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Getting Technical: Introducing the Society’s Cloud Computing Checklist

Published on March 29, 2022September 26, 2024

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Does the concept of “cloud computing” elicit fear and confusion? If so, you’re not alone!

Using information technology (IT) can be one of the most difficult parts of legal practice management, especially when you are the IT department. Identifying the right cloud-based services for your practice can be especially tough – many lawyers simply don’t speak the same language as software providers.

To address this, the Law Office Management Standards Committee started a Technology Subgroup to look at the existing Cloud Computing Standard and its supporting resources. This group set out to develop a tool to help smaller practices manage the risks of the cloud and engage in a meaningful dialogue with providers. Introducing, the new Cloud Computing Checklist.

Legal Services Support: Support at All Stages of Your Practice

Published on March 25, 2022March 28, 2022

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As the regulator of Nova Scotia’s legal profession, the Society is committed to helping members navigate all stages of their professional careers. Whether you’re opening your practice, looking for practice guidance, succession planning, or seeking to understand your professional and ethical obligations, Legal Services Support (LSS) is here to assist you.

How can LSS help you in your practice?

Equity in Action: Identifying Opportunities to Make Your Workplace More Accessible

Published on January 25, 2022January 25, 2022

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Are you ready to make your office more accessible?

Our Equity in Action blog series is moving to step six from our Six Steps to Make Your Legal Workplace more Equitable – identifying opportunities to make your office more accessible. There are many ways to make your office more accessible to those with physical and nonphysical disabilities. Learn more about the definition of disability, types of disabilities, what it means to be accessible in our recent blog post Equity in Action: Defining Disability and the New Disability Equity Committee.

Equity in Action: Defining Disability and the New Disability Equity Committee

Published on November 23, 2021November 23, 2021

Our Equity in Action blog series has presented scenarios related to our Six Steps to Make Your Legal Workplace more Equitable to guide you in making your legal workplace more equitable.

Our sixth step specifically focuses on identifying opportunities to make our offices more accessible. Before diving into related scenarios, we’re discussing the definition of disability, types of disabilities, what it means to be accessible, and highlighting the Society’s new Disability Equity Committee (DEC).

Equity in Action: Treating Your Clients and Colleagues the Way They Want to be Treated

Published on October 12, 2021October 27, 2021

Do you ask your clients how they would like to be treated?

Our Equity in Action blog series is moving on to the fifth step in our Six Steps to Make Your Legal Workplace more Equitable – asking your clients and colleagues how they would like to be treated. The best way to assess your client or colleague’s needs is to ask directly, rather than making assumptions based on stereotypes.

Let’s review a scenario that you or your colleagues may find yourselves in:

Equity in Action: Valuing Diverse Experiences in Hiring

Published on September 14, 2021September 14, 2021

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Does your workplace value diverse experiences in hiring?

Our Equity in Action blog series is moving on to step four from our Six Steps to Make Your Legal Workplace more Equitable – valuing diverse experiences in hiring. Some of the most valued experiences in hiring are inaccessible to people, often for financial reasons.

Let’s review two scenarios that you or your colleagues may find yourselves in: