Category: Security & Compliance

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Matter Management

Returning to the Office – the New Normal

The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has disrupted normal business life currently and for the foreseeable future. “Business as usual” is no longer a realistic expectation. We should expect a new normal once people are permitted to reoccupy their office space.

What should law firms do to ensure their employees’ safety and

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Law Firm Operations

A Few More Important Things About Preparing for a Disaster

Our first discussion about disasters covered types of disasters and some basics needed to properly address a disruption in normal activities, including how to build a robust team. We subsequently outlined how to make use of staging areas, alternative facilities, and working from home in the second article.

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Matter Management

Equipping More Firms for Remote Work

Over the past week, we’ve spoken with dozens of firms who are reliant on server-based practice management solutions. Many are grappling with how to best navigate these uncertain times. How can they serve their clients while keeping employees safe when they are tethered to legacy systems for matter-related data? Remote

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Matter Management

Tips for Successfully Migrating Your Law Firm’s Data

If you were an early adopter of a practice management solution for your firm, chances are it may have been before cloud computing had taken off. If your firm is one of many still using a legacy practice management application, you may be forced to move to a new platform

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Law Firm Operations

The Power of a Platform: Why Your Corporate Legal Team Needs a Legal Hub

According to The Legal Executive Institute’s 2018 State of Corporate Law Departments: Innovation, Data and Collaboration Drive Optimal Results, one goal of a modern and proactive corporate legal team should be “to maximize shareholder value by driving up the effectiveness and efficiency of legal input to maximum return.”

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Matter Management

Automate Your Practice

The New Year is the perfect time to reassess how you’ve been doing and make adjustments. Have you thought about cleaning house and moving to paperless? Running a paperless office has never been easier. With the advances in legal technology, the days of large scale cabinets filled with files in

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Matter Management

The Cloud is Your Protector During Hurricane Season

This year’s hurricane season has been disastrous for many people and their businesses. Those that were affected by the storm, and even those that weren’t directly in the storm’s path, experienced devastating encounters that made it difficult, if not impossible, to operate under normal conditions. “In times of need, the

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Matter Management

PROVE IT!

How can you prove what really happened behind closed doors?

Can we ever know what happened in a meeting behind closed doors, with no recording devices and no third party witnesses? Probably not.

Is email a clearer way to communicate a complex message? Not always….

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Matter Management

Pentagon Emails Used in Spoofing Scam

Most business owners don’t know how easy it is to send a fake email that appears to come from a colleague, vendor or even a public figure. This is one of many common misconceptions about email security and delivery. Here are some other common assumptions that are made every day…

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