Self-described "lawtech" firm LawHQ can move forward with a lawsuit alleging the First Amendment prohibits a Rhode Island rule barring law firms from using trade names.
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As the proponents of policy and creators of contracts, it’s well understood that the legal department’s job is, first and foremost, to manage risk. This involves identifying potential legal and regulatory issues as soon as possible, developing a profile of potential legal risks, avoiding those risks with compliance programs, and dealing with the ones that slip through the cracks.
What is perhaps less well understood is how dramatically the concept of “risk” has evolved in recent years. Between digital transformation and technological innovations, new data privacy laws, cyber vulnerabilities, and an increasing spotlight on corporate culture, values and diversity practices risk management today is not your grandmother’s limitation of liability clause. For today’s legal departments, risk management goes hand-in-hand with data stewardship. What type of information is retained or destroyed is becoming just as i
Mills Oakley launches new charity dedicated to pro bono
By Tony Zhang|12 January 2021
National law firm Mills Oakley has launched a new charity at the start of the year that will be dedicated to expanding its pro bono work across the country, as the firm takes its pro bono strategy to the next level.
The new charity, known as Everyday Justice, will provide free legal advice for the “missing middle.” This term describes the growing number of low to moderate-income earners in Australia who are ineligible for means-tested Legal Aid services but are unable to afford a private lawyer.
Mills Oakley found to access the legal system, the missing middle often must make a difficult choice between incurring substantial financial hardship, self-representing or abstaining from pursuing their legitimate legal claims altogether. Everyday Justice hopes to alleviate some of this undue hardship.
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Leah Langston is the Product Marketing Manager for Digital Discovery Pro and Legal Hold Pro at Zapproved. In her current role, Leah works closely with corporate legal professionals in all industries to understand the business and technical needs specific to in-house teams. Leah has a proven track record in the technology sector, both as a marketer and a technical support manager. She is currently pursuing an Executive MBA and has a degree in Electrical Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines.
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Amy Sellars is an Assistant General Counsel and the Director of the Discovery Center of Excellence for Cardinal Health in Columbus OH. Prior to her current role, she was the Lead Attorney for Walmart’s Discovery Operations Group. She has also worked as a discovery attorney for a midstream oil and gas company, and began her law career as an Associate for Crowe & Dunlevy. Before becoming a lawyer, Amy worked for an ed-tech start-up,
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