“One interesting quote from Edelson in the article: “Firms are incapable of getting the 60-year-old rainmaking partner to not use public Wi-Fi to access client data on a computer that is not secure . . . they are just totally dropping the ball there.” I can’t verify whether that is accurate, but it shouldn’t be happening at large law firms. Hopefully, technology and training together can prevent that problem . . . but maybe I’m wrong . . .”
I’d like to think that sort of thing isn’t happening, but I worked in firms long enough to know that it probably is. Law firms targeted by this class action may find themselves in a bad way legally, and in terms of bad publicity.
I suspect that Jason is right about this, but I can’t say it’s going to be a popular opinion inside of law firms – “I think there is huge benefits of gaining a knowledge of technology in any profession and wholeheartedly welcome developing this knowledge in lawyers. I equally think law firms could do a…
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I know the travel options are limited for us this year, and maybe some families don’t have the financial wherewithal to travel anyway, but this is not going to to end well: “Most of us are putting vacation on the back burner, and not just for summer: nearly 70% of professionals say they don’t plan…
But one of the most notable disclosures from the 43-page document is the fact that hundreds of models and online personalities, such as reality star Kendall Jenner and model Emily Ratajkowski, were given free flights, accommodation and tickets in exchange for promoting the event to fans. As Bilton noted, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has…
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“One interesting quote from Edelson in the article: “Firms are incapable of getting the 60-year-old rainmaking partner to not use public Wi-Fi to access client data on a computer that is not secure . . . they are just totally dropping the ball there.” I can’t verify whether that is accurate, but it shouldn’t be happening at large law firms. Hopefully, technology and training together can prevent that problem . . . but maybe I’m wrong . . .”
