The legal world is one of rapid change. Just when a firm has found its way in a new area, the landscape shifts and the practice needs to change again. One of the ways firms are trying to meet the needs of clients while staying competitive is through “law new.” Although hard to define, this term refers to a variety of practices that are not necessarily part of traditional law work but can help generate revenue and provide additional services for clients.
A law new can be any type of non-traditional legal service that is offered by a company or even a firm. These services can include alternative legal service providers (ALSPs), technology companies that assist with a law firm’s operations, and even a law firm subsidiary that offers ancillary or specialty services to the main firm. In addition, it can include any kind of business that is not regulated by the law or a government agency.
These laws and rules are a combination of statutes, regulations, administrative codes, and local ordinances. They can be read in their entirety or you can search by topic.
This bill would require City agencies that experience a data breach to promptly disclose the breach to affected persons and certain interested parties. The bill also would align the City’s data breach notification requirements with those of the State, and amend various definitions in the City’s privacy laws.
New York City Laws and Rules
The Law Department has a contract with American Legal Publishing Corporation to provide online access to the NYC Charter, NYC Administrative Code, NYC Charter Amendments, and the New York City Rules of Procedure. This site is a public resource and is designed to make the City’s law collection more accessible.
Law is a body of rules that governs the relationship between people and things, and provides for order in society. A common conception of law is a set of standards that all members of society are expected to obey, but the meaning and nature of the concept of law varies greatly from culture to culture. Some, such as Jeremy Bentham’s utilitarian theory, believe that law is simply a set of commandments backed by the threat of sanction from a sovereign authority. Others, such as Germain Grisez’s revival and development of Thomistic natural law theory, believe that law reflects a system of innate moral principles.