Articles

Jul 17, 2017

Can You Trust Your Expert Witnesses with Confidential Data?

Excerpt: Not always. There was a recent case in which confidential data was not, to put it mildly, well handled. The corporate

Jul 07, 2017

Running with the Machines: Artificial Intelligence in the Practice of Law

Excerpt: Back in 2015, we wrote an article entitled “How Will Watson’s Children Impact the Future of Law Practice?” What a lot

May 26, 2017

Ransomware: No Honor Among Thieves and More Expensive

Excerpt: The FBI says that ransomware nets cybercriminals $1 billion a year. No wonder so many people want a piece of

May 17, 2017

Three Compelling Reasons for Solo and Small Firm Lawyers to Understand Their Technology

Excerpt: Let’s dive right in. If lawyers understand their technology . . . Lawyers can save money Serious money can

May 13, 2017

The Ransomware Epidemic and How to Protect Your Law Firm

Excerpt: Remember the good old days of ransomware? You would get an e-mail saying that you owed the IRS money and could

May 08, 2017

The Short and Useless Life of a Bad Resume

Excerpt: Over the last 20 years, I have reviewed hundreds of resumes. Most of them hit the wastebasket very rapidly. There are

May 07, 2017

Cybersecurity for Senior Lawyers

Excerpt: When we were asked to do this article for senior lawyers, our first question was: “Are they still practicing law?”

May 01, 2017

Should Lawyers Choose Google’s G Suite or Microsoft’s Office 365?

Excerpt: More and more companies and law firms are moving to the cloud and not in a small way. BetterCloud reports that

Apr 03, 2017

Securing Your Law Firm’s Website: A Critical Cybersecurity Task

Excerpt: One of a law firm’s most critical assets is its website – and yet protecting it is a priority that is

Mar 30, 2017

The Real Lesson of the WikiLeaks Vault 7 Document Dump

Excerpt: Some days are just more interesting than others. You could almost hear the mournful wailing of spooks (the CIA kind) as

Mar 12, 2017

Technology/Cybersecurity Management & Policies

Excerpt: Can lawyers actually manage their technology (instead of it managing them)? Can firms create and enforce policies that provide

Jan 31, 2017

Interview with Knights CEO David Beech: Alternative Business Structures Across the Pond

Excerpt: Recently, author Nelson had the pleasure of interviewing David Beech, the CEO of the professional services firm Knights in the UK.