"Lawyers are often expected to spend an inordinate amount of time at work billing hours and completing other work-related tasks. As a result, it might be easier for lawyers to use work computers to complete personal tasks like paying for bills and sending personal emails. However, lawyers should try to minimize the amount of personal matters they handle on work computers, since attorneys may reveal personal information to bosses by using work devices and may be separated from work computers on a moment's notice."
"While completing this project, I came across personal files of the former coworker. This included family photos and other similar items, which were pretty innocuous. However, I also came across this person's tax returns, which included some very sensitive information. I am not entirely sure how this coworker's tax returns ended up on this work computer; either the coworker used the computer to complete her taxes, or she downloaded the tax returns onto the computer for some reason."
Lawyers frequently work long hours and sometimes use work computers to complete personal tasks such as paying bills and sending emails. Using employer-owned devices for personal matters can reveal private information to supervisors and others and creates risk if devices are confiscated suddenly. Personal files stored on work machines can range from innocuous family photos to highly sensitive documents like tax returns. Sensitive data left on work devices can be accessed or misused by others with access. Law firms commonly use workplace monitoring tools, including time-tracking and keystroke software. Minimizing personal use of work computers reduces exposure to monitoring and privacy breaches.
Read at Above the Law
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