The Pandemic's Silver Lining: Tips For Making The Most Of Virtual Communication [telecom]

by Alan L. Rupe

If there is a silver lining in the current COVID-19 pandemic, it may very well be the pervasiveness of electronic communication, including Zoom, WebEx, Blue Jeans, and other virtual platforms. Before March 12,

2020, I traveled constantly. It was not unusual to spend a day traveling, appear in court for a 15-minute case management conference, and spend another half day returning to home base only to travel again. And many judges simply found it more convenient to ask attorneys to travel from wherever to their courtrooms, stand in line or sit patiently while a docket was called, and then spend a brief amount of time with the judge providing the court with the status of a case. Much work for 15 minutes of facetime with the judge.