“If you’re not growing, you’re dying.”

#lawfirm Associates and Partners should always be working to feed themselves and their firms new clients and cases. If not, you’ll never reach the level of success you

envisioned back in law school.

Even #lawyers can be tricked by #hackers. Sometimes even using social hacking tricks that most of us would think are far fetched. But it happens and the best way to keep it from happening to you is to know the scams and how they start.

We review 3 #socialhacks in detail, how easily they were executed and how you can avoid being duped too.

If you’re an #attorney in Ohio, you probably have (or are getting) Cyber Liability insurance
through #OBLIC (Ohio State Bar Association Insurance Agency).

The bar (no pun intended) has been raised to bind coverage. We cover the tech specifics to
meet those requirements so you’re not denied.

Do you know there are different types of antivirus available today? Most business owners don’t know because their IT staff aren’t giving them an option.

However there are stark difference between older antivirus and the more secure options available in next-gen antivirus.

#COVID and #workfromhome have been a double-edge sword. These have awoken the #legal industry to the necessity to #pivot in client marketing. Many hoped things would "go back to the way they were" but our prediction is that hope is futile.
The legal client is different now and the "old" methods of client attraction must change if a firm is to continue to compete.

With so many staff doing #wfh concerns over staff productivity are at their highest levels ever.
From computer activity, phone calls, emails and web use monitoring is possible.
We compare apps that can help and show features of each that will give you the info you need.

Zoom Is 1970 Firebird, Teams is 2020 Corvette

Zoom is like that awesome 1970 Firebird that I used to own. It's a great car. I loved it. If I had it right now, I'd probably just drive it on sunny days.

I'd enjoy it until I have to reach over and roll the window down on the passenger side or reach across the hot leather seat on the sunny day to unlock the door so my wife can get in.

Microsoftteams has practical uses specifically for law firms. Learn how to best use it to manage cases, clients, schedules, deadlines and dockets.

No one is looking at us.

A common thought you have when you don’t want to spend any more on network security.

It’s completely understandable. No one wants to spend money on security. Who would?

But would you rather give a hacker $100,000? How about $50,000? Or even $25,000? These are absolutely REAL ransom amounts you could have to pay.

Should outsourced IT determine your firm’s security policies?
Only if …

someone specifically trained can review your “risks” based off an actual risk assessment.

Most IT guys are not trained this way.

IT should have input and be the mechanism that implements the technology aspects of policies.