SMBs AND CYBER SECURITY
“The large businesses continue to invest in their cybersecurity and enhance their cybersecurity posture. So what the cybercriminals are doing is they’re pivoting, they’re evolving and targeting the soft targets, which are the small and medium businesses.” When you think of cyberattacks, highly-publicized breaches such as occurred at Twitter, Cash App, Nvidia, Uber, or Grand […]
REPRESENTING YOUR OWN FIRM IN LITIGATION
“Lawyers also hire other lawyers when they confront professional quandaries such as client perjury or fraud and other confidentiality concerns, conflicts of interest, and attorney-client disputes. Whether in matters that may give rise to substantial financial exposure or otherwise, the outside counsel they select may be another lawyer in the field or a distinguished ethicist […]
MANAGING THE REMOTE WORK PREFERENCE
“This [ABA] survey is really a follow-up to see how things changed over the course of these last two years in terms of how lawyers are practicing, how we think they are going to continue to practice and while people think COVID is over, our data shows there has been a real shift in terms […]
UTILIZING EXTERNAL FUNDING IN A LAW FIRM
“Whether you’re looking to start your own firm, shore up your existing practice’s cash flow, or fuel your growth, law firms of all sizes and specialties can benefit from an infusion of working capital.” Whether opening a new law office or expanding an existing one, there is an essential ingredient beyond the law degree and […]
RISK OF PURSUING THE RELOCATION CANDIDATE
“Candidates who don’t live “in the area” often pose a greater “flight risk” (i.e., there is a greater chance they will leave the employer sooner). When this happens, it creates disruption – as it costs the employer money, and time to replace and onboard a new attorney.” In an era where remote work is becoming […]
BUILDING ETHICAL WALLS USING MODERN TECHNOLOGY
“Conflicts of interest might disqualify an entire law firm from representing clients who are adverse to each other in unrelated matters. Proposed amendments to the California Rules of Professional Conduct would allow the use of an ethical wall in certain circumstances to avoid vicarious disqualification and allow representation of clients with conflicting interests in unrelated […]
ELECTION LAW – A VIABLE PRACTICE GROUP OR SEASONAL WORK?
“We help public sector clients navigate the requirements of the election process, including the proper preparation and filing of nominating petitions and related documents as well as campaign finance reporting and recording requirements. We also regularly assist citizen groups with the preparation and filing of petitions seeking to place various public questions or initiatives on […]
CREATING A ‘GREEN’ OFFICE
“Anyone that has worked a day at a law firm or at a set of chambers will have encountered a windowless room filled with nothing but hundreds upon hundreds of folders bursting at the seams with legal documents likely never to be read again.” Is your law firm going through a couple of hundred legal […]
BILLABLE AND NON-BILLABLE WORK
“We are the only branch of the regulated legal professions that have a detailed knowledge of and expertise in the field of legal costs. Whilst our services are predominantly sought by firms of solicitors, we are also regularly instructed by members of the public including businesses.” Wouldn’t it be great if every single hour a […]
‘OF COUNSEL’ AND THEIR ROLE IN THE LAW FIRM
“To the extent that lawyers and law firms in “Of Counsel” relationships are treated as one firm for purposes of conflicts and fee sharing, so too is the potential for shared malpractice liability between lawyers or law firms affiliated in “Of Counsel” arrangements. Before forming an “Of Counsel” relationship with another lawyer, a firm should […]
