TechLaw Crossroads

Another law firm sued for a data breach. This time it’s not the firm’s clients but a class action brought by those who had no relationship with the firm other than their personally identifiable information was in the firm’s files and was exposed. The risks and disruption from cybersecurity lapses by law firms are real and growing. Here’s

AI is changing the work collaberation that so essential to lawyers, particularly litigators. It’s time we quit relying on the water cooler training notion and moved to something more formal and deliberate. Here’s my thoughts for Above the...

Courts are starting to outright ban so-called smart glasses that can record audio and video from courtrooms. The impulse is understandable but how they are dealing with it could a problem.

The orders have definition problems. They ignore the broader wearable ecosystem: necklaces, AirPods with cameras, smartwatches, even mobile phones. And they miss an even bigger issue:...

Here’s my recap of the CLOC Global Institute for Above the Law. Legal ops professionals are the adults in the room of the legal tech conference world. There was serious content, serious attendees, and a business first at...

Based on what I heard at a CLOC conference facilitated audience conversation, a lot of outside counsel still don’t know what legal ops is. And when the audience was asked what outside counsel do right there was mostly silence.

According to this audience, the divide between many outside counsel and legal ops isn’t narrowing. But legal ops’ influence is growing with in ho...