From the Vault: Caution: Friends and Family Ahead
Lawyers often report a potential insurance claim on a matter they have taken on for a friend or relative. These are among the most embarrassing claims for the lawyer and among the most difficult to defend for the insurer.
Fake Websites
People occasionally contact the Law Society about fraudulent websites using the names of real Manitoba law firms or actual Manitoba lawyers, without the knowledge or consent of those lawyers.
Multifactor Authentication
As noted in our post, Understanding Your Cyber Coverage, minimum standards must be in place in order for you to be eligible under the Mandatory Cyber Program. This includes:
Lawyer Sabbaticals: A way to reduce burnout and errors?
Much has been written about the poor mental health among members of the legal professions. I have been speaking and writing about finding possible systemic solutions to this problem – one which I have suffered from personally.
Post Roundup: Generative AI
CLIA has a strong commitment to loss prevention. We take a proactive approach to avoiding claims and developed a Loss Prevention Strategic Plan to more focus our energies on helping lawyers find the loss prevention resources they need. In case you missed it, here is a collection of Generative AI posts to help you better manage your practice and avoid errors:
Post Roundup: Fraud
CLIA has a strong commitment to loss prevention. We take a proactive approach to avoiding claims and developed a Loss Prevention Strategic Plan to more focus our energies on helping lawyers find the loss prevention resources they need. In case you missed it, here is a collection of fraud alert posts to help you better manage your practice and avoid errors:
Post Roundup: Practice Management
CLIA has a strong commitment to loss prevention. We take a proactive approach to avoiding claims and developed a Loss Prevention Strategic Plan to more focus our energies on helping lawyers find the loss prevention resources they need. In case you missed it, here is a collection of loss prevention posts focused on practice management to help you better manage your practice and avoid errors:
Post Roundup: Client Relations
CLIA has a strong commitment to loss prevention. We take a proactive approach to avoiding claims and developed a Loss Prevention Strategic Plan to more focus our energies on helping lawyers find the loss prevention resources they need. In case you missed it, here is a collection of loss prevention posts focused on client relations to help you better manage your practice and avoid errors:
Post Roundup: Loss Prevention General
CLIA has a strong commitment to loss prevention. We take a proactive approach to avoiding claims and developed a Loss Prevention Strategic Plan to more focus our energies on helping lawyers find the loss prevention resources they need. In case you missed it, here is a collection of loss prevention posts to help you better manage your practice and avoid errors:
Post Roundup: Wellness
In case you missed it, here is a collection of posts to help you get a better understanding of the wellness resources and programs available to you:
Post Roundup: Cyber Coverage and Awareness
In case you missed it, here is a collection of posts to help you get a better understanding of your cyber coverage:
Post Roundup: Understanding Your Errors & Omissions Coverage
In case you missed it, here is a collection of posts to help you get a better understanding your mandatory errors and omissions coverage:
Post Roundup: About CLIA
In case you missed it, here is a collection of posts to help you get a better understanding of CLIA, the work we do and the people who make it happen:
Last Minute Excess Coverage Info
Only a few days left to renew your excess coverage! If you are an existing customer, the renewal period is open until June 30th, 2024. If you are a new customer, applications can be submitted until July 31st, 2024.
Update: Generative AI Guidance
Since our original post in February, both Ontario and Manitoba have developed guidance on generative AI. Below is an update including these new resources.
Prevent Data Loss with Backups
There are several minimum standards that must be in place in order for you to be eligible under the CLIA Mandatory Cyber program, including Backup Controls.
Time’s Running Out to Renew Your Excess Coverage
Time is running out to renew your excess coverage! If you are an existing customer, the renewal period is open until June 30th, 2024. If you are a new customer, applications can be submitted until July 31st, 2024.
Think You Might Have a Claim – Report By June 30th!
Lawyers in CLIA jurisdictions are required to report a claim as soon as practicable after learning of a claim or becoming aware of circumstances which might give rise to a claim, however unmeritorious.
The Wellness Docket: A focus on mental health and wellness in the legal professions
I was thrilled to be invited by the Canadian Lawyers Insurance Association to write a regular column on their blog about mental health and wellness in the legal professions. It is wonderful that CLIA has turned its attention to this important issue that all of its subscribers are no doubt encountering in their day-to-day work.
Excess Coverage for Solo Practitioners and Small Firms
As a solo practitioner or small firm, you may not think you need higher insurance limits because of your size. However, the amount of coverage you need is dependent on many factors, not just the size of your practice. The information below will help you understand your mandatory coverage through your law society and the additional excess coverage that is available to you.