While the statement that the world is getting smaller is something of a well used cliché it is true to sat that most large law firms now operate across many diverse borders and either have offices in or deal with local firms across a number of jurisdictions.

Business transactions are a staple of practice for many lawyers especially in small to midsize firms. Download this study to help recognize the most common risk that practitioners encounter.

Claims against lawyers arising from trust and estate engagements are skyrocketing in both number and severity. CNA data reveals that claim frequency is 25% higher for trust and estate representations compared to other areas of practice.

This Special Resource serves as a reference for healthcare organizations seeking to evaluate risk exposures associated with COVID-19.

This month's InBrief® is designed to help owners of medispas and aesthetic practices, as well as associated providers, address major risk factors and consistently deliver safe, high-quality care.

What can a lawyer do to politely yet firmly place the potential client on notice that no attorney-client relationship has been established yet at the same time not discourage future opportunities for representation?

As financial pressure from the Great Recession becomes the new normal and even the least tech-savvy Americans tackle most errands from behind a computer screen consumers have cast a critical eye towards the traditional attorney-client relationship.

This edition of Vantage Point offers various risk management suggestions for home healthcare providers, ranging from practice guidelines to hazard assessment procedures to security measures for both patients/residents and caregivers.

This edition of Healthcare Perspective outlines strategies designed to enhance clinical operational and technical processes associated with the provision of telemedicine/telehealth (TMH).

Lawyers and law firms must manage an increasing amount of data both physical and digital over a vast array of evolving devices and media. Download CNA's PROfessional Counsel guide to learn more about how to implement a Records Management Plan (RMP).

Telemedicine is one aspect of the broader practice of telehealth which encompasses a range of clinical services.

This guide provides information on how to mitigate risk at river terminals.

CNA's ninth in a series of aging services claim reports reveals that a focus on a compassionate resident-centric culture as a key characteristic of high-performing organizations. Learn more about the major risks and stories from the field from the 2016 Aging Services Claim Study.

The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act's constructive intent has resulted in unintended consequences that create exposures for attorneys who may not be conversant with its ramifications. This article focuses on the issues surrounding the Act that are most likely to affect attorneys.

While the designation of counsel has been used by firms for many years the concept can still be a bit of a paradox if not often completely misunderstood.

This In Practice...with CNA® defines ethical principles that govern attorneys' behavior in bankruptcy cases. These help attorneys work to avoid problems, establish strong risk management procedures and serve their clients' interests successfully. 

Automobile loss due to negligent entrustment can arise from employees driving company-owned vehicles their personal vehicles or other vehicles on company business.

At a time when patient expectations are greater than ever organizations that approve privileges without fully verifying an applicants qualifications risk lawsuit alleging negligent credentialing practices. Download to learn about the impact of these claims on hospitals and medical centers.

This edition of In Practice...with CNA identifies new reporting requirements enacted by the Corporate Transparency Act and the associated ethical considerations.

By taking time to prepare and plan for sound re-entry provisions, employers minimize chaos, foster trust in the workplace and fulfill their responsibility to safeguard employees.

The ongoing national mental health crisis is characterized by too few inpatient beds and overtaxed outpatient facilities. In fact under the present delivery system it is estimated that more than half a million individuals with serious mental illness do not receive the care they need.

This issue of Home Care Briefing focuses on the types of fires that pose the greatest danger to seniors and offers practical protective measures for clients and family members.

This edition of Carefully Speaking presents a range of documentation measures including a skin integrity program gap analysis tool to help organizations reduce their risk and strengthen defensibility.

Times arise particularly in litigation where a lawyer for an entity might find it useful to represent an employee or other constituent of the entity for some limited purpose. This dual representation of an entity and its constituent raises a number of practice issues.

Few attorneys were prepared to adapt to a pandemic. In today's environment lawyers have been required to chart a changing course in order to provide competent legal services to their clients. This information is intended to identify some potential effects of the pandemic on the legal profession.

This Alert Bulletin highlights critical issues facing independent living including increasing acuity levels and care needs as well as allegations of wrongful placement and retention.

This edition of CNA Professional Counsel takes an in-depth look at lawyer advertising through new methods as well as some of the associated risks and best practices to consider.

In today's market more attorneys are looking beyond traditional legal counsel assignments and taking on rolls as mediators and arbitrators. Download our guide to learn more about vital risk control techniques to effectively manage the risks of accepting these appointments

Clients expect their attorneys to be available. A law firm that ignores client emails or phone calls will not be a law firm for long.

This edition of Home Care Briefing examines the elements of a prospective client screening and assessment procedure and offers a number of suggestions to help strengthen documentation in these areas.

This edition of In Practice...with CNA® discusses why law firms need to be aware of the types of conflicts that most often lead to disqualification and the types of attorneys who may be affected.

In collaboration with our partners at Nurses Service Organization (NSO) we at CNA insure over 26000 nurse practitioners (NPs) in a wide variety of settings. We are pleased to present our fourth nurse practitioner closed claim report.

A client's past misdeeds are rarely a dealbreaker for a prospective attorney-client relationship. Every day lawyers help clients address the consequences of illegal conduct and analyze the legal aspects of questionable conduct.

This issue of inBrief^® reviews the customary scope of urgent care services and offers risk management strategies designed to prevent or mitigate clinical lapses that may result in patient injury and consequent litigation.

This edition of Professional Counsel addresses CNA's Lawyers Allied Vendor Program which offers solutions to help law firms navigate some of the challenges of managing a law firm as both a client service and a business.

This inBrief explains how every healthcare facility must be vigilant in guarding against data breaches and system infiltrations, which can endanger both patient confidentiality and safety.

Lawyers must balance their duties to their client against both express legal duties to adversaries and general duties of truthfulness.

Non-lawyers are now permitted to practice family law in Washington State as a result of a rule change approved by the Washington Supreme Court in 2012.

A lawyer's role and duty is to give advice - advice that might not be well received advice that when followed might not result in the best outcome advice that even when objectively correct ends up placing the lawyer in a defensive posture.

This edition of AlertBulletin® offers strategies to help aging services operators differentiate and reinvent themselves.

This Professional Counsel^® shows that by embracing succession planning as a strategic imperative, firms can position themselves for growth, resilience, preparedness for unforeseen events, and continued excellence in serving their clients.

This edition of In Practice...with CNA® discusses professional responsibility concerns that lawyers endure when sharing an office space and how to take necessary precautions when in this space.

This edition of Carefully Speaking® offers recommendations that are intended to help aging services organizations evaluate and upgrade their degree pf security preparedness.

This edition of Carefully Speaking® focuses on documentation of three vital elements of care: resident assessment/examination, care/service planning and team communication.

This edition of In Practice...with CNA addresses key points to keep in mind when planning for your retirement from the field of law.

This edition of Professional Counsel® delves into the ethical considerations attorneys must contemplate when accepting cryptocurrency as payment for legal services.

As more people live longer and work longer attorneys will encounter more clients who have reached an advanced age whether they are seeking to purchase real estate sell their business pursue a personal injury claim or get married.

This edition of In Practice...with CNA, discusses the substantial risks that exist for law firms that fail to diligently monitor case dockets, read court orders and adhere to filing deadlines.

An attorney like anyone else looks toward retirement with mixed emotions. Retirement means bidding farewell to angry client phone calls and late night brief writing but it also means stepping away from your life's work.

They hold various titles for their daily roles: paralegal legal secretary paraprofessional law clerk project assistant docketing clerk research assistant and the list is ever expanding.