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Does Your Company Have a Long-Term Plan for Remote Work?
Mark W. Johnson and Josh Suskewicz write in the Harvard Business Review, “To know what’s ‘best’ for your organization’s future when it comes to remote work, you have to put it in the context of all the things that you are looking to achieve. In other words, you have to have a conscious aspiration. Then you need to envision the “workforce system” that will make those things possible.”
The Legal Profession Is Suddenly Practicing Law Like It’s The 2030s
Nicole Black writes, “Over the past few months, I’ve witnessed an unprecedented change in mindset by lawyers when it comes to technology. For starters, lawyers in my community have begun to accept certain types of technologies — such as videoconferencing, e-signature, virtual notaries, and cloud computing remote working tools — with open arms.”
Amid Austerity Measures, These Firms Can’t Cut Lawyer Salaries
A group of so-called “virtual” law firms say they are seeing a surge in interest from those in Big Law who are fed up with financial agreements they feel shifting under their feet as firms weather a crisis.
Cybersecurity Lawyer Who Flagged The WHO Hack Warns Of ‘Massive’ Remote Work Risks
NPR Morning Edition’s Steve Inskeep interviews Alexander Urbelis, a hacker-turned-information-security lawyer who founded the New York-based Blackstone Law Group, about “the designs of such attacks and some best cybersecurity practices people should use to defend themselves against hackers.”
Phishing scams, spam spike as hackers use coronavirus to prey on remote workers, stressed IT systems
Writing for CNBC, Eric Rosenbaum finds that “The risks caused by the coronavirus are rising beyond public health, job losses and economic spirals. Cyberthreats, including phishing scams and spam, are spiking as online criminals take advantage of the coronavirus to attack remote workforces and corporate systems, and tech vendors, such as SaaS providers, are less able to respond in the current situation.”
Big Law Goes Remote: Updates on Law Firm Closures During the Coronavirus Crisis
Here’s a roundup of how the country’s top law firms are handling the coronavirus pandemic. This list will be updated regularly. Most firms are encouraging remote work, and some require it.
Integreon Says It Has Partnered with SecureReview to Ensure Security of Remote Workers During Pandemic
“In response to the coronavirus pandemic, the global legal services provider Integreon said today that it has taken steps to enhance the ability of its employees working from home or other remote environments to provide their services securely, including a partnership with SecureReview, a company that provides a secure infrastructure for remote workers,” writes Bob Ambrogi on the LawSites blog.
Hackers find new target as Americans work from home during outbreak
As remote work becomes the norm during the COVID-19 pandemic, hackers attack unsecured home computers. “There is increasing evidence that hackers are using the concerns over the virus to prey on individuals and that working outside secure office environments opens the door to more cyber vulnerabilities,” writes Maggie Miller.
Coronavirus Is Forcing Big Law Out of Office—What They Can Learn
Roy Strom writes in Bloomberg Law, “Closing down a law firm office is a major business disruption. And being forced to experiment with a full office closure may lead lawyers to discover new ways of working or commuting. Many firms have relatively new remote working programs that will be put to the test.” Strom interviews partners from Big Law firms Hanson Bridgett and Gensler.
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