title: E-mail and the legal profession
abstract: The widespread use of E-mail can be found in all areas of commerce, and the legal profession is one that has embraced this new medium of communication. E-mail is not without its drawbacks, however. Due to the nature of the technologies behind the medium, it is a less secure form of communication than many of those traditionally used by the legal profession, including DX, facsimile, and standard and registered post. There are a number of ways in which E-mails originating from the practice may be protected, including software encryption, hardware encryption and various methods of controlling and administering access to the E-mails
keyphrases: E-mail legal profession software encryption hardware encryption secure communication access control