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The modern smart phone, and to a lesser extent, the tablet have become indispensable tools in the management of your practice. Such power, mobility and convenience comes with security vulnerabilities that can be highly detrimental for a lawyer if not mitigated. 

In our experience consulting with the administrative staff of many Canadian legal firms, we often find that lawyers are neglecting a number of security practices that should become part of your professional life. That's why we've arranged a list of 7 common areas where smartphones can cause huge problems. We've also listed some remedies to these issues. 

"It really is the backbone of my legal practice. One of the biggest issues for liability which comes up with lawyers getting sued is that the clients don't have a breakdown of exactly what work was done, how much it cost them, and why they're being billed for it".

Lawyers are pretty interested in privacy matters. In fact, many lawyers are experts in the area of privacy. That’s why as practice management service providers in the cloud, we get so many questions about privacy and security as it relates to the use of cloud-based applications.

"It really is the backbone of my legal practice. One of the biggest issues for liability which comes up with lawyers getting sued is that the clients don't have a breakdown of exactly what work was done, how much it cost them, and why they're being billed for it".

Sina Hariri is a family lawyer and mediator who practices in Mississauga and Toronto.

The modern smart phone, and to a lesser extent, the tablet have become indispensable tools in the management of legal firms in the 21t century. 

Such power, mobility and convenience unfortunately comes with security vulnerabilities that can be highly detrimental for a lawyer if not mitigated. 

In our experience consulting with the administrative staff of many Canadian legal firms, we often find that lawyers are neglecting a number of security practices that should become part of your professional life. That's why we've arranged a list of 7 common areas where smartphones can cause huge problems. We've also listed some remedies to these issues. 

The modern smart phone, and to a lesser extent, the tablet have become indispensable tools in the management of your practice. Such power, mobility and convenience comes with security vulnerabilities that can be highly detrimental for a lawyer if not mitigated. 

In our experience consulting with the administrative staff of many Canadian legal firms, we often find that lawyers are neglecting a number of security practices that should become part of your professional life. That's why we've arranged a list of 7 common areas where smartphones can cause huge problems. We've also listed some remedies to these issues. 

Lawyers are pretty interested in privacy matters. In fact, many lawyers are experts in the area of privacy. That’s why as practice management service providers in the cloud, we get so many questions about privacy and security as it relates to the use of cloud-based applications.

Whether you're a legal practitioner in British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Alberta or Saskatchewan, it's probably a good idea to be well-aware of what law societies are expecting and regulating once they audit you, which happens quite often.

Like an equipment inspector lifting the hood to a work vehicle, regulators are going to be unhappy if integral elements to financial management are completely missing or working improperly.

uLaw adds to its growing team of Consultant Partners, further strengthening resources for it’s Canadian, cloud based, integrated legal practice management, general accounting and trust accounting, system.