Facing the storm
FEATURES
Kirsten Maslen, head of small law firms at Thomson Reuters, outlines how firms can reduce risk by ensuring greater accuracy in document production
Janice Ward, practice director at Larcomes, on how Paragon gives the firm long-term security and stability
More and more leaks are happening because of human error. Ben Mitchell, vice president at DocsCorp Europe, sets out how firms can minimise email risk
Wayne Johnson, CEO at Encompass, delves into who should be responsible for anti-money laundering risk management in an SME law firm
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Firms know all about risk when it comes to helping clients avoid, mitigate, suppress and dodge it wherever possible. But who does that for the law firm itself? The world is becoming increasingly volatile and yet I often get the feeling that firms don’t allocate the resources necessary or spend nearly enough time on preparing their own business for the worst – which is crazy. Not only is there a survival incentive but there is a monetary one too – practices that can show they take risk seriously are more likely to be offered attractive premiums by their PII insurers.
RUNNING YOUR RISK
It seems that almost every other morning, business leaders wake up to another worrying story about an organisation that’s been hit by disaster. Last month, for example, we saw that the Winter Olympics’ website went offline and TV and internet systems were disrupted for 12 hours after it was hit by a cyberattack. We suspect that there will have been plenty of other disaster stories – or at least articles forecasting catastrophe – since this supplement went to press.
MORE ACCURATE, LESS RISKY
Kirsten Maslen, head of small law firms at Thomson Reuters, outlines how firms can reduce risk by ensuring greater accuracy in document production.
COVER TO COVER
Janice Ward, practice director at Larcomes, reflects on how her firm’s decision to hand its professional indemnity insurance search to Paragon gives it long-term security and stability.
