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How Torys Updated Its Intake Processes and Systems
For years, Torys LLP, based in Toronto with offices in New York, Calgary and Montreal, used a home-grown system to open new client matters with separate systems to run conflicts checks and manage risk. While the system worked well in the past, it became clear a few years ago that it could no longer keep up. During the recession, clients became more cost-conscious and interested in alternative fee arrangements, and the old system didn't have a way to thoroughly track that information. Changing regulations in Canada also impacted our approach, which requires law firms to follow specific client identification and verification procedures.
So, in 2008 we began actively looking for a new system that would allow our lawyers and staff to easily enter all of the required pieces of information about potential new clients. We wanted a system that could create a central repository for that information and integrate seamlessly with our financial and document management systems. We researched products on the market and turned to PaayaTech Inc. to work with us to customize its CorpIntake product. After extensive customization and testing, we rolled out CorpIntake in the beginning of 2009. Since then, CorpIntake has helped us to dramatically cut down the amount of time it takes to open new matters, comply with the Federation of Law Societies of Canada (FLSC) and keep all of our information in a central location.
The DOJ's Corporate Enforcement Policy: One Year Later
The DOJ's Criminal Division issued three declinations since the issuance of the revised CEP a year ago. Review of these cases gives insight into DOJ's implementation of the new policy in practice.
Use of Deferred Prosecution Agreements In White Collar Investigations
This article discusses the practical and policy reasons for the use of DPAs and NPAs in white-collar criminal investigations, and considers the NDAA's new reporting provision and its relationship with other efforts to enhance transparency in DOJ decision-making.
The DOJ's New Parameters for Evaluating Corporate Compliance Programs
The parameters set forth in the DOJ's memorandum have implications not only for the government's evaluation of compliance programs in the context of criminal charging decisions, but also for how defense counsel structure their conference-room advocacy seeking declinations or lesser sanctions in both criminal and civil investigations.
How AI Has Affected PR
When we consider how the use of AI affects legal PR and communications, we have to look at it as an industrywide global phenomenon. A recent online conference provided an overview of the latest AI trends in public relations, and specifically, the impact of AI on communications. Here are some of the key points and takeaways from several of the speakers, who provided current best practices, tips, concerns and case studies.
CLE Shouldn't Be the Only Mandatory Training for Attorneys
Each stage of an attorney's career offers opportunities for a curriculum that addresses both the individual's and the firm's need to drive success.