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Rapid Innovation Is Scary, But Necessary for Law Firm Leaders
To achieve the seemingly insurmountable task of preparing leaders to shepherd firms in the post-pandemic world demands an approach similar to what enabled society to create the COVID vaccine in record time: a unique set of circumstances, dedicated focus and sufficient resources.
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Closing the Information Security Gaps In the New Operational Model
In 2020, law firms did what they had to do to continue serving their clients. Information governance may have been sacrificed in the face of an urgent, global crisis. As understandable as that is, it's time now to step back and assess best practices for the new operational model that is here to stay.
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Closing the Information Security and Governance Gaps In the New Operational Model
In 2020, information governance may have been sacrificed in the face of an urgent, global crisis. As understandable as that is, it's time now to step back and assess best practices for the new operational model that is here to stay.
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Why Untangling the CISO from IT Can Improve Governance and Security Outcomes
Despite the fact that the CISO's duties are growing in scope and importance, and data protection has become a board-level concern, many security leaders still do not have a direct line to the CEO.
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Cybersecurity 2020 Year In Review — And A Look Into 2021
A new administration in the U.S., ransomware, ALSPs, new regulations in the U.S. and abroad, and the long-lasting impact of working remotely are just some of the factors that respondents say will factor in to how law firms need to prepare for 2021.
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How to Transform Mailroom Operations for Security, IG and Productivity
A Permanent Change to How Your Firm Operates Law firms need a best practice Digital Mailroom operation, not the current scan-to-email workaround, which was a triage solution at the onset of the COVID-19 crisis. Attorneys and staff working from home must have reliable, secure delivery of daily mail which is arriving at the main office.
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Right-Resourcing Legal Services
What is the right strategic approach for a legal department to optimize its return on investment for the resources it deploys to render legal services?
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COVID-19 Dispels Long-Held Law Firm Operations Myths
During the COVID-19 pandemic, law firms have learned that a large number of "essential" services and Standard Operating Procedure rules and assumptions about how an office works are 1950's myths that need to be identified, examined and re-engineered or discarded.
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Undercutting the Cost of Underperforming Attorneys Is Your Responsibility
As a firm leader it is your fiscal responsibility to address underperforming attorneys. With COVID-19, are your underperformers flying under the radar? The cost to a firm is not only to the bottom line, but to your reputation as a leader.
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Technology Investments for Law Firms Moving Forward Post-COVID
Our forced experiment in change and technology adoption caused increasing technology investments. We're never going back the way we were — and this will be to the benefit of firms, profitability, clients and lawyers if we make the right technology investments. Here are some specific ways firms can capture these benefits.
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