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, civil unrest, or pandemic, on law firm operations. This Checklist covers firm administration, temporarily closing an office, technology needs, telecommuting by remote attorneys, paralegals, and other legal staff, employee travel, billing, preserving confidentiality (including the attorney-client privilege and work product protection), 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 like never before. For information specific to COVID-19, see the Global Coronavirus Toolkit.