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How to Move Your Office Into the Cloud Now: Transitioning to Paperless Office Operations in Response to the COVID-19 Crisis & Future Events


Level: Advanced
Runtime: 62 minutes
Recorded Date: March 27, 2020
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Agenda

  • Should you move to a paperless workflow?
  • Types of documents every office should scan
  • Outline of precautions needed for remote access
  • Ethical implications for failing to digitize
Runtime: 1 hour, 2 minutes
Recorded: March 27, 2020

Description

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, many lawyers and their staff must work remotely. Because many firms have resisted adopting a paperless office, remote access is meaningless unless files are stored electronically. 

This program was recorded on March 27th, 2020.

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American Bar Association
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Panelists

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Sofia S. Lingos

Managing Attorney
Trident Legal

Prior to launching Trident Legal, Attorney Lingos founded Lingos Law, worked in-house for two international corporations, on diverse matters at a medium sized Boston based general practice firm, in-house with a major insurance company, and as a judicial intern at the Massachusetts Superior Court.

Attorney Lingos is also an Associate Professor of Law at Northeastern University School of Law, teaching Law Practice Management and Access to Justice; a course exploring the business side of law, challenging conventional law practice management by exploring means of method of filling the market gap in the provision of legal services to the middle class, and previously served as the Director of the Community Business Clinic.

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Daniel J. Siegel

Founding Attorney
Law Offices of Daniel J Siegel, LLC

Mr. Siegel is a practicing attorney and founder of the Law Offices of Daniel J. Siegel, LLC, who regularly represents attorneys with and provides guidance on ethical and professional responsibility matters.

His practice also focuses on trial and appellate court writing, and workers compensation matters. He serves in numerous bar association positions, including Co-Vice Chair of the Pennsylvania Bar Association Committee on Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility (and the primary author of numerous ethics opinions published by the Committee); Chair of the American Bar Association Law Practice Division Professional Development Board, and is of the Philadelphia Bar Association Law Practice Liaison. He has is also a columnist for numerous publications.

Mr. Siegel is the author of thirteen books, including and Changing Law Firms: Ethical Guidance for Pennsylvania Law Firms & Attorneys; he is the editor of Pennsylvania Fee Agreements.


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