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Thank you for reading Legaltech News! Below are some top stories from LTN and across the ALM news network that you may have missed this week, along with a podcast to download for your trip to work tomorrow morning. As always, let me know with any questions or concerns at zwarren@alm.com, and I hope you have a spectacular week.

– Zach Warren, editor-in-chief, Legaltech News

Legal Project Management | Analysis

Legal Organizations Plan to Spend on Workflow Automation, But Not D&I Tech

Alternative Service Providers | News

ALSPs Using Contract Workers Isn't a Deal Breaker for Corporate Clients

Diversity | Podcast

Hundreds of Law Students are Showing Up For 'Candid Discussions' on Being a Minority in Big Law

Court Administration | Analysis

Can Videoconferencing Platforms Help Legal Avoid the Next 'I'm Not a Cat' Moment?

By Victoria Hudgins

While some see legal-specific videoconferencing platforms as the way to avoid technical issues that throw virtual proceedings... Read More

COVID-19 | News

For Now, Few Firms Are Committing to Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination

By Dylan Jackson

Experts say attitudes could change once the vaccine becomes better understood and widely available, and if corporate... Read More

Court Administration | Analysis

Are Courts at Risk of Malware-Laden Digital Evidence?

By Frank Ready

Before courtrooms can embrace a future that relies more heavily on virtual or remote proceedings, they might need to... Read More

Innovation | News

No Going Back: Virtual Mediations Are on the Rise. But What's the Gold Standard?

By Michael A. Mora

"ADR just started exploding," said retired Justice Leah Ward Sears, a partner at Smith, Gambrell & Russell in Atlanta. Read More

Law Firm Management | Analysis

Why So Many Big Firms Had More Nonequity Partners in 2020

By Lizzy McLellan | Christine Simmons

Firms are carefully thinking about who should be owners, and the pandemic complicated that question further. Read More

Legal Education | Analysis

With AI Technology, Legal Is Finding Out the Sky Isn't the Limit

By Victoria Hudgins

A panel of lawyers and legal tech providers at a recent University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School webinar discussed... Read More