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Online trends in week 3 of lockdown
The good news for the legal community is that, whilst overall online traffic remains comparatively low, we are seeing certain areas of strong performance.
Protecting clients from home
Working from home is a new challenge for many, but as long as reasonable steps are taken to ensure clients are protected and standards of compliance are met, it does not need to be daunting.
Remote working during coronavirus
Coronavirus is having a profound effect upon many facets of society and everyday life, not least in terms of how people work now that most office-based employees are working from home.
In challenging times, should you move to the cloud?
Having a cloud-based system can provide workers with incredible flexibility. However, there are many things that a firm should be aware of before making the transition to the cloud.
How two firms use technology to minimise human error
Human error is a leading cause of reported data breaches in the legal industry, and mistakes like sending an email to the wrong person can have serious consequences under data privacy laws.
Covid-19 and your law firm’s continued success
In light of the evolving coronavirus situation, it’s important that you take appropriate steps to reassure your clients that it’s business as usual wherever possible.
What employers need to know about homeworking
For many employers, recent events pose an immediate logistical challenge in getting employees set up for homeworking, whilst minimising business disruption.
Three certainties in the most uncertain of times
We are living through unprecedented times. Things are changing hour by hour. Just how can any effective business continuity planning take place in this current situation?
Is Official Injury Claim turning back the clock?
To omit online ADR from the new whiplash portal files in the face of the flow of civil justice reform of which the government is, or was, until this decision, in the vanguard.
Woman up
Deciding that I would deal with his special kind of sexism by wearing a low-cut top as an experiment, we went into the meeting fully armed.
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It’s time for law firms to ask tougher questions
For years, many law firms have treated ID verification as a box-ticking exercise. Run a liveness check, match a face to a document and move on. But that is no longer good enough.
Business fatigue to AI will risk job security
Whilst we know professional learning has always been part of career paths, to hire, retain and keep talent, AI needs to be embedded as a core part of this training.
On good authority? GenAI and the reputational risks to law firms
As GenAI’s influence grows, so do the risks which are already playing out in courtrooms across England and Wales, where some early adopters are setting precedents they would rather not.
