Contrary to what you might have heard in HR circles, refusing to let employees work from home will not make your law firm a dinosaur that nobody will ever want to work for. In fact, it will put you in the same position as the nearly 65 percent of…
HIRING
How to detect a lie, especially when it comes from a job applicant
July 5, 2019 by
Lots of lying goes on in job interviews. Some management professionals estimate that as many as 70% of job applications carry some…
YOUR CAREER
10 ways managers are improving their law firms
June 14, 2019 by
Ah, the woes of running a law office. You know them well: Reams of reports, scheduling squabbles, technology tangles, and so much more. It takes a lot of skill, patience, and strategy to make a…
RISK MANAGEMENT
Secrecy in the age of social media: six ways to keep sensitive practice information offline
May 10, 2019 by
You can be sure that most of your employees are active on social media. For younger ones, in fact, using Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter are as…
PRODUCTIVITY
Surveys find employees are shopping at work on Cyber Monday, but most will try to hide it
November 16, 2018 by
Take a look around at your office right now. Are your colleagues actually banging out a report or are they…
MANAGING THE OFFICE
To-Dos: Your August office checklist
August 6, 2018 by
Usually, the middle of summer is a great time for tackling projects that you can’t get to during the rest of the year. Here are a few suggestions:…
RISK MANAGEMENT
How to keep the office in business-as-usual shape after any kind of disaster
January 5, 2018 by
How disaster-prepared is the business side of your office? Although large organizations often have…
READER TIPS
How to protect your client data while complying with PCI anti-fraud measures
November 24, 2017 by
What would you do if you were asked to install monitoring software on your network? Gary Allen Gardner of Rosi & Gardner, P.C. in Traverse City, Michigan, shares how he resolved a recent troubling request his firm received…
CYBERSECURITY
How secure is your password? Are you sure?
November 24, 2017 by
Think your password is secure? You may need to think again. People’s perceptions of password strength may not always match reality, says a recent study by CyLab, Carnegie Mellon’s Security and…
INFORMATION SECURITY
Busting 7 common information security myths
July 21, 2017 by
Commonly held myths about information security can lead to a potential data breach and ultimately have a big impact on a…
