Risk Management Blog

A civil litigation search is a critical piece of any thorough pre-funding due diligence investigation. Some lenders though are unsure about how exactly to order their search to achieve the best results. In addition to the search name, there are five basic pieces of information you will need to supply in order to secure a relevant and useful civil litigation search result. Download this free reference guide from First Corporate Solutions… >> READ MORE

Exclusive to our blog readers, we are giving you a sneak preview of our new online due diligence system. First Corporate Solutions’ new online system for UCC filing & portfolio management, lien searching and account monitoring has the tools you need to perfect and maintain your security interests with ease. Our system simplifies your daily processes by providing secure online access that allows you to perform searches, prepare and… >> READ MORE

There are not many errors you can make that will cause a filing officer to reject a UCC1 Financing Statement.  For the filing officer to accept a UCC for filing, the document must meet a set of minimum requirements. If a UCC document meets the minimum requirements and the correct filing fee accompanies the document, the Uniform Commercial Code directs the filing officer to accept the document into the public record. While these requirements… >> READ MORE

The use of cloud-based services has been a huge topic in the legal field for the last couple years. We’ll examine several issues surrounding cloud services for legal professionals using data from recent studies, as well as anecdotes from legal professionals, to discuss ethics involved with the use of cloud computing. A major concern for legal professionals and law firms when it comes to adoption of cloud services is security. More… >> READ MORE