As Hurricane Irma barreled its way toward Florida, firms with pending, time-sensitive transactions that were due around the time of the storm’s landfall scrambled to meet deadlines.
For most lawyers, that meant evacuating to areas where they would have reliable power and internet connections. Large firms leveraged a wide footprint and enlisted lawyers based in other states to help with pending work. At some firms, attorneys who did not evacuate used mobile Wi-Fi devices that allowed them to work even when cell and data services were down.
