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Understanding Corporate Monitoring and Fines
Hiring third parties to conduct international business is appealing, but companies should consider the risks of working with third parties before they find themselves in trouble – or a multimillion-dollar lawsuit.
Read MoreWill AI Help or Hurt Legal Professionals?
When an industry is confronted with a new technology that seeks to improve the efficiency of tasks, the workers of that industry are naturally inclined to feel concerned about how that technology may disrupt the way the industry runs. Currently, artificial intelligence (AI) in litigation is transforming the profession through automation of such time-consuming tasks…
Read MoreEmployment Agreements that Prevent Class Action Litigation Deemed Legal
An extremely close 5-4 ruling in the U.S. Supreme Court confirmed that employment agreements that state employees must give up their rights to pursue class action claims are legal. Many cases may be settled in arbitration – but is it a change for the better?
Read MoreSecurity perils continue to haunt law firms and clients
Law firms are investing more money in information security these days because their clients are effectively demanding it.
More than 2 in 5 lawyers (41 percent) recently interviewed by Robert Half Legal were planning to spend more on information security-related tools and services in the next 12 months.
Read MoreDrone litigation takes flight
Drones are soaring in popularity and, given the cloudy legal atmosphere, have injected jet fuel into aviation law practices.
What are the rules for flying them? Who makes the rules? And what if you feel threatened by a drone?
Read MoreSix ways to unleash your inner rainmaker
The internet continues to dismantle institutions. Two decades ago, consumers would buy everything they needed from one or two department stores. Then the internet came along, and that became the store: Consumers searched first for the product they wanted, hardly caring at all which retailer it came from. If it came from Sears, great. Amazon? That was great, too.
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