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Legal Sector Insights: The Current Status and Future of the Law Firm Workplace
Ryan J. Hoopes
Most industries are navigating the effects of rapid forced changes caused by the pandemic. What sets the legal sector apart is that the pandemic served as a catalyst to accelerate trends ahead at lightning speed which have been predicted for over a decade.
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Process Automation: Increase Competitiveness By Going Paperless
Adam Levithan
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Laura Whitman
This last year has brought an ever-increasing pressure to be competitive and retain the margin that pays salaries and powers growth. One outlet to maintain and increase competitiveness is the reduction of paper processes and increasing the use of technology.
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Rapid Innovation Is Scary, But Necessary for Law Firm Leaders
Marcie Borgal Shunk
To achieve the seemingly insurmountable task of preparing leaders to shepherd firms in the post-pandemic world demands an approach similar to what enabled society to create the COVID vaccine in record time: a unique set of circumstances, dedicated focus and sufficient resources.
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Closing the Information Security Gaps In the New Operational Model
Kyle Reese
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Nathan Curtis
In 2020, law firms did what they had to do to continue serving their clients. Information governance may have been sacrificed in the face of an urgent, global crisis. As understandable as that is, it's time now to step back and assess best practices for the new operational model that is here to stay.
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Closing the Information Security and Governance Gaps In the New Operational Model
Kyle Reese
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Nathan Curtis
In 2020, information governance may have been sacrificed in the face of an urgent, global crisis. As understandable as that is, it's time now to step back and assess best practices for the new operational model that is here to stay.
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Why Untangling the CISO from IT Can Improve Governance and Security Outcomes
Jake Frazier
Despite the fact that the CISO's duties are growing in scope and importance, and data protection has become a board-level concern, many security leaders still do not have a direct line to the CEO.
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Cybersecurity 2020 Year In Review — And A Look Into 2021
ssalkin
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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How to Transform Mailroom Operations for Security, IG and Productivity
Steve Irons
A Permanent Change to How Your Firm Operates Law firms need a best practice Digital Mailroom operation, not the current scan-to-email workaround, which was a triage solution at the onset of the COVID-19 crisis. Attorneys and staff working from home must have reliable, secure delivery of daily mail which is arriving at the main office.
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Right-Resourcing Legal Services
Chase D'Agostino
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Andy Banquer
What is the right strategic approach for a legal department to optimize its return on investment for the resources it deploys to render legal services?
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COVID-19 Dispels Long-Held Law Firm Operations Myths
J. Mark Santiago
During the COVID-19 pandemic, law firms have learned that a large number of "essential" services and Standard Operating Procedure rules and assumptions about how an office works are 1950's myths that need to be identified, examined and re-engineered or discarded.
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