The Technology Conundrum for Law Firms - Balancing Your Regulatory Obligations

Introduction

As technological advancement within the legal landscape remains a key opportunity to innovate, speed up processes, and increase productivity, it is important to ensure any technology introduced is secure and does not breach the SRA's Principles and Codes of Conduct.

There are also numerous ways in which clients will ask and prefer to communicate with their lawyers, but these must also be secure.

Ideal for compliance professionals and those working within SRA regulated law firms, this short webinar will discuss your regulatory obligations and data security considerations when introducing new technology and using messaging applications and social media.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• The data protection considerations
• Protecting client confidentiality
• The ease and dangers of messaging services
• Regulatory issues with the use of social media
• Offensive communications from the SRA's perspective
• SRA's enforcement strategy and fining powers
• The new era of AI - opportunities and risks

This webinar was recorded on 21st March 2023