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Managed IT Services for Law Firms

Managed IT for a law firm means documents are reachable from the office or the courthouse hallway, client information stays confidential and payment fraud has fewer ways in.

The short answer

Managed IT for a law firm means documents are reachable from the office or the courthouse hallway, client information stays confidential and payment fraud has fewer ways in. ManagedITServices.Tech manages the devices, network, accounts, security and backups behind your document management, practice management and billing software, PDF tools and dictation, priced per user, device and network.

Why law firms choose managed IT

A law firm’s work product lives in its document management system, its email and its billing software. Attorneys need all three in the office, at home and on the road, and they need them to be fast.

Law firms are also a favorite target for email fraud. A compromised mailbox can be used to send fake wire instructions on a settlement or a real estate closing, and the loss lands on the firm and its client.

What we manage for law firms

  • Secure document access in the office and remotely
  • Email compromise protection for wire and trust account payments
  • Microsoft 365 administration, including retention and sharing settings
  • Backups for case files, document management and billing data
  • Encrypted laptops and MFA for every attorney and staff member
  • Device setup and removal when people join or leave

Working with your software vendors

We keep the systems behind your document management, practice management and billing software, PDF tools and dictation running, and we work directly with your vendors when a problem sits between their software and your systems.

We handle

  • Workstations, laptops and printers
  • Network, firewall and secure remote access
  • Microsoft 365 and email security
  • Backups and recovery

Your vendor handles

  • Document management and practice management application issues
  • Billing software configuration
  • Dictation software
  • Court e-filing systems

Security and compliance

Lawyers have an ethical duty to make reasonable efforts to protect client information. We put in place and maintain the technical controls behind that duty: MFA, encryption, email filtering, monitoring for suspicious logins and secure document sharing.

We also recommend one simple rule that stops most wire fraud: any change to payment instructions is confirmed by phone, using a number you already have.

Onboarding

We map your document management, practice management and billing software, PDF tools and dictation, the computers that run it and the vendors behind it. Old access is removed, multi-factor sign-in is turned on and documentation is written before we take over the help desk.

How onboarding works

Pricing

The monthly price for law firms is made of the Managed Services it needs: a per-user fee for accounts and support, a per-workstation fee for each managed computer, and a server or network fee only where those apply. Part-time staff who only use email are a user fee and nothing more. A longer-term agreement is what lets us plan hardware refreshes and security upgrades with you.

Sources

Information on this page is general and is not legal or compliance advice.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you support court e-filing systems?

No. We support your computers, network, Microsoft 365 and security. Court e-filing systems are outside our scope.

Can you help prevent wire fraud?

Yes. Email security, MFA, monitoring for suspicious logins and a call-back rule for any change to payment instructions together reduce the risk a great deal.

What does managed IT cost for a law firm?

Managed IT is priced as separate monthly fees per user, device and network. Attorneys who work only from a laptop count once as a user and once for the laptop.

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