Peer to Peer Magazine

PEER TO PEER: THE QUARTERLY MAGA ZINE OF ILTA 12 BEST PRACTICES Let's navigate through this ever-changing world with an eye toward balancing proper processes, procedures and policies with today's mobile workforce and client demands. PRACTICES Mobility has changed the way we do what we do in law firms. We now live in an exciting world where work is no longer constrained to the office. The trends, expectations and demands of an ever- increasing mobile workforce are very real. The way we expect and, frankly, demand to work has drastically changed with the advent of mobility. The accommodation of bring your own device (BYOD) policies has been even more liberating. A few years back, I had a lawyer say, "I remember when we used to be amazed and a bit daunted by the additional technology options IT was providing us, and my thought was 'slow down — I'm a lawyer, not an IT guy.' Now, I'm coming to you with an expectation that all of this is possible, and I'm wondering why we don't have these things." There is now an expectation that mobility be available for us to do our work. Consumers are very empowered! The demand for change is now being driven by workers who can get the latest technology from the local electronic store. We expect to have the same experience at work as we have at home. With BYOD, no one has to wear a "Batman utility belt" with multiple About the Author Kenny Leckie is a Senior Technology and Change Management Consultant with over 20 years of law firm experience. He advises Traveling Coaches OnGuard clients as they develop and deploy security awareness programs that allow lawyers to focus on the practice of law while minimizing risk to confidential, protected and sensitive information. Contact Kenny at kleckie@travelingcoaches.com. devices just to have the connectivity needed. The fact that a lawyer can buy his own device and use it for both work and personal connections is amazing. With a hat tip to "Lord of the Rings," we can now have "one ring to rule them all." During a conversation with a partner in a firm about the way he works and what his typical day looks like, he stopped me at one point and said, "Let me make this simple. I want to work ALL THE TIME! My work-life balance is not your issue. Make it happen." Mobility refers to whenever someone is out of the office and needs to work. The user could be in a conference room, in the car driving with his knee (don't do this, it's a bad idea), sitting at a public Wi-Fi hotspot The Practices, Pitfalls and Policies of a Post-BYOD World The post-BYOD world is upon us. With it comes continuous advances in data mobility, collaboration and efficiency (the practices), some frightening dangers and security risks (the pitfalls), and the challenge and responsibility of law firms to bring all of this together effectively (the policies).

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