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MS Office 365 Security Best Practices: Protecting Your Law Firm’s Email and Collaboration Tools
Did you know that [29% of law firms have experienced a data breach](https://www.americanbar.org/groups/law_practice/resources/legal-technology-resource-center/tech-survey/2023/) at some point?
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Remote Work Safety: Tips for Attorneys Working from Coffee Shops, Home, and Everywhere Else
You're sitting at your favorite coffee shop, laptop open, working through a stack of estate planning files. The Wi-Fi is free, the cappuccino is strong, and life feels balanced for once. Then your phone buzzes. A notification from your email: "Suspicious login attempt detected in your Microsoft 365 account."
October 19, 2025 5 min read
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E-File Access Revoked: How Courts Are Forcing Law Firms to Prioritize Cybersecurity
For law firms, the digital courthouse has become the new reality. From filing motions to serving documents, [e-filing systems](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/electronic-filing-cm-ecf#:~:text=Case%20Management%2FElectronic%20Case%20Files%20%28CM%2FECF%29%20is%20the%20federal,attorneys%20in%20cases%2C%20U.S.%20Trustees%2C%20and%20bankruptcy%20trustees.) are the lifeblood of modern legal practice. But what happens when the very technology that enables your work becomes the reason you can no longer do it? Courts across the country are taking [an aggressive stance on cybersecurity](https://www.uscourts.gov/data-news/judiciary-news/2025/08/07/cybersecurity-measures-strengthened-light-attacks-judiciarys-case-management-system), and they are beginning to hold law firms directly accountable for data breaches. This isn’t just a suggestion; it’s a policy with severe consequences, including the potential revocation of a law firm’s e-filing access.
September 20, 2025 5 min read
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Proactive IT for Law Firm Growth: Scaling Your Technology for Business Expansion
For boutique law firms, growth is the ultimate goal. You’ve worked tirelessly to build a trusted reputation, attract new clients, and expand your team. But as your practice grows, so does the complexity of your technology. The IT infrastructure that served a small, two-person office may quickly become a bottleneck, leading to inefficiencies, security risks, and a frustrated team.
September 16, 2025 5 min read
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Navigating the Ethical Maze: A Guide to Attorney Tech Competence and Client Confidentiality
Your clients hand you their most guarded secrets. What you do with them defines your practice. This trust is built on the foundation of attorney-client privilege and the ethical obligation to protect confidentiality. This duty extends far beyond locked file cabinets to the digital world. An attorney’s ethical competence now includes a deep understanding of technology and its role in protecting client data.
September 10, 2025 5 min read
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Consolidating IT Vendors for Law Firms: Streamlining Support and Saving Costs
For many law firms, the IT department is not a single entity, but a collection of disparate vendors. There’s one company for managed IT services, another for document management software, a third for cybersecurity, a fourth for phone systems, and a fifth for cloud hosting. This complex network of relationships is often the result of ad hoc decision-making and rapid, unplanned growth. While each vendor may offer a valuable service, the sheer number of them creates a web of inefficiency, communication breakdowns, and escalating costs.
August 27, 2025 5 min read
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The Anatomy of a Phishing Attack: A Guide for Law Firms
Let’s talk about something most lawyers don’t really want to think about: cyberattacks. You’d assume hackers are always working through complicated codes and digital backdoors, right? But as an old saying in IT goes, sometimes the biggest danger to a law firm is an inbox.
August 24, 2025 5 min read
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The Art of the IT RFP: How to Select the Right Technology Partner for Your Firm
Let me share something law firm partners rarely admit openly: choosing an IT provider is almost as stressful as hiring a new attorney. The stakes are huge. Your clients trust you with secrets, and it’s the tech team that keeps those secrets safe, keeps your systems humming, and (if you’re lucky) gives you peace of mind. But picking the right partner? That process might make you anxious, especially for smaller or boutique firms that don’t have tech staff on hand.
August 19, 2025 5 min read
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Digital Document Management for Estate and Trust Administration: Best Practices
How to organize, secure, and access wills, trusts, and financial documents efficiently and compliantly.
August 5, 2025 5 min read
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Cybersecurity Insurance for Law Firms: What Your Policy Won’t Tell You (And AKAVEIL Will)
Every law firm operating in today’s digital environment eventually faces a cyber threat; the only unknown is the timing. Given the highly sensitive client data you manage, from financial records to personal information, a data breach or ransomware attack is a terrifying prospect.
July 22, 2025 5 min read
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Future-Proofing Your Practice: A 2025 IT Roadmap for Estate Planning Law Firms
The legal landscape is in constant motion, driven by evolving client needs, new regulations, and, perhaps most profoundly, by [rapid technological advancement blog](https://www.rev.com/blog/law-industry-trends). For estate planning law firms, which handle some of the most sensitive personal and financial data, navigating this complex environment demands more than just staying current; it requires a proactive IT roadmap that anticipates future challenges and leverages cutting-edge solutions. In 2025, simply having computers and an internet connection is no longer enough. The question is, how robust and strategic is your firm’s technology infrastructure?
July 15, 2025 5 min read
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AI in Estate Planning: Enhancing Accuracy, Not Replacing Expertise
When it comes to estate planning, precision, nuance, and a deep understanding of human dynamics are paramount. For years, legal professionals have relied on painstaking research, meticulous drafting, and extensive experience to craft wills, trusts, and succession plans that truly reflect a client's unique wishes. Now, a powerful new force has entered the legal tech arena: Artificial Intelligence. For many, [AI brings a mix of excitement and apprehension](https://www.bottlerocketstudios.com/news-views/what-is-it-about-ai-that-brings-excitement-fear-and-curiosity-all-at-once/blog) . Will it revolutionize how we work? Or will it fundamentally change the role of the attorney?
July 6, 2025 5 min read
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