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The Arizona Supreme Court has approved the first three entities to be licensed as alternative business structures, enabling businesses owned by non-lawyers to deliver legal services under liberalized licensing rules. More here.
LawGeex Forms ALSP - the company has formed a small and focused ALSP business to provide legal advice and tech support for clients in the US. More here.
New ABA Report Shows "unfair bias" and compensation issues at the heart of the reasons women leave their legal positions in firms and even the legal industry as a whole. More here.
InTapp Makes Plans to Acquire Repstor - the cloud-based business applications company announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Belfast-based Repstor. More here.
Mitratech Acquires AdvanceLaw with plans to make the outside counsel performance feedback marketplace a part of their offer to GCs. More here.
So Far, 38 Law Schools are Requiring Students to Be Fully Vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus as a requisite for attending. Eric Feldman writes on the legal precedent for schools to require mandatory vaccination here.
ContractWorks conducted a survey of a selection of UK companies and found 15% of in-house staff use post-it notes to track contract milestones. Read more about the breakdown here.
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As the SEC's new cybersecurity-disclosure rules approach implementation on December 18, companies face the challenge of balancing the need for transparency with the risk of exposing sensitive details. The regulations demand prompt reporting of material cyberattacks and compel firms to navigate complex decisions regarding the extent and timing of disclosures.
Published weekly on Friday, the Legal.io Newsletter covers the latest in legal, talent & tech.
Legal Operations is a fairly recent addition to the legal industry, and, as a department tasked with managing and streamlining the efforts of in-house counsel, they have their work cut out for them. Although there are many options for Legal Operations, in this article we will focus on the 4 most effective tools to help in-house legal departments. Keep in mind, these solutions may vary from business to business, but this list generally addresses all in-house legal department needs.
Our in-house professional community discuss their experiences with work/life balance in in-house and law firm positions.
The FTC continues to crack down on privacy and cybersecurity, including issuing a new warning to tax preparation companies and entering into a consent decree with 1Health.io. VPPA and BIPA litigation continues to dominate the courts, including a denial of a motion to dismiss regarding worker’s voiceprints. In California, a federal judge enjoined enforcement of the Age-Appropriate Design Code Act. On the international level, Canada issued a Generative AI Code of Conduct for feedback, and the EU-DPF survives a court case.
In-house counsel talk about how they feel about transferrable skills and continued learning.
Legal Operations professionals discuss showcasing their value to a company.
A spate of recent US enforcement actions is likely just the beginning of a crackdown on companies that overhype AI to investors.
