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2024 Who’s Hacking Lawyers, and Why?
As FBI Chief Christopher Wray recently reported to Congress, cyber attacks are on the rise, and Checkpoint Research reports that 1 out of every 40 attacks is against law firms and law departments. Unfortunately, lawyers are prime targets for hackers due to the nature of privileged client information we receive. In this updated 2024 version of our very popular program, you'll learn about 7 recent hacking attacks involving excellent national law firms and courts, who is hacking lawyers, how they’re gaining access to massive troves of information, which lawyers make the most likely targets, and how to protect against hacks.
SPEAKER:
Lenné Espenschied
Lawyer, Author, National Speaker and Professor
Lenné Eidson Espenschied has earned her status as one of the two most popular contract drafting speakers in the U.S. by continually striving for excellence and providing innovative, practical skills-based training for transactional lawyers. She practiced law in Atlanta, Georgia for 25 years, focusing on corporate and transactional representation of technology-based businesses. She is the author of two books published by the American Bar Association: Contract Drafting: Powerful Prose in Transactional Practice (ABA Fundamentals, 3rd Ed. 2019) and The Grammar and Writing Handbook for Lawyers (ABA Fundamentals, 2011). After graduating from the University of Georgia School of Law magna cum laude, Ms. Espenschied began her legal practice at the firm now known as Eversheds Sutherland; she also served as Senior Counsel in the legal department of Bank of America before eventually opening her own law office. As a law professor, Ms. Espenschied taught commercial law, contracts, and contract drafting. Her passion is helping lawyers acquire the skills they need to be successful in transactional practice.
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