At some point during your legal career, it is inevitable you will make a professional mistake. Yet it can be hard to know what to do about a pending malpractice claim that's on the horizon. Sometimes attorneys respond in ways that exacerbate the error, so it's important to know what actions you should take to [...]
When a lawyer and a client enter a business transaction beyond the typical fee-for-service, the risk of a claim rises dramatically. Price-sensitive clients may offer you business equity, investment returns or even patents to better afford your services. Some of these carefully arranged side deals may even be legal and ethical at the outset but [...]
Law firms and lawyers face risks from doing business online every day. Email communications, digital files, privileged client and business records and sensitive financial transaction information are all attractive to hackers. To stay safe online, it's important to know the risks, minimize exposure and protect against potential impacts. Here are the top 4 cyber risks [...]