How Three Toronto Law Firms Adapted to the COVID-19 Lockdown

 Precedent Magazine published an article last week on how three Toronto law firms quickly learned how to adapt to the lockdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic:

"In the tech industry, the informal motto is 'move fast and break things.' In law, the equivalent axiom might as well be 'move slow and don’t touch anything.' The core tenets of our legal system are nearly 1,000 years old, and the norms and practices of the profession are similarly ancient. So what happens when an industry rooted in precedent — both legal and institutional — faces an unprecedented crisis?"

"We now have an answer to that question. In March, the COVID-19 pandemic turned the legal world upside down, shuttering offices, closing courthouses and making face-to-face client meetings impossible. What follows is the story of how three firms — an established personal-injury outfit, a brand-new workplace and alternative-dispute resolution practice, and one of the most storied litigation boutiques in the country — adapted to the biggest period of upheaval in a generation."