a law firm may contract with a vendor of software as a service provided the lawyer uses reasonable care to
safeguard confidential client information
Lawyers have duties to
safeguard confidential client information, including protecting that information from unauthorized disclosure, and to protect client property from destruction, degradation, or loss (whether from system failure, natural disaster, or dissolution of a vendor's business).
To help
safeguard all confidential client information, we must require you to register and login to enter the MyLegalAffairs ™ safe and secure client portal.
The government has revised its border search policies to include several reforms supported by the ABA to
safeguard confidential client information.
The article explores how smart devices and storage solutions are simplifying legal business functions while making the process of
safeguarding confidential client information more complicated.
Safeguarding confidential client information means evaluating each situation to decide on the best practice under the circumstances.
Not exact matches
This article was published in the April 2018 issue of the ABA Journal with the title «Cloudy Ethics: Lawyers have an ethical duty to
safeguard clients»
confidential information — a task that's become more complicated as the cloud becomes more ubiquitous.»
And the ABA has a point; the ABA's Model Rule of Professional Responsibility and every state ethics code mandate that lawyers
safeguard client information and keep it
confidential.
With connected security systems, Amazon Echo users have the ability to
safeguard and monitor an office from afar, ensuring that
confidential client files or costly computer equipment is protected and secure.
When appropriate
safeguards are not in place,
clients»
confidential data risks being inadvertently disclosed with potentially enormous consequences for them and for the reputation of the firm.
I attended a webinar today by the CBA entitled
Safeguarding your
Client's
Confidential Information — Tips and Traps.
An attorney may ethically allow
client confidential material to be stored in «the cloud» provided the attorney takes reasonable care to assure that (1) all such materials remain
confidential, and (2) reasonable
safeguards are employed to ensure that the data is protected from breaches, data loss and other risks.
As suggested by the Committee, there are a number of different options available for lawyers when unencrypted email is insufficient to protect
confidential communications: «A lawyer has a variety of options to
safeguard communications including, for example, using secure internet access methods to communicate, access and store
client information (such as through secure Wi - Fi, the use of a Virtual Private Network, or another secure internet portal)...»
Julian Assange's activities with WikiLeaks, Edward Snowden's revelations concerning the National Security Agency, and the rumoured penetration of Nortel's IT network that may have played a role in its downfall (I don't buy that argument, by the way, since I am of the view corporate espionage is rampant) have heightened our awareness around the challenges we face in assisting our
clients to
safeguard confidential information.
With a connected security system, you'll have the ability to
safeguard and monitor your office from afar, ensuring that
confidential client files or costly computer equipment is protected and secure.
This includes maintaining adequate security measures in order to
safeguard their
clients» funds and
confidential information.
Everything in your office is critical to its day - to - day operation including the
confidential information you
safeguard for the privacy of your
clients.
This Opinion indicates that lawyers may ethically allow
client confidential material to be stored in «the cloud» provided the lawyer takes reasonable care to assure that (1) all such materials remain
confidential, and (2) reasonable
safeguards are employed to ensure that the data is protected from breaches, data loss and other risks.
Safeguarding this digital
client property means understanding the proper measures to take to protect
confidential client information from unauthorized access or attack.
Fettes is concerned that there is no guarantee that large amounts of
confidential client information can be
safeguarded by real estate salespeople.