Be vigilant about protecting sensitive client data with these tools

Jun 1, 2014 8:10 AM CDT

‘60 Sites’ session takes in the crowd’s favorites

Jun 1, 2014 8:00 AM CDT

LexThink.1 tackles how collaboration may help firms stay relevant during flux

Jun 1, 2014 7:50 AM CDT

4 types of employees can put your security at risk

Jun 1, 2014 7:40 AM CDT

3 lessons for legal innovators from startup exec Rick Klau

Jun 1, 2014 7:30 AM CDT

Lawyers choose their favorites for ‘60 Sites in 60 Minutes’

One of the most popular ABA Techshow sessions is the traditional conference closer: “60 Sites in 60 Minutes.” And as a near-capacity crowd inside the Continental Ballroom at the Chicago Hilton marked the end of Techshow on Saturday, in rapid succession, a four-person panel consisting of outgoing Techshow chairwoman Natalie…

Apr 1, 2014 3:22 PM CDT

Law bloggers sum up their time spent offline and face-to-face at Techshow

As usual, legal bloggers attended and presented at ABA Techshow in force—and often, they shared key information and their own thoughts online after all was said and done. For the fifth year, LexThink.1—which gathers speakers for six-minute presentations around a central law practice theme—took place on the eve of Techshow.…

Mar 31, 2014 6:15 PM CDT

What were the most important product announcements at Techshow?

ABA Techshow is a great place to reconnect with old friends, make new business contacts and stay on top of cutting edge trends in the legal technology realm. It’s also a great place to unveil or make announcements about products (and you don’t even have to be at Techshow to…

Mar 31, 2014 5:40 PM CDT

Watergate’s lasting legacy is to legal ethics reform, says John Dean

“How in God’s name could so many lawyers get involved in something like this?” That was the question former White House counsel John Dean wrestled with during his 1973 testimony before the U.S. Senate committee as he blew the whistle on President Richard Nixon and his administration for crimes relating…

Mar 31, 2014 1:35 PM CDT

Tools for lawyers worried that NSA is eavesdropping on their confidential conversations

Are you concerned that Big Brother (including the National Security Agency) is not only watching, but listening, recording and even transcribing your confidential client conversations? The good news for lawyers worried about maintaining their duty of confidentiality is that there are tools and safeguards to help them. In a session…

Mar 30, 2014 5:44 PM CDT

Startup Lab’s leader has 3 lessons for legal innovators

As he said last month Google Ventures partner Rick Klau thought he was a curious choice to be the keynote speaker at this year’s ABA Techshow. After all, he has never practiced law professionally and has spent most of his professional life running Internet startups. Indeed, since 2011, he’s been…

Mar 28, 2014 10:39 PM CDT

4 types of employees who put your cybersecurity at risk, and 10 things you can do to stop them

You’ve probably heard of Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor accused of leaking top-secret information about government surveillance programs to the news media, and Bradley Manning, the former Army intelligence analyst convicted of leaking reams of classified material about the war in Iraq to WikiLeaks. But have you…

Mar 28, 2014 5:45 PM CDT

Check out swag from the ABA Techshow (gallery)

Besides sessions that will get lawyers and firm managers up to speed on the latest legal technology issues and resources, a tech conference is the time to check out products first hand. If you’re a conference veteran, you’ll leave room in your suitcase for the freebies that product vendors hand…

Mar 28, 2014 5:00 PM CDT

In-house lawyers face technological minefield to preserve client confidentiality

In-house counsel have historically faced greater hurdles than their outside counterparts in proving that their client communications are confidential. And advancements in legal technology have made in-house counsel’s lives even more difficult. During a session at ABA Techshow on Friday, Philip Favro, senior discovery counsel at Recommind, identified several technological…

Mar 28, 2014 4:18 PM CDT

Ethics rulings tell lawyers to seek security when in the cloud

New ethics rules require lawyers to be technologically competent and aware of the ethical implications of cloud computing. But what exactly constitutes technological competence? And how far must a lawyer who stores data in the cloud go to protect client confidences from inadvertent or unauthorized access or disclosure? Those two…

Mar 28, 2014 3:57 PM CDT