A Checklist outlining issues and best practices to consider when preparing for, and responding to, the impacts of an emergency, such as a weather event, natural disaster, or pandemic, on law firm operations. This Checklist covers firm administration, temporarily closing an office, technology needs, telecommuting by lawyers, paralegals, and other legal staff, employee travel, billing, preserving confidentiality (including solicitor-client privilege), and practice area considerations (including transactional and litigation matters).

Disruptions brought about by the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have put issues covered in this resource into the spotlight. For information specific to COVID-19, see the Coronavirus Toolkit: Canada and the Global Coronavirus Toolkit.