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Recognizing that this is a time of innovation, one way law firms can 'prepare for a future we can't yet see' is through leveraging two key levers: the need for empathy and iteration.
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5 Digital Marketing Trends to Follow to Stay Competitive In 2023
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What's In Store for the Blockchain Industry In 2023?
The FTX bankruptcy caps a very difficult 2022 for the entire blockchain industry, spanning exchanges to decentralized finance to non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Blockchain and crypto skeptics are shouting "I told you so," while investors watch billions of investment dollars evaporate under the harsh light of the bankruptcies of Celsius, Compute North and now FTX.
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Is Asking E-Discovery Vendors for Indemnification for Data Breaches Provide Security of Clients' Data?
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Marketing Tech: Avoid Making Hasty Tech Decisions When In Crisis Mode
In March 2020 and the months immediately following, many firms found themselves scrambling to implement tools that would meet the needs of new remote work realities. Understandably, many of these decisions were done quickly without the normal level of due diligence. Now, the same firms are realizing that those hasty, though necessary, decisions should be revisited or undone.
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Data Minimization Meets Defensible Disposition: Just Say No to ROT and Over-Retention of Personal Information
Like a good diet and regular exercise for the body, data minimization and routine, defensible purging of outmoded documents are essential to maintaining healthy organizational information hygiene.
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Leaning on Trusted Partners to Drive Legal Tech Adoption and Avoid Failed Implementation
Turning to familiar, trusted partners to help navigate the unruly waters of change management, adoption and an ocean of new legal technology options.
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FTX Bankruptcy Sends Tremors Through Crypto Regulation
The sudden and spectacular crash of crypto-exchange FTX will send long-lasting tremors through both the nation's financial regulatory and bankruptcy landscapes.
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