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Maximizing Value in a Software Driven World
Over the last decade, technology has at least conceptually moved from a supporting role to a central role in the legal industry. Law firms market their technology prowess and clients demand investments in systems and expertise to leverage technology on their behalf. It won't surprise any trainers out there, however, to read that law firms continue to face difficulty maximizing effective user behavior, mandating adherence to policies, and even encouraging attendance at training. That difficulty seems to be particularly apparent among attorney users. Client pressures on rates, proliferation of alternative fee arrangements, commoditization of legal services by alternative service providers, mandates by the Bar, and the fear of being called out by a client or a judge for a lack of competence in this area all encourage acceptance of the need for change, but making that happen in a profound way at an institutional level is a challenge.
The 2011 New York State Bar Association Report on the Task Force on the Future of the Legal Profession framed that challenge nicely, saying that we need to “redesign the way that we work so that technology is fully integrated into our workflow in an efficient and effective manner.”'Law firm management has been catching the drift, and 81% of the respondents in a 2013 PwC Law Firm Survey said their top business and support priority for 2014 and beyond was to improve the use of technology. With 80% of respondents in the same survey identifying their top priority in the current year as the need to implement or upgrade IT systems, you can extract some sense of the shift happening here.
Behavioral change in the workplace inevitably begins in earnest when there is tension: a push and a pull, a carrot and a stick, some honey and ' well, you get the idea. This has also been the case with legal technology adoption and training.
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.
Removing Restrictive Covenants In New York
In Rockwell v. Despart, the New York Supreme Court, Third Department, recently revisited a recurring question: When may a landowner seek judicial removal of a covenant restricting use of her land?
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.