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Email is now the principal method of communication for most businesses including lawyers and their clients and contacts. The risks are similar to those that lawyers have always faced with written communication but for email they are increased by the speed and informality with which it is used.

Theft, fraud and dishonesty are a risk for all businesses, but law firms are doubly vulnerable. Not only do they Fraud and dishonestyoften have significant amounts of money in their accounts, they are also at risk of being used to launder money.

Drafting is a skill that lawyers have to learn and it’s required in all fields of law, whether you are producing a lease, a commercial contract, a will or an agreement for division of the financial assets of a divorcing couple.

All dates are important but not all are time critical. Non-critical dates include routine appointments and file reviews. While these dates are important, missing them is unlikely to generate a claim. At all stages of a matter, it is imperative that key dates can be differentiated from routine dates – by anyone in the firm.

Millennial lawyers – those born between 1980 and 2000 – present new challenges for firms looking to recruit and train them, according to this latest whitepaper from Travelers