"The earliest women lawyers faced all-male juries, blatant biases, and overt job discrimination, according to the documentary. In the 1940s, ‘50s and even ‘60s, women were expected to wear white gloves in the courtroom and could not carry their own files, the film shows." (via bol.bna.com)

"LinkedIn employs more than 10,000—countless more if you broaden the meaning of “employ” to connecting professionals everywhere with career-changing opportunities.One of those 10,000+ is responsible for almost everything e-discovery at the organization, as well as the technical aspects of managing and securing data on the rest." (via blog.kcura.com)

"Some aspects of lawyers’ jobs are more vulnerable to change than others. While algorithms are effective at processing data, they’re weaker in areas requiring emotional intelligence and human judgment. Complex areas of statutory law, like tax, will benefit from technology’s superior processing skills – but humans will probably always be better at negotiating deals, mediating disputes, or making ethical judgments." (via theguardian.com)

"New privacy regulations coming into force in Europe next year are calling into question whether Canada’s approach to privacy is keeping up with its global peers." (via theglobeandmail.com)

"Not all ransomware operates in the same manner and new ransomware threats are constantly appearing. In the context of a potential data breach, it is important to understand how ransomware functions." (via lawtechnologytoday.org)

"The AI searches through provincial case law and makes suggestions for how everything should be distributed based on previous rulings. Divorcing parties can then tweak the division as they see fit."  (via thestar.com)

"Attorneys: Stop Trying to “Game of Thrones” your timelines. The problem comes from the common misunderstanding that the purpose of a timeline is to list a bunch of things in chronological order. That’s not what timelines are for. Timelines are a tool to do what you should be doing in your trial from start to finish – they should tell a story."  (via abovethelaw.com/)

"Law firms need to know about this technology so they can be poised to guide and serve clients within the new blockchain reality in addition to altering their law firms to address the new blockchain reality."  (via forbes.com)

"We can now look at how small changes can cause exponentially big changes down the road. And we are able develop software using continuous deployment and rapid iteration to try out solutions and steer us to what will work."  (via lawyerist.com)