COVID-19 has been difficult for everyone, to say the least. Its enormous impact on our society has jeopardized the physical, emotional and economic health of many of us. This has required us to work remote or simply not at all.
To overcome these problems, we must all pull together as a society and take actions to follow government guidelines on social distancing. Another powerful action each of us can take to help society is to give something of ourselves. Whether it is shopping for groceries for an at-risk elderly neighbor or simply calling an isolated family member to talk. Each of us can have an enormous impact on those in our community.
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Remote Office Experience.
Having previously presented hundreds of hours of seminars to attorneys and paralegals, Adam Spence of Spence | Brierley in Towson, Maryland has recently been doing his part to assist attorneys move their offices home. Using Zoom and Google Hangouts, Adam has presented several seminars instructing how attorneys can effectively work remotely with the right software and hardware. Adam also recently taught several online seminars to neighbors through interest found on social media, including NextDoor and Facebook.
Spence | Brierley’s Readiness for Remote Working
Spence | Brierley became paperless 17 years ago, years before most people even had scanners. During programs taught by Adam in the following years, attorneys would literally gasp when they saw two and three monitor employee work station set-ups. The firm’s early adoption of these and other technologies give Spence | Brierley’s clients more efficient representation. It also made for an easy transition moving work from the office to home.
Presentations to the Maryland State Bar Association
While seminars to attorneys are often given in person, Mr. Spence recently gave a presentation to the Maryland State Bar Association online using Google Hangouts. During his online presentation, Adam showed a group of over 60 attorneys how to use remote office technology. From case management and client meetings, to billing and remote notaries all from his home office, and was able to present a PowerPoint presentation to the entire group laying out various remote office technologies. Many of the technologies included free applications.
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Presentations to the Maryland Association for Justice and The Civil Justice Network
Mr. Spence has also presented to more than 60 other attorneys in the past several weeks. This included presentations to the Maryland Association for Justice and The Civil Justice Network. Such presentations provided other attorneys with strategies for Remote Work Technology Plans and COVID Response Plans. This helps attorneys transitioning in handling clients matters from home. Attorneys were very thankful for this information to assist them in their transitions home.
Presentations on Video Conferencing Tools for Everyone
Adam has also been presenting various programs to non-lawyers to help them overcome the intense isolation that has become a “symptom” of COVID. Mr. Spence recently taught two separate groups of quarantined individuals (many of whom were elderly) how to use the video conferencing applications. Mr. Spence and his employees spent time on social meeting offering to teach this program to help others, using the NextDoor application and Facebook. NextDoor is a social media application that allows neighbors to connect on local matters of concern.
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About Spence | Brierley
Adam and Spence | Brierley continue to be on the cutting-edge of technological advancements to assist their clients, improve their operations and help their neighbors. For presentation and other inquiries, Mr. Spence can be reached by phone at (410) 823-5003 or by e-mail at adam@spencefirm.com,
Click here to learn more about Spence | Brierley’s remote office plan.
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