Why law firms work with us
Most managed-service providers can configure a firewall and patch a laptop. Few of them can also map your IT posture against ABA Model Rule 1.1 Comment 8, or build the retention-evidence record your litigation counsel relies on in a discovery posture. We are the second kind.
Our partners include solo practitioners protecting privileged client communication on a single laptop and 200-attorney firms running global litigation across PMS, DMS, billing, e-discovery, and review platforms. The technology surface is different at each scale; the obligations are not.
What is included for law firms
- Foundation The same operational base every customer starts with.
- 360SmartIT Department Endpoints, identity, helpdesk, MDM
- Privileged layer The legal-unique controls for partner accounts and privileged communication.
- Sensitivity Labels Privileged communication marking
- Mailbox protection Partner accounts (always targeted)
- Conditional Access Geo-restrictions on attorney accounts
- Dark-web monitoring Partner emails surveilled
- Bar-aware training Phishing simulation tuned for legal
- Risk-matched add-ons Layered on per the firm's exposure profile.
- 360CyberProtect MDR 24/7 SOC; insurer-required
- 360CloudBackupPro Matter-specific recovery, 30-min RPO
- 360M365Backup Retention beyond MS defaults
- 365 Security Reviews ABA tech-competence mapping
- Practice management Customer-owned platforms we run alongside, not as resellers.
- Bill4time
- Clio
- Filevine
- iManage
- MyCase
- NetDocuments
- PracticePanther
One stack, four tiers of obligation. The privileged layer is what turns 'general IT for an SMB' into 'IT for a law firm.' Pro1 / Pro2 / Pro3 Master engineers cover the engagement work — incident response, FRCP 26 retention-evidence support, ABA Model Rule 1.6 escalation — billed per minute only when authorized.
Every law firm we serve starts with 360SmartIT Department as the operational base — endpoint management, EDR, automated patching, full asset visibility, M365 administration (Conditional Access enforcing geo-restrictions on attorney accounts, Sensitivity Labels for privileged communication, mailbox protection for partner accounts that are always the targets), bar-aware security awareness training with phishing simulation, dark-web monitoring of partner emails, password manager rolled out firmwide, and unlimited AISA tickets. Layered on top, the components that match the firm’s exposure:
- 360CyberProtect MDR — 24/7 SOC oversight with human analysts. Increasingly required by lateral-fit malpractice insurers and by sophisticated corporate-client vendor questionnaires.
- 360CloudBackupPro — point-in-time recovery for matter-specific drives with 30-minute granularity, ransomware-resilient by design.
- 360M365Backup — daily Exchange / OneDrive / SharePoint / Teams backup beyond Microsoft’s default 30-day window. Granular discovery-friendly export workflows. Your retention obligations extend beyond Microsoft’s defaults.
- 365 Security Reviews — Standard — quarterly review of the M365 tenant with control mapping for ABA Model Rules tech-competence requirements, state bar requirements, and (for firms with healthcare or financial-services clients) HIPAA / PCI alignment.
- Pro1 / Pro2 / Pro3 Master engagement — incident-response retainer with named technical lead, FRCP 26 retention-evidence support, ABA Model Rule 1.6 escalation pathways. Billed per-minute only when authorized.
Practice management integrations
We work alongside the major PMS/DMS systems — Bill4time, Clio, MyCase, NetDocuments, iManage, Filevine, PracticePanther — not as resellers but as the firm’s IT partner who understands how those platforms intersect with your endpoint, identity, and security stack. When your DMS rollout collides with your conditional-access policy, you have one number to call.
Defensible posture from day one
Every engagement starts with a documented assessment of your current posture against bar tech-competence requirements, identifies the gaps with the highest risk-to-effort ratio, and closes them on a 90-day plan. After that, we keep it that way — quarterly reviews, evidence-ready reporting, and a partner who answers your phone when something breaks.