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WEB5 days ago · GCs also need to align their teams’ workloads with the needs of the business, and not let other parts of the business migrate tasks to legal that other departments should handle. “You have to make sure that the team understands that there are expectations on them around what they do,” Rahimzadeh said. “Most in-house people love their ...
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WEBJul 11, 2024 · For one thing, the U.S. Department of Labor’s regulations may not fare well under federal courts’ scrutiny post-Chevron, a former DOL official told HR Dive. Ryan Golden • July 17, 2024. Tractor Supply may have thought it solved a big problem. Now it has a few more. The retailer retreated from its diversity and climate goals after an ...
DOJ considering breaking up Google | Legal Dive
WEB4 days ago · Anna Moneymaker / Staff via Getty Images. Google might need to be broken up to prevent it from capitalizing on its illegal monopolies in search and online ads, the Department of Justice says in a filing with a federal court that in August found the tech giant guilty of antitrust violations. “Plaintiffs are considering [recommending ...
Exploring the potential impact of generative AI on legal operations
WEBJan 11, 2024 · In the legal field, 82% of corporate legal professionals said they think generative AI can be used for legal work, according to a Thomson Reuters survey.Perhaps even more notable is that 54% think generative AI should be used for legal work.. All the same, most feel generative AI won’t replace the strategic work of lawyers and a small percentage of legal teams are already using these tools ...
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WEBOct 4, 2024 · Congress and regulators are setting their sights on algorithm-implementing emerging AI technologies. It’s important to remember that it takes unlawful behavior, not tools, to violate antitrust laws. By Shubha Ghosh • July 8, 2024. More stories. The latest legal technology news and analysis for in-house counsel.
By looking elsewhere, companies send big law a message
WEB6 days ago · Corporate clients are sending big law firms the message they’re too expensive and not stepping up on diversity, a survey by legal workflow software company BigHand finds. Almost 100% of law firms have seen client attrition over the last 12 months and about 80% are seeing less work from the clients who stick with them, according to the survey of 835 lawyers in law firms in North America and ...
Regulatory uncertainty ahead as SCOTUS rulings give companies …
WEBJul 3, 2024 · In her dissenting opinion in the Corner Post case, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson predicted a “ tsunami of lawsuits ” will wash over federal courts as a result of the court’s rulings in that case and the Loper Bright decision three days earlier. The Loper ruling offers a virtual invitation for in-house counsel to proceed to federal courts to ask judges to interpret regulations and the ...
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WEBAug 30, 2024 · Proposed PCAOB rule risks turning auditors into legal watchdogs. The NOCLAR proposal would impose on auditors greatly expanded responsibilities for identifying — or even preventing — noncompliance with a very wide range of laws, PwC’s Brian Croteau writes. Brian Croteau • April 25, 2024.
Legal AI sees wide adoption but most teams unprepared for talent …
WEB6 days ago · Nearly half (49%) of in-house legal counsel expect Generative AI tools to yield cost savings for their legal departments and a quarter of companies are already seeing cost benefits, according to a survey of 475 in-house professionals. However, only a quarter feel their organization is adequately prepared for the talent implications that GenAI ...