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Law Practice,
Law Office Management

Apr. 24, 2020

Preparing your law firm for the post-COVID-19 world

It would be an understatement to say that law firm life has experienced a significant disruption as a result of COVID-19. It’s true, of course. Law firms are addressing and adapting to the short-term realities of the pandemic — implementing plans in real time to work and operate remotely, adjusting staffing and planning for a legal world largely frozen in place, and making and implementing disaster plans, all on the fly. It is a disruption. But that’s not all.

Daniel O'Rielly

Partner
O'Rielly & Roche LLP

Partner Departure Law

Email: djo@oriellyroche.com

Daniel focuses his practice on Partner Departure Law, providing counsel for law firms and attorneys navigating partner departures, Law Firm Advice and Planning, and Legal Ethics Counsel, advising law firms and attorneys regarding ethics issues and compliance. The firm publishes the California Partner Departure Law blog (www.partnerdeparturelaw.com) and the California Attorney Ethics blog (wwww.attorneyethics.com).

Dena Roche

Partner
O'Rielly & Roche, LLP

Partner Departure Law

Email: dena@oriellyroche.com

Dena focuses her practice on Partner Departure Law, providing counsel for law firms and attorneys navigating partner departures, Law Firm Advice and Planning, and Legal Ethics Counsel, advising law firms and attorneys regarding ethics issues and compliance. The firm publishes the California Partner Departure Law blog (www.partnerdeparturelaw.com) and the California Attorney Ethics blog (wwww.attorneyethics.com).

It would be an understatement to say that law firm life has experienced a significant disruption as a result of COVID-19. It’s true, of course. Law firms are addressing and adapting to the short-term realities of the pandemic — implementing plans in real time to work and operate remotely, adjusting staffing and planning for a legal world largely frozen in place, and making and implementing disaster plans, all on the fly. It is a disruption. But that’s not all.

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