Creating an Employee Work From Home Office and Policy

Now that I finished my post on setting up a secure Internet connection, I want to write about equipment, confidentiality, and connecting that to a work from home policy for your employees. I previously mentioned that the first thing you should do is talk to and train your employees on issue surrounding confidentiality. The same […]

Wills and Powers of Attorney During COVID-19

One of the first legal issues that revealed itself when Governors began locking down states was, how are people supposed to get wills and powers of attorney? While it is easy enough for an attorney to talk to a client on the phone or via video for purposes of creating the documents, it is another […]

Working from Home: Internet Connections

The first critical aspect when working from home these days is a secure Internet connection. Many people have either cable or fiberoptics connections at home. (Think Comcast for cable or Verizon Fios for fiberoptics). However, do not assume that your staff has a good, secure Internet connection. Ask employees what they have, and of course, […]

A Word About Zoom for Lawyers

Many lawyers have asked me what I think about Zoom right now for lawyers. I will share some thoughts. Two Ways to Look at Zoom and Video Communication As someone who is both an ethics lawyer and into technology, I am of two minds about the Zoom situation. Zoom lacks a certain level of encryption […]

Assistance for Small Businesses During COVID-19

A variety of programs have launched to help small businesses who are experiencing financial difficulty due to COVID-19. Here I discuss loans, grants, and unemployment compensation. COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan & Grant The US has always offered economic disaster loans, but under the CARES and other acts, some special options are available. This includes […]

Lawyers & Employees Working From Home: General Concepts

I promised the PBA Solo and Small Firm Section that I would address specific issues related to managing employees when working from home. I reached out to ask people what they wanted to know about, and there were a lot of questions. Given this, I have decided to break it up into pieces. The number […]

Free Webinar on Starting the Process of Working from Home

Gang, CLEWebinars.com asked me if I would record a free webinar based on my blog post about getting started working from home. This webinar is meant to be basic in nature. It covers the steps you need to take to: Access your documents Make and receive phone calls from a business line Manage your email/contacts/calendars […]

Tools Lawyers And Others Can Use to Work From Home

The Governor of Pennsylvania just announced that all non-life sustaining businesses are to close their offices by 8:00 pm on Thursday, March 19. I know that some lawyers have not yet closed their offices. In some cases, they are still going into their offices but not seeing clients. That will need to end as of […]