Just How Interconnected We Are.

• Date: 01 May 2020
• Author: Stewart, John M.

As we sail across the seas of change, the unexpected can occur. The waters are not always calm. The winds aren't always favorable. Our course may be disrupted by unexpected challenges that cannot be overcome by the captain of the ship alone. We must work together and keep traveling into the future.

We have recently experienced a global health crisis that caused the population of various nations--including our own--to make unprecedented changes in the way we live and work. Never before have so many organizations, including law firms, been forced to rely upon technology in order to maintain regular operations in response to crisis. The capability for practitioners and staff to work remotely from home has never been more important. Carrying on the profession of law away from the office and avoiding faceto-face contact in order to stem the transmission of COVID-19 has never been more critical. The rapid spread of the virus demonstrates just how interconnected we are--not only as a state or as a...