2021 HRALA Partners Luncheon

Join us for the 2021 HRALA Partners Luncheon and learn more about business continuity and risk management

Location:

Hilton Norfolk The Main – 100 E. Main Street Norfolk, VA 23510

Date:

October 19, 2021 (12:00pm - 2:00pm)

Speaker: 

Kathryn Scourby, CBCP

KNS Consulting

Summary: 

There are many situations in today’s world that could close your law firm or affect its reputation. As the global pandemic continues to impact the current business landscape around the world, law firm leaders are looking at their business continuity and risk management programs to determine current and future risks to their firms and help make vital business decisions. In this session we will discuss business continuity and the steps that your firm can take now to protect your employees, make informed business decisions about the best working environment for your firm, and ensure organizational resiliency and profitability. Items such as continuing to have a remote work environment while also phasing back to an office work setting, conducting Business Impact Assessments (BIA’s) for your firm, the future of providing services to clients while also implementing a viable lawyer succession plan, risk management and compliance issues, creating comprehensive written business continuity plans and testing those plans will be discussed.

Key Learning Objectives:

• Discuss the types of situations or “disasters” that could affect your law firm’s reputation;

• Review professional responsibilities of lawyers and law firms for Disaster Preparedness and Business Continuity as defined by the ABA’s Formal Ethics Opinions;

• Review Operational, Financial and Reputational Resiliency planning for law firms in the current pandemic environment.  This includes discussing piecing together the best working environment moving forward to keep your law firm resilient;

• Consider the steps needed for a viable lawyer succession plan for your law firm;

• Identify the essential components necessary for a comprehensive Business Continuity Program for your law firm.