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Share with Your Members: Effective COVID-19 Communications for Law Firms

"If you are only rewarding employees who take safety risks to continue operations, then the message is clear: the firm values business and profits over people." Former ABA Journal editor Molly McDonough offers guidance on how to best communicate with law firm employees at all levels in this Above the Law article.

Steal This Idea: Help Businesses by Reviewing Insurance Policies

Attorney volunteers from the Birmingham Bar Association are helping local businesses by reviewing their business interruption insurance policies. The program is presented in partnership with the Mayor's office. Here is a link to the application for businesses seeking assistance.

Did You Know? NABE Online Directory

Looking to connect with other NABE members in your state or beyond? NABE has a full online member directory, sortable by location, group, or key word. Log in to the NABE website and click on the "Directory" header to start your search.

Share with Your Members

The National Law Journal has provided tips and best practices for running your law firm remotely during COVID-19 (and possibly beyond).

Is Working From Home Here to Stay?

"Companies are finally investing in the technology they've always needed to make remote work possible. Investments that might've seemed superfluous before have now become necessary to keep their businesses running," according to Fast Company. Here, companies take a look at other reasons working from home may last beyond the pandemic.

Steal This Idea: Show Us Your Coworkers

The Nebraska State Bar Association is asking members to share pictures on social media of who is sharing their new office space, saying, "Since many of us are now working from home, we are learning to work with some new 'coworkers.' Let us know how it's going by telling us what funny things your kids/pets/significant others are doing, but call them your coworkers." They are also using custom hashtags - #mynewcoworker and #NSBAlovespets

Have Some Free Time?

Here's a list of some free stuff to help fill some time, from free fitness classes to online courses from Ivy League universities, courtesy of NPR.