Many firms have distributed their operations, with members accessing systems offsite on unsecured devices. This significantly increases the firm's risk exposure.
Following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, many Canadian firms moved to a more distributed model, with members working regularly from home. Remote technology has become essential for maintaining practice continuity.
These days, more law firms have members regularly working from offsite. While there are some benefits, it also presents significant challenges for maintaining productivity.
This year will be remembered for many things, but when it comes to Canadian law practice, 2020 will be the year of using Zoom.
As the COVID-19 coronavirus spreads across the globe, companies in affected areas are enacting remote-work policies in order to maintain critical operations during social distancing efforts and to support employees in regions where schools have closed.
