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Information Governance Career Options
Regulatory and business pressures have upped the ante for data management, and information governance (IG) has emerged as the new buzzword for meeting and beating these stakes. Unlike many buzzwords, however, IG is not old concepts dressed up in new clothes ' it's a new way of looking at information management that combines the best of what's come before with new perspectives and approaches to keeping information secure, accessible and available.
It also means a new world of responsibility for law firm IG professionals. As an effective IG program transcends traditional records and information management to include compliance requirements, security, privacy and dataflow of all firm assets, so too must the new law firm IG professional. He or she is responsible not just for the life cycle management of a record; but is now the chief steward of all data, electronic and hard copy, wherever it resides. He or she is charged with putting the processes and policies place to effectively use information to the benefit of the firm while meeting legal and compliance requirements.
To be a successful law firm IG professional, it's important to develop a greater understanding of how IT, security, risk, regulatory compliance, privacy management, records/information management, practice support and electronic data discovery interrelate. IG professionals know the impact of these departments/functions on information ' their role is to insure the security and availability of information to maximize its value. They must be flexible to adapt to, or embrace, new skills and knowledge while remaining current with the evolving laws, guidelines and best practices for managing information.
Major Differences In UK, U.S. Copyright Laws
This article highlights how copyright law in the United Kingdom differs from U.S. copyright law, and points out differences that may be crucial to entertainment and media businesses familiar with U.S law that are interested in operating in the United Kingdom or under UK law. The article also briefly addresses contrasts in UK and U.S. trademark law.
The Article 8 Opt In
The Article 8 opt-in election adds an additional layer of complexity to the already labyrinthine rules governing perfection of security interests under the UCC. A lender that is unaware of the nuances created by the opt in (may find its security interest vulnerable to being primed by another party that has taken steps to perfect in a superior manner under the circumstances.
Strategy vs. Tactics: Two Sides of a Difficult Coin
With each successive large-scale cyber attack, it is slowly becoming clear that ransomware attacks are targeting the critical infrastructure of the most powerful country on the planet. Understanding the strategy, and tactics of our opponents, as well as the strategy and the tactics we implement as a response are vital to victory.
Legal Possession: What Does It Mean?
Possession of real property is a matter of physical fact. Having the right or legal entitlement to possession is not "possession," possession is "the fact of having or holding property in one's power." That power means having physical dominion and control over the property.
The Stranger to the Deed Rule
In 1987, a unanimous Court of Appeals reaffirmed the vitality of the "stranger to the deed" rule, which holds that if a grantor executes a deed to a grantee purporting to create an easement in a third party, the easement is invalid. Daniello v. Wagner, decided by the Second Department on November 29th, makes it clear that not all grantors (or their lawyers) have received the Court of Appeals' message, suggesting that the rule needs re-examination.