and/or file cabinets. Put files away and
log off computers if a cleaning service or
others will have access to the space after
hours. Properly secure closed file storage
areas; password protect all tech (and you
might also consider encrypting those
drives); and take steps to make certain that
conversations are not able to be overheard
by others, even those clients sitting in a
conference room that happens to be next to
your office.
These things are not something that
can be an afterthought. A client, whose
information ultimately finds its way to the
Internet, isn’t going to be pacified with a
statement along the lines of, “We didn’t
anticipate that this kind of thing would
ever happen and we’ll make certain that,
from here on out, it won’t happen again.”
From their perspective, it should never have
happened in the first place and I couldn’t
agree more.
If that client were me, I’d be looking for
a new attorney who gets how to maintain
client confidences with tech post haste, and
when I do, trust me, she’ll be in touch.
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