Managed IT for Law Firms
IT That Protects What Your Clients Trust You With
Your firm handles the most sensitive documents in any industry: case files, contracts, privileged communications. Norvet hardens that environment with matter-level access controls, ethics-wall configuration on document-management systems like NetDocuments and iManage, eDiscovery-ready audit logs, and managed EDR / email security across every partner workstation.
The Reality for Law Firms
Risks You Cannot Afford to Ignore
Law firms are among the most targeted organizations for cyberattacks, and the consequences extend far beyond financial loss.
Client Confidentiality at Risk
Phishing attacks target law firms specifically because of the high-value information they hold. A single compromised email can expose privileged communications and trigger malpractice claims.
Outdated Document Management
Legacy servers hosting your DMS create bottlenecks, increase downtime risk, and leave sensitive case files vulnerable to ransomware and hardware failure.
Remote & Hybrid Access Gaps
Attorneys working from courtrooms, home offices, and client sites need secure, reliable access to case files, without exposing your network to unauthorized entry.
Ethical Obligation to Protect Data
ABA Model Rules require competence in technology safeguards. Failing to implement reasonable security measures is no longer just a risk. It is a potential ethics violation.
Purpose-Built for Law Firms
Services That Protect Your Practice
Every solution we deploy is configured with the legal industry's unique confidentiality, compliance, and availability requirements in mind.
Encrypted Email & Document Sharing
End-to-end encrypted email and secure file transfer so privileged communications stay between you and your clients, not in the hands of bad actors.
Secure Remote Access (VPN / ZTNA)
Zero Trust Network Access ensures attorneys connect securely from any location, with identity verification at every step. No open doors for attackers.
Microsoft 365 with DLP Policies
We configure Data Loss Prevention policies across Outlook, SharePoint, and Teams so confidential case data never leaves your environment accidentally.
Cloud Backup with Privilege Protection
Automated, encrypted backups with retention policies designed around attorney-client privilege, ensuring recoverability without compromising confidentiality.
Endpoint Security for Every Device
From partner laptops to associate tablets, every device touching your network gets managed antivirus, EDR, and remote-wipe capability.
Compliance Documentation
We produce the security documentation your cyber insurance carrier and state bar require: policies, incident response plans, and audit-ready reports.
Your stack, supported
We don't ask your firm to rip out what's working
Norvet integrates with the practice-management, document-management, time-and-billing, and e-discovery systems your attorneys and paralegals already trust. We harden, monitor, back up, and recover that stack. We don't replace it.
Practice management
Clio, MyCase, PracticePanther, Smokeball, ProLaw, CosmoLex, Tabs3 PracticeMaster, Filevine
Document management (DMS)
iManage Work, NetDocuments, Worldox, LexWorkplace, LegalKEY, OpenText eDOCS
Time, billing & trust accounting
Tabs3, Bill4Time, TimeSolv, LeanLaw (QuickBooks-integrated), TimeMatters, CosmoLex IOLTA
E-discovery & litigation support
Relativity, Everlaw, Logikcull, DISCO, Casepoint, Concordance, Disco Hosted Review
Security stack we add alongside
SentinelOne EDR, Sophos MDR + endpoint, 24/7 managed SOC, KnowBe4 awareness training, Veeam immutable backup, ShareFile / Egnyte secure client share
Compliance & duty-of-tech frameworks
ABA Model Rule 1.6 (confidentiality), ABA Formal Opinion 477R (encrypted communications), state-bar duty-of-tech-competence rules, ESI / FRCP 26(f) preservation obligations
Running something not listed here? Most firm tech stacks combine 4–7 of the systems above with a long tail of state-bar-specific or niche litigation tools. Tell us what you have and we'll tell you honestly which pieces we've supported in production.
Anti-disruption
What bad legal IT vendors do, and we don't
We hear the same four complaints from firms switching off another IT vendor. If any of these sound familiar, Norvet works differently on purpose.
Bad vendor: They store privileged client documents on the same shared file server as the firm’s own admin files.
Norvet: Client documents are segregated into per-matter folders with matter-scoped ACLs and access auditing. The firm partner can pull an "everyone who touched matter X" report on demand.
Bad vendor: They don’t enforce MFA on email or DMS access.
Norvet: MFA on every account that touches privileged data: email, DMS, time-and-billing, the secure client portal. Conditional access for new devices, geo-impossible logins blocked, session timeouts tuned to the firm’s working day.
Bad vendor: They confuse "backup" with "archive." They back up live files but cannot satisfy an ESI hold or a FRCP 26(f) preservation order.
Norvet: Immutable, point-in-time backups so litigation-hold requests can be answered from a known-clean state. We document the chain of custody and the retention window before the first matter is ingested.
Bad vendor: They schedule patch windows at 6pm on a Tuesday, exactly when partners are working on Friday filings.
Norvet: After-hours coverage by U.S.-based engineers. Patch and reboot windows respect filing deadlines and court calendars. When a filing window is open, change requests get held.
Extends what works
We extend what's working. We don't replace it
Most firms come to us already running a practice-management system, a DMS, a secure client portal, and a billing stack their staff knows. Our job is to harden, monitor, back up, and recover that stack. When something genuinely needs replacing, we say so honestly and let your managing partner see the math.
- We deploy 24/7 SOC monitoring and EDR next to your existing antivirus, not over the top of it.
- We add encrypted offsite backup without disrupting your DMS repository or your e-discovery vendor’s ingestion pipeline.
- We tune VLAN segmentation around your existing courtroom presentation gear, firm VPN, and remote-workstation setup, not around our standard template.
- We adopt your existing patch window. If your firm relies on 6am Monday filings, our patch window is 11pm Saturday, not the other way around.
- When a practice-management or DMS upgrade requires new hardware, we quote against the vendor’s spec sheet so your managing partner can compare apples-to-apples with any other bidder.
- We document everything we touch in your firm’s documentation system, not in a private wiki our team owns. If you ever offboard from Norvet, you keep the runbook.
Built for Law Firm Billing
Payment Processing That Respects the Trust Account
Most processors treat law firms like any other small business, which is exactly why they keep getting flagged for IOLTA co-mingling, surcharge violations, and chargebacks that should never have happened. We set yours up correctly the first time.
What we configure
- Separate trust (IOLTA) and operating merchant accounts so client funds never co-mingle
- Retainer billing and scheduled payments drawn against the operating account, not trust
- Surcharge / convenience-fee logic that respects state bar rules (most prohibit surcharging on legal fees)
- Disbursement workflows for settlement and fee splits with proper documentation
- PCI-DSS configuration that satisfies your cyber-insurance carrier on renewal
- Chargeback playbook tailored to legal billing disputes. Most are won with the right paper trail
How it works
- 1Apply online. Submit a single application. We configure IOLTA-aware processing on the back end.
- 2Underwriting in 1–3 business days. Standard documentation: voided check, 3 months of statements, EIN, signer ID.
- 3Live in under two weeks. Hardware shipped, terminals configured, staff trained on the trust-vs-operating split.
State bar rules on surcharging legal fees vary. Norvet configures your account to comply with your jurisdiction. Nothing on this page is legal advice; consult your bar counsel for ethics questions specific to your firm.
Your Ethical Duty to Secure Client Data
Demonstrating reasonable security measures is not optional. It is your ethical duty. The ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct place clear obligations on every attorney:
- Rule 1.1: Competence: Requires lawyers to stay current with technology, including understanding cybersecurity risks to client data.
- Rule 1.6: Confidentiality: Requires reasonable efforts to prevent unauthorized disclosure of client information, including digital safeguards.
- State Bar Requirements: Many state bars now mandate cybersecurity CLE credits and require firms to demonstrate adequate data protection measures.
- Cyber Insurance Prerequisites: Carriers increasingly require MFA, endpoint protection, and incident response plans before issuing or renewing policies.
Real Results
From Vulnerable to Secure: Without Missing a Billable Hour
Case Study
50-Attorney Firm Cloud Migration
A mid-size Atlanta law firm was running their document management system on aging on-premises servers with no redundancy. Associates working remotely relied on an outdated VPN that created constant connectivity issues, and their cyber insurance carrier flagged multiple deficiencies at renewal.
We migrated the entire firm to a secure cloud environment with Zero Trust access, encrypted backups, and DLP-enabled Microsoft 365, all completed over a weekend with zero downtime during the transition. Every attorney was productive Monday morning with no disruption to billing or court deadlines.
Zero
Downtime during migration
100%
Cyber insurance compliance
40%
Reduction in IT support tickets
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Transparent Pricing
Law Firm IT: Available by Consultation
Secure document management, encrypted email, endpoint protection, and compliance documentation. Contact us to discuss your firm's needs, no long-term contracts required.
Managed IT
By consultation
- Secure document management
- Encrypted email (TLS + S/MIME)
- Endpoint detection & response
- Microsoft 365 with DLP policies
- Cloud backup with privilege protection
- Compliance documentation & reporting
- 24/7 help desk support
Questions from Managing Partners
Frequently Asked Questions
Your Reputation Is Your Practice. Let's Protect It.
Schedule a confidential consultation to review your firm's security posture, compliance gaps, and technology roadmap, at no cost and no obligation.