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Josh Lee @itsjoshlee.bsky.social · 2d

Lawyers know how important it is to protect their clients' data. But when you're working with the cloud, there are some additional considerations you need to think about it

#Cloud #CloudSecurity #DataSecurity #LawFirms #Cybersecurity #InformationSecurity #IAM #ABA #MFA #VPNs #AmericanBarAssociation

The #1 Cloud Security Mistake Law Firms Make: Not Protecting Client Data

Lots of law firms are shifting client data into the cloud. They’re hoping for better efficiency and lower costs.

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Josh Lee @itsjoshlee.bsky.social · 3d

In you're in legal and interested about "the cloud" it could seem pretty daunting from a security perspective... But knowing just some of the basics can make you much more confident when making decisions - or even just talking about the technology you're using.
#legaltech #cloud #datasecurity

Designing a Cloud Risk Management Program That Keeps Law Firms Compliant and Clients Confident With…

Moving your law firm to the cloud opens a ton of doors, but let’s be real — it also brings new risks you can’t ignore. It’s not just about…

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Josh Lee @itsjoshlee.bsky.social · 4d

A client once left SSH wide open on their servers because “we just needed quick access.”

Within weeks, their logs showed thousands of random connection attempts from around the world.

Uh. don't do that! lol

#SSH #SecureShell #IP #IPs #VPN #InternetProtocol #Cybersecurity #InformationSecurity #GRC

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Josh Lee @itsjoshlee.bsky.social · 5d

AI governance doesn't sound as exciting as building products with AI, but it's still important. And extra important if you're working with legal data.

#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #LawFirms #DataSecurity #cybersecurity

AI Governance in Law Firms: Proactive Compliance Strategies to Stay Ahead of Regulatory…

If law firms just wait around for regulators to set AI rules, they’re going to end up scrambling. The EU AI Act and changing UK regulations…

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Josh Lee @itsjoshlee.bsky.social · 9d

Putting together a tutorial series using React, Ruby on Rails, and AWS to create a fullstack application. Part one is here =>
youtu.be/fNOhEjJ73R8?...

#rubyonrails #react #javascript #AWS #amazonwebservices #clouds #coding #softwareengineering #codetutorial #railsapi

Ruby on Rails API & CRUD - React on Rails on AWS - Part 1

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Josh Lee @itsjoshlee.bsky.social · 10d

If you're in the legal field, I'm sure you've heard about lawyers using AI. But how exactly are they using it? Here's what I've discovered from talking to other peers in the legal field.

#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #LawFirms #ROI #ReturnOnInvestment

Practical AI Use Cases That Are Actually Transforming Law Firms With Real Examples and Measurable…

If you work in a law firm, you’ve probably heard a ton about AI lately. But let’s be honest — sometimes it’s hard to tell which tools are…

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Josh Lee @itsjoshlee.bsky.social · 12d

Making sure client data is safe is incredibly important - especially in the legal field. And working with AI and the cloud comes with their own challenges when it comes to keeping clients' data safe

#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #cloud #LegalField #Attorney #CloudSecurity #DataSecurity #Cybersecurity

AI and Attorney-Client Privilege: Hidden Cloud Risks and How to Keep Confidentiality Safe

When you use AI platforms in legal work, you might not realize how easily your confidential attorney-client communications could be…

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Josh Lee @itsjoshlee.bsky.social · 15d

Turns out the Chinese language may be on to something Because your brain actually does work like a computer.And here's how you can use that information to write better software.

And here's how you can use that information to write better software.

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#Ruby #software #coding #RAM #WriteSoftware

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Josh Lee @itsjoshlee.bsky.social · 15d

Did you know that Chinese translation for computer is electric 電 brain 腦 ?

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#code #Ruby #software #coding #BrainRAM #RAM #RandomAccessMemory #WriteSoftware #WriteCode

How to Use Your “Brain RAM” to Write Better Software

Short term memory is a lot like computer RAM. Here’s why that’s important to writing good software…

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Josh Lee @itsjoshlee.bsky.social · 15d

Writing AI software is one thing. Making sure you can deploy changes quickly and making sure your software is scaleable is another. Learning MLOps correctly will help you scale your application.

#MLOps #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #MachineLearningOperations #MachineLearning

MLOps — What It Is and Why It Matters for Companies Leading with AI

MLOps, or Machine Learning Operations, is a bunch of practices that help you manage every step of a machine learning model’s life. We’re…

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Josh Lee @itsjoshlee.bsky.social · 15d

You don't need to name methods like 'sumUpAllTheItemsInTheCart'

But writing cleaner code instead of trying to write smart one-liners can make your software much more maintainable.

Josh Lee @itsjoshlee.bsky.social · 15d

imagine you're also have to keep up with other items like remembering the q variable means "quantity" instead of just using "quantity" for the variable name, you don't remember what method "calcAv" does, and you're not sure if you're expecting to return a float or an integer.

What I'm saying is...

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Josh Lee @itsjoshlee.bsky.social · 15d

cart = [ { name: 'apples', quantity: 2}, { name: 'bananas', quantity: 3}, {name: 'cake', quantity: 2}]

When we read code like cart[0][:name], our internal voice is saying "Grab the first item and get the name."

Now that might not seem like much in this example, but...

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Josh Lee @itsjoshlee.bsky.social · 15d

converting indexes into what they represent. So, while we're coding we may think "Grab the first item and access the value at index 0 to get the product name" when reading cart[0][0].

Instead, if we wrote out that same code as:

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Josh Lee @itsjoshlee.bsky.social · 15d

when writing code, this is much more important than you'd initially think.

Let's say we're writing code for a shopping cart and store items in a nested array like so:

cart = [ ['apples', 2], ['bananas', 3], ['cake', 2]]

When using that code, we have an extra mental step of...

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Josh Lee @itsjoshlee.bsky.social · 15d

In fact, the average person can only hold about 5 to 7 items in their short term memory. We often use a technique called 'chunking' to hold more information. So instead of remembering a phone number like 5015551234 (10 items) we remember it as [501]-[555]-[12]-[34] (4 chunks.)

And...

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Josh Lee @itsjoshlee.bsky.social · 15d

More on exactly why that's important for software developers in a second....

When focusing on something, we typically use our short term memory by loading up the information in our head, using it, and then quickly discarding it.

But most people's short-term memory isn't really that great...

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Josh Lee @itsjoshlee.bsky.social · 16d

LLMs like ChatGPT can seem like magic if you don't know how they work behind the scenes. You just input something and get something back right?
Even if you don't understand the code, it's useful to know how they work.
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #ChatGPT #LLMs #LargeLanguageModel #Lawyers #LLM

Exposing the Magic of Large Language Models Like ChatGPT Explained Simply for CEOs and Lawyers

Large Language Models, or LLMs, are computer programs that can understand and create text that sounds like it came from a real person…

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Josh Lee @itsjoshlee.bsky.social · 17d

When using the cloud, like AWS, you have certain responbilites. And when you’re dealing with highly sensitive information like legal data, you MUST know these. Here’s what you need to know.

#Cloud #LegalTech #CloudSecurity #DataSecurity #LegalFirms #ColdTechnology #CloudComputing #CyberSecurity

What Legal Firms Need to Know About the Cloud: Friendly Tips for Using Cloud Technology in Your…

Lots of legal firms are jumping onto the cloud these days to streamline how they work. With cloud tech, you can grab your files from…

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Josh Lee @itsjoshlee.bsky.social · 18d

But there can be a balance between knowing when to use AI and when not to use AI.

And at the very least, you should have an idea how AI is being used in the legal field - even if you don't plan on using it yourself

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#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #AilnTheLegalIndustry #AiInLegalField #Legalfield

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Josh Lee @itsjoshlee.bsky.social · 18d

AI is taking over the world - it's being used in every profession.

A lot of lawyers I talk to are pretty hesitant about using AI - and I totally get it - the law is something you don't want to make mistakes with.

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#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #AilnTheLegalIndustry #AiInLegalField #Legalfield

How AI Is Disrupting The Legal Field Changing Past Practices and Shaping the Future

Before AI came along, legal work was slow and mostly manual. Lawyers spent hours digging through documents, researching cases, and drafting…

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Josh Lee @itsjoshlee.bsky.social · 18d

But there can be a balance between knowing when to use AI and when not to use AI.
And at the very least, you should have an idea how AI is being used in the legal field - even if you don't plan on using it yourself.

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#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #AilnTheLegalIndustry #AiInLegalField #Legalfield

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Josh Lee @itsjoshlee.bsky.social · 19d

Your ops team isn’t just “keeping the lights on” or called to put out fires. They’re collaborative and thinking about how to make shipping safer and faster.

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Josh Lee @itsjoshlee.bsky.social · 19d

Here’s what high-performing DevOps actually looks like:

Your developers aren’t tossing code over the wall. They own what they build—from writing the tests to helping debug production issues.

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Josh Lee @itsjoshlee.bsky.social · 19d

You probably forgot about GDPR. It was a huge deal when it was introduced, but chances are you've forgotten about it. Here's what you need to know in 2025.
#GDPR #GDPRCompliance #AI #cloud #Cybersecurity #datasecurity #SoftwareSecurity

GDPR in 2025 — Why It Still Matters and How to Stay Updated

Remember when GDPR first landed? Everyone was scrambling to check boxes and avoid trouble. Fast forward, and it feels like a lot of…

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