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Is the use of technology beneficial or a great risk for law firms?
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But that said, we may indeed see a market opening for virtual lawyers or Legal Advisory apps... With good algorithms and comprehensive legal databases, who knows... Could be useful in civil cases but I think criminal cases tried before a jury, an actual lawyer will always be needed...
Now, regarding data leaks risks, I think that no data is full-proofed against hackers, even traditional firms (no computer use) are not secured from inside leakers or robbery...
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My G, @Plaffelvohfen makes a good point. No law firm is perfectly safe from being hacked. Also, if there's a fear that a law firm is trying to get information about your case so they can possibly get an upperhand, let me put those fears to rest. Both the plaintiff(Or prosecution), and the defense, are required by law to share all information that they have before the trial begins, so all sides involved know how the opposing party will argue their case before it even goes to trial. It's not really like anybody can slip in any "surprise" arguments. Maybe on law and order that happens, but in real life, a judge wouldn't allow that. So any leaked information will not give anybody else an advantage in court, because the other party will already know all the information anyway.
http://rickacker.blogspot.com/2009/03/legal-stuff-are-surprise-witnesses-real.html
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Oh, I do agree... I meant that it's not the "technology" that put them at greater risk, it's the nature of the information they need to keep safe that may, put them at risk...
As in any other domain, technology can be either beneficial or detrimental depending on how and who uses it as well as to what purpose...
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A computer server is not a volt. Never was. To answer the question law firm's are at risk though not necessarily for the reason of information security alone. The need to built a computer to keep a valuable safe is in contradiction to the whole reason why computers had been placed into the public spotlight. You have to be a certain age to remember some things I guess.
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Right………… no-one ever finds new evidence……….
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New evidence usually applies to criminal trials, but it's certainly not limited to them. If new evidence is found, it would have to go through the process of scrutiny which determines if it's applicable or can be used while the trial is happening(don't quote me on that though, because new evidence may not be allowed at all, and for the trial to commence, the new evidence may need to be left out, or a new trial may be required). Regardless, new evidence, or witnesses need to be determined by both sides before any of it can be used in the trial. It's not like law and order, all parties will know what evidence is being submitted, and what witnesses will be testifying. Hacking into the opposing parties legal representatives computers to get juicy info and gain an advantage is useless, because both sides are legally required to present all the evidence and the list of witnesses expected to testify before the trial begins(pre-trial hearings).
We all know that cliche scene in movies or tv shows when the lawyer is desperate and has run out of anymore options, but suddenly they have an epiphany and call a surprise witness, or make a surprise argument that turns the tide and puts the ball in their court. But that's not real life. The lawyer would need to ask the judge for the lawyers of both parties to approach the bench and discuss the legality of the evidence, or argument, or testimony of the surprise witnesses. That one legal matter could tie up the proceedings for days or weeks, while both parties try to come to an agreement on the new evidence, or testimony, or arguments. All side will know what the other side has to offer.
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Keep in mind when saying new evidence as a united state it includes accusations not just...……..alibi...….in the balance of whole truth as far as computer security goes.
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Accusation or no, ALL new evidence needs to go through the process of scrutiny, before both parties(defense and plaintiff or prosecution), to determine it's applicable and legal.
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Hearings aren't actual trials themselves. Hearings do take place before trials to determine what evidence can be presented, and who will testify (minus small claims court, or contesting a parking ticket). Of course any witness could potentially give testimony that nobody expected which would be an unexpected outcome, but still this doesn't justify hacking into a private law offices files to obtain information on a trial. The surprise testimony of a witness will be a surprise to everybody. This is true in civil trials also.
I am not arguing that "a truth must be substantiated as a whole truth, provable to the Court of law holding the trial, or group of people taking part in the hearing, and or tribunal." I am simply saying that all evidence that is presented at a trial, and all potential witnesses are predetermined by both sides before the trial begins. Any information that could be obtained by hacking into the opposing sides files would give you no benefit, because you will learn all that information anyway before the trial begins. It's the law.
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The attorney-client privilege is a rule that preserves the confidentiality of communications between lawyers and clients. Under that rule, attorneys may not divulge their clients’ secrets, nor may others force them to. The purpose of the privilege is to encourage clients to openly share information with their lawyers and to let lawyers provide effective representation.
Generally, the attorney-client privilege applies when:
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pretendant
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The concern might be clearly stated this way. Confidential information of value may be details unrelated to a trial and its sharing process directly, statements of whole truth made in confidence to be kept in confidence.
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I fail to see how private discussions between lawyers and their clients are some kind of information that could help the other parties. It's just legal advice between lawyers and their clients, and none of that is documented. Lawyers don't keep transcripts of personal legal advice. Hackers wouldn't even be able to get that information anyway. It's private discussions.
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There's no stopping the tide of progress. Legal representation will be made cheaper and more accessible for all because of technology.
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In basic principle it is not helping the other party it helps a unknown third party in corporate espionage, along with government espionage, this is by way of state licensing of the practice of law. In principle we have a difference in what can be proven to others is a hacker performing hacking. Hack is an action that takes place on programing code to mix it like sampling music is done for some musicians, basic a harmless process where someone does not get paid for typing on a computer. The most complete and efficient know form of hacking takes place on low level programing in the language of binary. Corporate Espionage and other principles of crime can be assembled using hacking but for the most part the hacking itself is not relevant. It is a process of saving time in typing only programming takes place with principles that are fixed in patterns.
There's no stopping the tide of progress. Legal representation will be made cheaper and more accessible for all because of technology.
No, the truth is legal representation will appear cheaper and accessible to all by way of lowing state, federal, and international standards, not by technology.
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None of this addresses the fact that the discussions that are protected by attorney-client privilege are not documented, they are spoken. This is done so the client knows that what they're discussing will not be shared with anybody else. If those discussions were ever found to have been recorded, the lawyer may find themselves being the subject of a lawsuit, because the client could potentially have a case against the lawyer for recording them without their permission. That could be considered a violation of the attorney-client privilege. If the client agrees to be recorded, they are waving their rights to have private discussions with their lawyers, because the recording itself can be considered another witness of those discussions.
Whether those people are "timeless in their service" or not, it's of no value if the job can be done cheaper by a computer.
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So all that is said is a lawyer can be charged with treason, espionage, or corporate espionage in general as the lack of lawyer client privilege doesn't provide them protection on documented information they collect, and the others they then let have access to, Patent right etc. A single lawyer is not a Law Firm you are minimizing the risk in who is represented by the topic of debate. By law a secure computer by legal definition is a computer which is unplug and held in a secure location like a safe, untouched. The security of that information is only secure as the volt in which the computer container as file is held in.
In state of the union.
In basic principle the computer advances the technology of the file not information held by file. Is this explanation clear to you?
A computer does not have license nor can it receive one by its resident state. The threat of legal malpractice is assumed by government by this type approval over the council.
To make something clear what you are talking about is called coaching and the client is then representing themselves before the court.
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