, has barely advanced since.

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<b><i>Voice of the Client:</i></b> Not If, But When Your Fortune 500 Client Goes Out of Business Image

<b><i>Voice of the Client:</i></b> Not If, But When Your Fortune 500 Client Goes Out of Business

Mike O'Horo

When lawyers and marketers think about losing clients, they think primarily of being displaced by another law firm or, these days, by technology, in-sourcing, or an alternative service provider ' or even having the relationship partner take the client with her to another firm. But what if that big client was no longer buying from anyone?

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Intern Lawsuits Move to State Court; Face Class Decertification, Labor Test Uncertainties Image

Intern Lawsuits Move to State Court; Face Class Decertification, Labor Test Uncertainties

Jason Grant

The cases left on the docket feature a glitzy list of Manhattan-based fashion and media defendants ' Dolce &amp; Gabbana, Ralph Lauren, Giorgio Armani, CBS, Simon &amp; Schuster and many others. More than 40 "active" lawsuits in all, claiming that the companies' unpaid internship programs violated employment laws.

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<b><i>Leadership:</i></b> How to Create a Collaborative Law Firm Culture Image

<b><i>Leadership:</i></b> How to Create a Collaborative Law Firm Culture

Silvia L. Coulter

Retaining valuable talent, as many readers likely know, means staying connected to the clients. But, especially at the mid and junior levels of the firm, retaining talent can be as complicated and as simple as creating a collaborative culture.

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<b><i>At the Intersection:</i></b> 'Get a GRIP' on Collaboration Image

<b><i>At the Intersection:</i></b> 'Get a GRIP' on Collaboration

Pamela Woldow

While Google's People Analytics Division has been able to spotlight some prerequisites for a climate of collaboration, it has not defined practical action steps for implementing effective collaboration. So all across the legal profession, frustrated leaders' voices continue to ask, "What exactly do I do?"

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