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New York City Bar: Is A Client’s Confidential Information Secure at the Border?

by in Attorney Client Privilege, client confidentiality, confidentiality, cybersecurity, Ethics Opinion, Hardware, Legal Services, Professionalism, Technology, us border searches. Posted August 17, 2017
Attorney’s traveling across the U.S. border may have to account for more than just their luggage. In fact, the New York City Bar recently issued Formal Opinion 2017-5, which offers guidance on dealing with the threat of disclosing confidential client information during a border search of electronic devices.
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Cloud

In the Cloud? The Florida Bar Publishes Guidelines for Selecting a Cloud Service Provider

by in cloud computing, confidentiality, cybersecurity, Legal Services, Outsourcing, Services, Technology, third party vendors. Posted July 4, 2017
The Florida Bar's Technology Committee in collaboration with The Florida Bar's Practice Resource Institute have published both a quick start guide to cloud computing and  more comprehensive due diligence guidelines to assist lawyers in selecting a cloud service provider.
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Trusting

Trusting Your Colleagues with Fees: ABA Opines on Lawyers Splitting Fees

by in Attorneys Fees, Ethics Opinion, Legal Services, Professionalism, reasonable attorneys fees, splitting fees. Posted January 2, 2017
The ABA Standing Committee of Ethics and Professional Responsibility recently opined that when one lawyer receives a fee that is to be shared with a lawyer (or lawyers) at another firm (or firms), the fee for the other lawyer(s) should be placed in trust in accordance with Model Rule 1.15. Trusting
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