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New Jersey Weighs New Duty of Technology Competence

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New Jersey appears poised to become the next state to explicitly add a duty of technology competence to its professional code of ethics. Proposed revisions to the New Jersey Rules of Professional Conduct would, if adopted,...more

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Actionable Advice When Sharing Client Data with Vendors

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We’ve previously written on the need for law firms to scrutinize the data security protections in place at all third-party vendors who have access to client confidential information. Clearly, that’s still good advice....more

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ABA Urges Lawyers to Raise Their Cybersecurity Game

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The American Bar Association has again called on law firms to do more to protect their computer systems from intrusion by bad actors. The ABA’s House of Delegates approved Aug. 8 a trio of resolutions addressing cybersecurity...more

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Caution Signs Line the Road to Wider ChatGPT Adoption

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ChatGPT and related artificial intelligence technologies are one of the most exciting developments to hit the legal profession in decades. Their ability to synthesize large datasets of legal information and deliver...more

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Key Ethical Obligations in the Era of Modern Law

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To achieve modernization, the legal industry is operating off a new mindset requiring focus on efficiency and innovation when making operational decisions. Legal departments, law firms, legal service providers, and other...more

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New York Weighs First-Ever Cybersecurity CLE Requirement

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The New York State Unified Court System recently published for public comment a proposal that would require state’s lawyers to take one hour of continuing legal education (CLE) on cybersecurity topics. The proposal, if...more

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Lawyers Encouraged to Vet Tech Vendors Carefully

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Law firms are prime targets for hackers. Why? Because their computer networks contain highly concentrated, high-value information about many parties that is often not well-protected. One often-overlooked vulnerability is the...more

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New York Could Become the First State to Require Cybersecurity CLE

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New York attorneys could soon have to complete cybersecurity training courses to satisfy their continuing legal education (“CLE”) requirement. The House of Delegates of the New York State Bar Association (“NYSBA”) has...more

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Ethics Violations and the Rise of eDiscovery Technology

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A Federal Court judge recently told me that when he asked the lawyer about the ESI (Electronically Stored Information) in his matter, the lawyer replied there wasn’t any. When the judge asked if there were going to be any...more

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Attorneys Must Consider Ethical Obligations Associated with a Data Breach

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Most attorneys are well aware of statutory obligations that require private and governmental entities to notify individuals of data breaches that involve the loss or disclosure of personally identifiable information. An area...more

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No Rules, Just Be Right? The ABA's New Technology Ethics Opinion

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On the heels of the recent Petya ransomware attack, which infected DLA Piper's IT systems, a superb analysis by Peter Norman of the ABA's Formal Opinion 17-477R on lawyers' ethical responsibilities when using information...more

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