Cyber Risk for Lawyers Structuring Your Law Firm’s IT for Cybersecurity & Risk Chicago, IL | Tuesday, May 19, 2026 | 1 Hour MCLE | Hybrid (In-Person + Zoom) Cyber Risk for Lawyers Overview Date and Time: Tuesday, May 19, 2026, from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM In-Person: ISBA Mutual Insurance Company, 20 S Clark St #800, Chicago, IL 60603 Remote: Attend via Zoom Cyber threats targeting lawyers continue to evolve, and even small firms are increasingly becoming targets. Building on the issues raised in our recent risk management program, this follow-up session takes a deeper dive into the practical cybersecurity risks facing law practices today. These include email compromise, ransomware demands, and the insurance coverage issues that arise when something goes wrong. On Tuesday, May 19th, ISBA Mutual hosts Cyber Risk for Lawyers: Structuring Your Law Firm’s IT for Cybersecurity & Risk. Most law firms are aware of the cyber risks. Few have a clear framework for structuring their IT systems to manage those risks. This session gives attorneys a practical blueprint for how a modern law firm IT environment should be built, where the risk and liability actually sit, and how cybersecurity and AI fit inside that framework. During the May Cyber Risk for Lawyers session, attendees will gain practical guidance on: How a secure, efficient law firm IT stack should be structured, from endpoints and identity to cloud, backup, and vendor management Where cybersecurity risk and liability actually live in that stack, and who is accountable at each layer How to evaluate your current IT environment against a defensible framework How the most common threats (email compromise, ransomware, wire fraud) map to specific gaps in IT structure, and how proper structure prevents them How AI tools (ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude) should be governed inside a law firm IT
Cyber Risk for Lawyers: Structuring Your Law Firm's IT for <b>Cybersecurity</b> & Risk
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