IT for law firms
Protect client confidences, keep matters moving, and meet the security expectations of your clients and the ethics rules you practice under.
The challenge
Client confidentiality depends on your systems.
Law firms hold privileged communications, case files, and financial details, which makes them a target for phishing and ransomware. The ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct, the basis for most state ethics rules, expect lawyers to make reasonable efforts to prevent unauthorized access to client information and to understand the risks of the technology they use.
Most firms don’t have IT staff to keep up with that while billing hours. We handle the technology so your attorneys and staff can focus on clients.
How we help
Security and reliability built around your practice
Protection for client files
Layered protection for computers and email, multi-factor sign-in, encryption, and access controls so matters are seen only by the people working on them.
Secure communication and file sharing
Email and file-sharing setups that keep privileged information protected as it moves between your firm, your clients, and other parties.
Systems ready for deadlines
Proactive monitoring, tested backups, and continuity planning so a failed system doesn’t put a filing deadline at risk.
Staff and vendor readiness
Security awareness training for your team and clear documentation of how your systems protect client information, useful when clients or insurers ask.
Related services
Services law firms rely on
Cybersecurity
Ransomware protection watched 24/7, and email sign-in monitoring that catches mailbox takeovers.
Compliance
Written policies and records you can hand to clients and insurers.
Business Continuity
Hourly server backups, so a failed server doesn’t put a filing deadline at risk.
Managed Services
Help desk, 24/7 monitoring and secure file sharing for attorneys and staff.
Co-Managed IT
Security tools and records behind your firm’s IT person.
FAQ
Law firm IT questions
What do the ethics rules expect from our technology?
The ABA Model Rules ask lawyers to make reasonable efforts to protect client information and to keep current on the benefits and risks of relevant technology. What counts as reasonable depends on factors like how sensitive the information is and the cost of safeguards. We help you put sensible protections in place; your state’s rules and ethics opinions have the final word.
Do you support our practice-management and document software?
We support the computers, network, cloud services, and security your software runs on, and we work with your software vendors when issues come up.
Can you help us answer client security questionnaires?
Yes. We help you document the safeguards you have in place so you can answer client and cyber-insurance security questionnaires accurately.
What happens if we have a security incident?
We help contain the threat, restore systems, and document what happened. ABA Formal Opinion 483 says lawyers should act to stop a breach, find out what happened, and inform clients when their information is compromised, and we help you gather what you need for those steps.
Next step
Let’s talk about your firm.
Book a 20-minute call. We’ll ask what you’re trying to accomplish and what keeps going wrong, then tell you what we’d look at first.
Why organizations stay with Wahaya
Since 2003
Locally owned and operated in Baton Rouge
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Proactive system monitoring, every day of the year
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