As originally published in the ALA’s Legal Management Magazine in November 2017 Virtual Offices: Is It Time for Your Firm to Say Goodbye to Office Space? For most small- to midsized law firms, the two largest expenses are employees and rent. In today’s age of economic uncertainty, many firms are
Over the past 25 years our company has seen cyber threats evolve in a nasty way.
When it comes to cloud computing, providers tend to harp on the idea of mind-blowing cost savings in their promotional material. In fact, this notion has saturated the IT landscape to the point where many firms will reflexively equate “cloud” with “cheap,” even if they’ve never actively explored a cloud
This is going to be a short read. When it comes to whether or not your law firm needs a CIO, the greatest and most clear indicator is that you’re asking the question to begin with. After helping DC law firms navigate technology for nearly 25 years, our company has
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Did you know that in Cisco Systems Inc.’s 2015 Annual Security Report, law firms were ranked as the seventh most-vulnerable industry? That’s scary, considering how heavily law firms rely on data, and how heavily their clients rely on privacy. In a previous blog, we investigated the top cybersecurity threats to law
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