NUSL Solo & Small Firm Symposium April 28, 2017 The 21 st - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

NUSL Solo & Small Firm Symposium April 28, 2017

The 21 st Century Law Firm

Essentials

Paperless

Backups

Cloud

Case Management

Financial Management

All-in-Ones

OTHER HELPFUL TECH

Microsoft Quick Parts

Passive Timekeepers

E-Signature

PDF Tools

Mail

SECURITY

Mass Data Privacy Regime M.G.L. c. 93 201 CMR 17.00 • Protection of personal information (“PI”) • Encryption of PI files transmitted wirelessly and stored on a laptop or other portable device • Creation and adherence to a Written Information Security Program (“WISP”)

Ethics • Rule 1.6 – prevent unauthorized access and disclosure – Cmt 18: “reasonable efforts” to protect confidential info – Cmt 19: “reasonable precautions” when transmitting a communication • MBA 12-03 • MBA 05-04

Vet Providers • Review provider policies • Company reputation and history • Data location, backups, security • Encryption “at-rest” and “in-transit” • Unfettered access to and ownership of data • Confirm confidentiality • Notification of breach or subpoena http://www.legalcloudcomputingassociation.org/standards/

Passwords

Password Managers

Two-Factor Authentication

Encryption

Encrypted Email

Secure Your Network

Just Say No to Free WiFi

Device Updates

Don’t Take the Bait

QUESTIONS? HEIDI ALEXANDER HEIDI@MASSLOMAP.ORG WWW.MASSLOMAP.ORG