Onit bolsters ELM offering with new product integrations that increase rate accuracy and drive efficiency across legal business operations

HOUSTON (March 8, 2022) — Onit, the leading provider of legal workflow solutions, including enterprise legal management (ELM) and contract lifecycle management (CLM), today announced a set of integrations to its ELM solutions that further incorporate two of its recent acquisitions into its comprehensive portfolio for managing advanced legal workflows. The integrations, which stem from Onit’s acquisitions of Bodhala and BusyLamp in September 2021, optimize legal operations in two key areas — financial benchmarking and localized support for Europe.

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Top Challenges for Legal Companies when Dealing with Technology and What has changed

One of the most significant changes is the evolving legal landscape, which has impacted how law firms need to consider their relationship with technology. Legal companies must now consider various factors, including the need for secure communication that cannot become a subject of cyber-attacks, data loss, and more. Additionally, a stable online presence has become essential as more and more law companies generate their clients online, and everything is going digital. Clients now prefer online consultations and need an online space to store their confidential data. As a result, legal companies must adapt to these changes to remain competitive and meet the needs of their clients.

Cyber-security: As the number and sophistication of cyber-crimes continue to grow, the threat to businesses is increasingly growing. Law firms are particularly vulnerable to such threats due to the sensitive and valuable data they manage and the outdated cyber-security systems that many firms in the sector still employ. Cyber-security requires extensive, long-term investment into your IT infrastructure and cyber-security staff. This may be especially difficult for smaller law firms that might not have the necessary resources to provide adequate protection. MSPs can help law firms by providing a secure cloud to store and protect their data from cyber threats.

Clients’ data protection: Client expectations around data protection are also increasing. Clients are becoming more aware of the risks of having their confidential information reside on an attorney’s unprotected computer. Law firms must create protection policies that secure client data, which can be easy to do with the right tools. However, it is practically impossible if things aren’t set up correctly.

Law professionals expect a hybrid/remote model: The ability to work from anywhere is powerful, and it is also seen as something of a perq by attorneys. Today’s remote staff, need the same environment, whether in the office or remotely. Technology complexity should not distract them from the billable business. Even recruiters must have a story ready to sell potential new hires on how efficiently and effectively the firm’s IT infrastructure supports their ability to work remotely.

Compliance: Compliance is a significant challenge for law companies due to the constantly changing legal and regulatory environment. As new laws and regulations are introduced, law firms must ensure they meet all compliance requirements. This can be daunting, especially for firms operating in multiple jurisdictions with varying regulations. Additionally, the growing use of technology in legal services has increased the risk of data breaches and cyber attacks, making compliance even more crucial. To stay compliant, law firms must adopt modern technology and digital workplace solutions tailored to regulations and meet the needs of lawyers and clients. These innovative solutions ensure the secure exchange and storage of data and facilitate smooth communication between firm professionals and clients to enable more effective collaboration.

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The Office Opening Marks an Exciting Chapter in the Digital Transformation Startup’s US Expansion

(PRUnderground) December 15th, 2021

Last week Cyferd, the company behind the new agile digital transformation platform, officially finalized a deal to open an office in New York City. The office, which will be located at the iconic 1 Rockefeller Plaza address, will be Cyferd’s first foray into the US market.

The Art Deco building, which was previously home to organizations such as Time Inc, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Girl Scouts of the USA, will be the first of Cyferd’s American locations and will primarily host business executives. Rockefeller Plaza sits in Manhattan’s Midtown, close to iconic landmarks like the Empire State Building, the Flatiron Building, and Grand Central Terminal. Another office, designed for Cyferd’s technology development team, is expected to open in the city later in 2022.

According to a Cyferd leadership source, having an expanded presence in both Europe and the North America reflects the long-term visions of company growth predicated to occur. The opening of the new office will mark a shift in Cyferd’s outlook for the future, according to CEO Ranjit Bahia.

“This now means that we’ll be able to make a start recruiting our first US employees and expand our journey,” Bahia says. “This past year has shown exponential growth, and we’re excited for this milestone to mark the start of our American adventure.”

The Cyferd platform takes a new and unique approach to data-driven digital transformation by tackling the problem of data fragmentation and data silos at the source. The platform enables users to create scalable, secure business applications in the cloud without the requirement for coding, accelerating digital business transformation. With Cyferd, users can reap the benefits of cloud minus the complexity by using one unified data model and reduce the barriers to business innovation.

For more information on the Cyferd platform, head to our website here or get in contact at greer.ross- mclennan@cyferd.com .

About Cyferd

Cyferd is a next-generation digital transformation company changing the face of digital transformation by building a platform that enables users to create scalable, flexible, and secure business apps in the cloud – all without the requirement for coding. With the Cyferd platform, users can reap the benefits of cloud minus the complexity of development. Take control of your data and create data-driven business applications on top of a unique, unified data model; make it easier than ever to save development costs, reduce time to market, and accelerate frictionless, agile digital transformation.

 

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Along with remote operations, the ability to sign documents on the go and from anywhere has become the ‘new normal’. For many businesses still hesitant to go back to the office, the new level of convenience and consistency that eSignature delivers to document processes has become the standard.

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Our podcast explores various topics around patents, trademarks, copyrights and designs.

In every episode, we talk with experts and decision-makers in the IP industry, getting their insights into hot topics, trends and challenges.

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Hanzo, today announced it’s joined Asana Partners as a Technology Partner, bringing enterprise-grade ediscovery, investigations, and compliance solutions to the Asana application. Hanzo’s intelligent ediscovery collection and early case assessment solution allow enterprise legal teams to defensibly capture, process, and present searchable data from Asana for litigation, investigations, and auditing. Using an API+ approach to collections, Hanzo delivers a more contextual and near-native format of collected data along with extended metadata, critical for better insights and understanding to power informed strategy.

With years of experience serving Fortune 500 clients and helping them manage the unique challenges of high ediscovery frequency and massive data volumes, Hanzo has developed the ability to intelligently collect collaborative data and help clients manage risk, reduce data volumes, and defensibly meet ediscovery, investigations, and other requests for information efficiently.

“Enterprises are investing in collaboration for better project management and communication from distributed teams, essential for growth. As a result, they require solutions to efficiently manage and deliver insights about their data for ediscovery, investigations, and information governance. Hanzo is pleased through this partnership to leverage both Asana’s API as well as Hanzo’s Dynamic Capture technology to provide enterprise legal teams easy-to-access, contextual data for efficient discovery workflows,” said Dave Ruel, VP of Product at Hanzo.

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“We’re thrilled that Hanzo has joined Asana Partners and are excited to be expanding our global network of technology partners, helping create integrated workflows that allow our customers to achieve success,” said Billy Blau, Head of Business and Corporate Development, Asana. “Together, we’re connecting the enterprise’s most essential integrations, like Hanzo, to create the platform for distributed teams, helping organizations around the world advance their digital transformation efforts and work together more seamlessly than ever before.”

To get started visit the Hanzo + Asana detail page to request a demo and learn more about how Hanzo can help enterprises manage their Asana data for discovery.

Asana helps more than 135,00 paying customers and millions of free organizations across 200 countries and territories, orchestrate their work, from small projects to strategic initiatives. Leading companies rely on Asana to manage everything from company objectives to digital transformation to product launches and marketing campaigns.

Joining Asana Partners gives you the opportunity to create more value for your customers by building apps on Asana’s platform. For more information about Asana Partners, visit: asana.com/partners

 

About Hanzo:

Hanzo helps global enterprises manage and reduce legal risk wherever work gets done. Our vision is to provide enterprises with a single source of truth for their complex communications data. Hanzo solutions capture investigations, litigation, and compliance data from wherever employees collaborate — efficiently tackling the massive volume and unique complexities that emerging data sources present. Hanzo’s software empowers defensible preservation, targeted collection, and efficient review of dynamic content. Hanzo is SOC 2® Type 2 certified, demonstrating its commitment to data security and serving large corporations worldwide. Learn more at hanzo.co and follow updates on Twitter: @gethanzo or on LinkedIn.

Contact

Sarena Regazzoni
Senior Director of Communications Hanzo
503-407-4208
sarena@hanzo.co

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Legal virtual assistants with bilingual skills help immigration attorneys expedite cases by completing and submitting all forms and documents in a timely manner, communicating with the appropriate government agencies, communicating with clients throughout the process, and preparing for litigation if necessary.

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Priori Legal, the leading legal marketplace for in-house legal teams, was honored with the 2022 “Overall LegalTech Solution of the Year” award in the LegalTech Breakthrough Awards for its revolutionary outside counsel decision-enabling platform, Scout.

“We are extremely excited to be recognized by LegalTech Breakthrough with this award,” commented Basha Rubin, CEO and Co-Founder of Priori Legal. “Scout is already providing tremendous value to its beta in-house legal teams and redefining how they make data-driven outside counsel hiring decisions. We are tremendously appreciative of all the positive recognition the Scout platform continues to receive. Recently, we were also recognized by the Buying Legal Council for collaborating with the Hearst Corporation on Scout.”

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Consilio Strengthens Its Sightline Legal Discovery Platform with Launch of Legal Hold and Continuous Active Learning Capabilities 

As legal holds and data management complexities rise, Sightline offers end-to-end modern discovery, investigations, and legal hold solutions to streamline the entire Legal Discovery process.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 14, 2023 – Consilio, the global leader in legal technology solutions and enterprise legal services, today announced significant innovations to their Sightline platform with the launch of Legal Hold and Continuous Active Learning capabilities. With Sightline, clients can effectively manage the entire discovery process – from legal hold to review – within a market-leading, modern enterprise platform supported by the global leader.

The addition of Sightline Legal Hold allows organizations to increase efficiency while reducing the cost, risk, and complexity of managing legal hold workflows and preparing data for downstream discovery activities. With Sightline Legal Hold, customers can:

  • Manage legal holds through a customizable workflow with preservation-in-place enabled by its Microsoft Purview integration
  • Add, administer, and import employee data from popular HRIS systems, ensuring holds are in-sync with an organization’s current employee lists while allowing for custom data requirements
  • Manage preservations and communications of holds together or independently in one unified interface – allowing users to flex to meet their organization’s needs
  • Drive effective communications through surveys, escalations, reminders, releases, and ancillary notices to non-custodians
  • Ensure compliance and transparency of legal hold processes with detailed logging and reporting that include workflow summaries and robust communication logs

“As a leader in designing best practice legal workflows, our experts have seen legal holds become more complex with the rise in remote work and disparate data sources,” said Meredith Kildow, Chief Revenue Officer. “Sightline Legal Hold helps clients effectively address these challenges with a robust and customizable legal hold platform designed to not only ensure compliance with corporate legal requirements but also help control downstream discovery cost and complexity.”

Continuing Sightline’s response to the increasing volume of data and the need for improved eDiscovery efficiency and accuracy, Consilio also announced integrating its mature Envize predicted analytics engine to power Sightline’s Continuous Active Learning enhancements in the platform. The capability builds upon Sightline’s highly rated, always-on analytics libraries that include email threading, textual near-duplicate detection, language analysis, and conceptual analytics.

“We’re continually innovating on smarter document review processes to stay ahead of the data volume curve. For Sightline, we are shifting from a traditional data analytics-based review paradigm to one that makes AI-powered Continuous Active Learning accessible to users of all levels, automatically,” said Raj Chandrasekar, Chief Operating Officer at Consilio. “By taking this approach, non-technical and power users alike can greatly benefit from CAL’s capability to make document review more efficient.”

Sightline with Continuous Active Learning and Sightline Legal Hold will both be featured at the Legalweek conference on March 21-23 in New York as well as on the upcoming webinar, “Driving Effective Legal Hold Workflows with Sightline,” being held on March 28th at 12:00 pm EDT.  To register to attend, visit https://www.consilio.com/event/webinar-driving-effective-legal-hold-workflows-with-sightline/.

For more information on this announcement, visit www.consilio.com/legalhold

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