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Ten Tips for Dealing with Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Issues
The most overlooked component of disaster recovery plans is often the most important - your staff. They will play a vital role in your success. Are they prepared?
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Disaster Recovery Planning
What are you going to do when the unthinkable happens? If you plan ahead, the unthinkable doesn't have to be the insurmountable. Make sure you review this checklist to ensure your firm's success should tragedy strike.
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Would You and Your Practice Survive These Common Disasters?
Although you're unlikely to ever experience a major, practice-ending disaster, the fact is disaster can strike anyone, anywhere, anytime. Take this quiz to determine your ability to survive and thrive through these common disaster scenarios.
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Protect Your Clients and Yourself:
Prepare for Disaster Before it Happens When disaster strikes, foresight and planning can make the difference between your practice surviving a disaster, and not. Ellen Freedman offers a list of actions that should be a part of every disaster plan. Make sure it is part of yours. Read more
Resilience
It is the word we would use to define the ability to thrive in challenging situations. Can it be learned? Read more on how building resilience will enhance your practice and your life.
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Weiss Monthly Marketing BriefMake the Most From Your Referral Sources Referral networks work well when they are refreshed and up-to-date. When was the last time you checked in with your referral sources? Read moreManagement By AgreementLawyer Leaders: The Opportunity of Katrina Ever since Katrina hit, many of us are asking what, can I do? How can I help? When tragedy strikes, the world looks to its leaders for assistance. Members of the legal profession may fill this role in a variety of capacities. Read moreManagement Tips and TricksDisaster Planning After the Apocalypse Disaster planning isn't just for organizations located near the Gulf of Mexico, ground zero, or a major fault line. Will you still be in business if a major disaster, such as an untimely death or fire, strikes your organization? Read more |
The Strongest LinksDisaster Recovery and Business Continuity You know you need a disaster plan. You don't need to be convinced. But where do you start? Don't reinvent the wheel. Use these helpful sites to ensure your firm creates a successful disaster plan. Read morePractice Management Q&AHow Do Client and Industry Teams Fit Into Our Practice Management Structure? Is your firm reaching its fullest potential through its client and industry teams? If they are only a part of your marketing mix, the answer is no. Find out how these teams should fit into practice management. Read more |
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MarketingGetting Started with a Media Relations Consultant-8 Simple Rules To effectively get your message to the media you need to develop a solid relationship with your media relations consultant. Learn more on how to leverage this partnership to produce true results. Read moreManagementThe Changing of The Guard: Selecting Your Next Managing Partner Few decisions have as profound an effect on the direction or management of a firm as the selection of a managing partner. Read more on how to make sure you are prepared to make the best selection and provide a smooth transition. Read more Lawyers as Leaders of Change in Customer Service by Professionals Providing excellent customer service is one way a law firm can distinguish itself from its competition. Why? Because, today more than ever, it is so rare. Read more |
TechnologyAvert Disaster: Protect Your Practice with Online Backups Is your firm prepared to handle a catastrophe with its current backup system? Using an Internet backup system may be the best choice. Do you know where to start? Read moreProtecting Your Computer Would your firm be able to function if you lost access to your computer? Read on to learn the essential steps you should take to protect your computer and your practice. Read more FinanceOwner or Employee? Financial Literacy and Openness Build a Partner's Perspective Early in 2005 the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission made headlines by filing a class action suit against Sidley Austin Brown & Wood - the first of its kind against a law firm. The suit alleged that the firm had maintained an illegal "age-based retirement policy" since at least 1978 and had arbitrarily forced out 32 partners in 1999. Read more |
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