Cybersecurity for law firms.
AmLaw and boutique firms hold their clients' worst secrets. We work with general counsel and IT to harden the firm — without breaking the way lawyers actually work.
- Sector
- AmLaw · Boutique
- Framework
- ABA Op. 477 · client expectations
- Top threat
- Targeted intrusion + ransomware
- Engagement
- vCISO + MDR + ATO defense
Threats we routinely see in this sector
Targeted nation-state intrusion
Clients on the wrong end of geopolitics make firms targets. APT-style intrusions are routine.
Client-data isolation failures
Matter teams sharing tooling, network, and credentials — when ethics walls require segmentation.
Ransomware against matter-management systems
Operational paralysis hits docketing, e-billing, and document management hardest.
Client security questionnaires
Corporate clients running VRMs on outside counsel — increasingly common.
ABA Opinion 477 expectations
Reasonable security measures expected; documentation needs to defend the firm if challenged.
How we typically engage
- 01Start
Risk assessment + ethics-wall review
Including segmentation review against current matters.
- 02Quarter 1
Hardening sprint
Identity, EDR, segmentation, backup integrity.
- 03Quarter 2+
MDR + vCISO + client-VRM response
Continuous monitoring, governance, client questionnaire workflow.
What clients in this sector walk away with
- Documented ethics-wall enforcement
- Hardened identity and endpoint posture
- Ransomware-resilient matter-management infrastructure
- Client-questionnaire workflow with answer library
- Defensible ABA Opinion 477 posture