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Within weeks of the shutdowns last March, those of us who follow legal tech trends were cautiously watching as attorneys who were displaced from their brick-and-mortar offices began to use cloud-based software out of necessity. Seemingly overnight, lawyers were intensely focused on learning as much as they could about the remote working tools that would help them get work done in the short term, at least until things “returned to normal.” Notably, at the time, it was expected that the stay-at-home orders would be in place for a few weeks, at most.
(T)he focus in online lawyer discussion groups changed overnight, with lawyers sharing their concerns about whether their firms would survive the mandated closures. Others sought advice on the remote working tools that would be necessary to set up a remote law firm, such as video conferencing platforms, VOIP phone systems, and law practice management software. Not surprisingly,
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February 12, 2021 at 11:50 AM
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The replacement of the Trump Administration by the Biden Administration will bring changes to countless areas of American life, including the legal sector. Here are a few practice areas that we at Lateral Link expect to heat up over the next few years. (Thanks to my colleague Gloria Sandrino, who previously shared her thoughts on this topic with Law360, for her help in putting this list together.)
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White-collar, investigations, and enforcement work. White-collar prosecutions fell to a record low under President Donald Trump. Over the past two years, I’ve spoken to numerous white-collar and investigations lawyers who have had to turn to civil and commercial litigation to keep themselves busy. Law firm hiring out of government also slowed significantly; with firms struggling to keep their current white-collar lawyers busy, their appetite for former prosecutors dropped significantly.
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