Legaltech Week, 5.1.20: Sweeping Regulatory Reform, Major Free-Law Ruling, and More, Plus Commentary from Mark Palmer

Top stories this week include sweeping proposed liberalization of lawyer regulation, a watershed Supreme Court victory for open-law advocates, a national COVID-19 pro bono portal born out of a unique collaboration among the ABA and legaltech companies, and the first public statements by Epiq Global’s CEO on its ransomware attack and layoffs. Our guest this week is Mark C. Palmer, chief counsel of the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism. 

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Utah regulatory reforms (0:35):

Supreme Court opinion (2:51):

Pro bono portal (4:04): 

Epiq Global (5:55):

Guest commentary (7:35):

Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism.