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The Top-Five Critical Security Controls to Consider for Corporate Counsel Evaluations

By Joe Kelly
May 02, 2017

Corporations consider many different factors when deciding whether to hire a law firm. Fees, clients, industry knowledge and capabilities have always been important aspects of the hiring process. Security wasn't usually a major factor, and law firms used to fly under the radar when it came to questions about keeping client data secure. That has all changed.

Now, law firm security breaches regularly make headlines. Large and respected firms have been “weak links” for malicious exploitation, and their clients can pay the price with publicly exposed information about cases, strategies, acquisitions, intellectual property and more. Corporate counsel, and the C-suite to which they report, are becoming increasingly mindful of this risk. They are starting to demand that their outside counsel adhere to strict security protocols and undergo in-depth evaluations.

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