Lawyers

Most Popular Insurance and Legal Users Are Switching to RSign for eSignatures

August 19, 2022 / in Blog / by Zafar Khan, RPost CEO

Vertafore, Applied Systems, iManage, and NetDocuments Users Are Switching to RSign for eSignatures What is modern marketing without hoopla? Our friends at Wiktionary define hoopla as “a bustling to-do, excited speech, or noise.” The term’s origins are uncertain, but it probably comes from the French houp-là or oup-là (meaning “upsidaisy”), a cry of various animals close to […]

Secure Way to Send Sensitive Information by Email

July 26, 2021 / in Blog / by Zafar Khan, RPost CEO

Hey You, Get Off (or On) My Cloud 15 or so years ago, ‘the cloud’ was considered the next big thing in business and personal technology. No longer did each machine you used Needed? have files or applications stored on it locally. When you worked on a document in the office, you now didn’t need […]

Why are Many Lawyers Now Encrypting Their Emails?

December 18, 2015 / in Blog / by Zafar Khan, RPost CEO

According to a study by Cybersecurity firm Mandient, 80 of the largest 100 law firms in the United States have been hacked over the last several years.

Business Email Compromise (BEC) – Industry Examples

April 14, 2016 / in Blog / by Zafar Khan, RPost CEO

Imposter emails targeting businesses today are far more sophisticated than traditional phishing emails or the “Nigerian prince” emails of yesteryear. These new Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks use imposter emails that reflect a deep understanding of people’s roles and messaging patterns within a target organization.

ABA Model Rule Supports Email Encryption

May 09, 2016 / in Blog / by Zafar Khan, RPost CEO

Lawyers have always had a duty to be competent in technology, but the ABA Model Rule put this duty in writing, impacting cybersecurity practices. Twenty states have followed the ABA’s lead and adopted a duty of technological competence, all but requiring encryption.

US Law firm eliminated $50,000 in overnight courier costs

December 15, 2010 / in Blog / by Zafar Khan, RPost CEO

Industry/Function: Law / Litigation Location: United States RPost Service: Registered Email Services

“What is Legal Proof? An Email Record that Serves as an Evidence!”

October 09, 2020 / in Blog / by Zafar Khan, RPost CEO

What is “Legal Proof”? Optimize! Panelists Share a Decade of Use in Courts In the early 2000’s, RPost coined the term “Legal Proof®” to describe what one received when they sent a Registered Email™ message. There is no such thing as “Illegal Proof”, so what could “Legal Proof®” really represent?

Is All Privileged Client-Provider Email Cataloged by The US Government and Accessible by Request?

February 24, 2015 / in Blog / by Zafar Khan, RPost CEO

All service providers (such as lawyers, doctors, accountants, financial advisors, etc.) who believe their communications with clients are private — and in some situations, privileged — should take note. Conversely, all clients who believe their communications with trusted service providers are private should also take note.

Understanding Common Misconceptions About Email Delivery (Part 3)

March 24, 2016 / in Blog / by Zafar Khan, RPost CEO

In the final part of our three part series on common misconceptions about email delivery, we’ll discuss a type of system that many attorneys use and believe can prove fact of e-delivery.

SEC Whistleblower Suits: Lawyers Are Cashing In

September 16, 2016 / in Blog / by Zafar Khan, RPost CEO

Lawyers are collecting millions in contingency fees from whistleblower lawsuits. The SEC Whistleblower Program has awarded over $107 million to 33 individuals in the last five years.  As the penalties grow and the SEC collects more funds, whistleblower staff and resources also grow.