Dive into the intriguing world of GenAI, a game-changer for legal practices, its promises and pitfalls, and how to navigate this revolution. #GenAI #ACCDocket #inhouse

It is hard to appreciate just what generative AI is or is not unless you understand what it can and cannot do. And that requires a little history of how they were developed, writes Tech Toolbox columnist Greg Stern. #ACCDocket #inhouse #technology

Tacit organizational knowledge is extremely valuable yet often neglected. Tech Toolbox columnist Greg Stern discusses different ways in-house counsel can incorporate tacit knowledge into their personal management system. #ACCDocket #TechTuesday #inhousecounsel

Many companies are transitioning to a hybrid work schedule, but what does that mean for conducting meetings? Tech Toolbox columnist Greg Stern shares his best practices for keeping hybrid meetings efficient and engaging — for those in the office or at home. #ACCDocket

No matter where your department is on the maturation spectrum, there are resources available to guide you forward. #ACCDocket Tech Toolbox columnist Greg Stern shares his advice for improving your #legalops.

Whether you’re at home or on-the-go, make sure your tech can accommodate your work needs.

Every lawyer should have a personal knowledge management system in their toolkit.

There is no time like the present to rethink your approach to your career.

Some pieces of technology are so good they withstand the test of time. RSS is one you may use every day without realizing it.

Here are some tips to improve your knowledge management systems.

The COVID-19 pandemic triggered a fundamental shift in the way the workforce functions by forcing widespread remote work. Tech Toolbox columnist Greg Stern discusses ways that shift will carry on post-COVID.

Legal executives are asked to predict the future to aid strategic planning, a task made less daunting by Greg Stern’s advice on navigating the trends of the legal profession in his latest Tech Toolbox column.

A new era of portable computing is upon us. Tech Toolbox columnist Greg Stern explains three ways the new processing power will affect the work of in-house counsel.

An interview with Chubb's Global Deputy Counsel Kevin Rampe on how his legal team's culture helped the company through its initial COVID response.

Collaboration is also the lynchpin of creating an effective compliance and ethics program and culture of compliance. Technology can play a huge role in building that culture.

Law departments are very busy places: Lawyers, compliance, and other paraprofessionals typically have plates overflowing with work. Clients are demanding, and law department staff members must manage all demands without dropping any of the plates they are juggling.

My, how the legal world has turned. I can’t imagine a successful lawyer these days who doesn’t do their own word processing, calendaring, email, etc. Indeed, that level of basic technology skill has become table stakes in almost all business careers these days. But lawyers need a much deeper level of technology competence.

The more seamless you make your work, the more productive and effective you will be.

Working remotely enables access to a talent pool of professionals who once would have required expensive or unwilling relocations. This means we can collaborate with people around the world in ways we never did before.

Most tech platforms are like those luxury gated communities or apartment complexes that have so many amenities, like on-site grocery stores, pickleball courts, and health spas, that you stop wondering about the outside world because it is so pleasant and convenient inside.

But it has also demonstrated that allowing some employees to work from home may be a reasonable — or even preferable — alternative to requiring them to work on premise. There are a number of benefits in developing a distributed law department.

We are in the midst of an extraordinary crisis. Or many crises. The normal human state in times like these is anxiety and stress. So, your feelings are entirely normal. But not necessarily helpful. What can you do to make yourself better than “normal,” to rise above the situation?

According to ACC surveys, phishing risks and countermeasures are a top concern for in-house counsel. And the problem isn’t going away — in fact, the scope of the problem is increasing in the chaotic COVID-19 world. So, what is phishing anyway?

Opening up again is critical — when done safely. Our economies were never built for this. The pandemic kills people to be sure, but so do hunger and the crushing weight of collapsing finances. There is a balance to be found between opening up and avoiding the spread of the virus.

Most people have no idea how valuable their personal information is and therefore how carefully they should guard it. Or from whom they should be guarding it. Right now, one of the biggest threat vectors is that most of the internet economy runs on advertising; advertising runs on targeted ads; and targeted ads run on what many properly informed people would conclude is information they would prefer to keep private.