You may have noticed that we write a lot about data security at this blog. That’s not by accident: lawyers have a seemingly ever-increasing number of professional responsibilities respecting the confidentiality of the client information they maintain; simultaneously, they’re opposed…
It’s a basic tenet of personal and professional data security: You need strong passwords, if you want to better secure your private information. Even as that is a well-known proposition, the most common passwords are easily cracked. Part of the…
Early Bird registration for this year’s ABA TECHSHOW ends in THREE DAYS. You can add our Discount Code (EP1620) to the early rates for additional savings over the standard rate. This year, the conference will run from March 16 through…
Every year, we receive and publish high-quality guest blog posts on a variety of subjects. As the New Year turns over, our annual tradition has been to collect those guest blog posts into one omnibus post, thereby republishing them. Not…
It’s that time of year again . . . when we select our very best blog posts from the preceding year. Amazingly enough, this will be our 7th annual version of this post. That’s a lot of blog posts to have chosen from; but,…
Lawyers have been reticent to apply stricter security models to their practices in part because they assume that, as security features increase, convenience decreases, for staff and for clients. A typical example of this line of thinking relates to email…
Jared insists that your firm back up its data. TWICE. Wait, let's make this more clear: He insists ONCE that you back up your data TWICE. But you can watch the video twice. Or thrice. Or quad... four times. Just…
Today’s guest blog post comes from Rebecca Pontikes of Pontikes Law, LLC. Rebecca represents plaintiffs in employment law matters, including wage and hour claims. This post provides solo and small firms with the key differences between independent contractors, employees, and…
Join fellow Mac and iOS attorney enthusiasts this year at MILOfest 2015, November 12-14, back at Disney’s Yacht Club Resort in Orlando, Florida. What is MILOfest? MILOfest was born out of the Macs in the Law Office Google Group (MILO), a…
Many solo and small firm attorneys don’t start thinking about acquiring disability insurance until it’s too late. Disability insurance can quickly become essential, when a health-related setback occurs - especially one that will necessitate an extended period of leave, or…