Law firms operate in a uniquely demanding technology environment. The attorney-client privilege creates an ethical and legal obligation to protect client communications and work product that goes beyond the data protection requirements facing most other industries. Law firms also handle highly sensitive client information — litigation strategy, transaction documents, regulatory matters, personal and financial details — that makes them attractive targets for sophisticated adversaries including nation-state actors targeting opposing parties in major litigation and business transactions.\n\nZerosums Technology understands the unique IT requirements of legal practice. We have served law firms ranging from solo practitioners to large multi-office firms, and we understand the technology tools that attorneys depend on — document management systems, practice management platforms, e-discovery tools, client portals, and the Microsoft 365 productivity stack that underpins most legal workflows. We design IT environments that make attorneys productive while protecting client confidences.\n\nCybersecurity is a central concern for law firms. The American Bar Association's Model Rules of Professional Conduct — adopted in most states — impose an obligation of reasonable competence in cybersecurity as part of the duty of competent representation. State bar opinions have interpreted this to require law firms to implement specific security measures appropriate to the sensitivity of client information they handle. Many law firm clients now include cybersecurity requirements in outside counsel guidelines. Zerosums helps law firms satisfy these obligations with practical, well-documented security programs.\n\nFor law firms that handle matters subject to specific data security requirements — healthcare clients subject to HIPAA, financial clients subject to GLBA, government clients subject to FedRAMP or ITAR, or EU clients subject to GDPR — we help law firms understand and satisfy the downstream obligations created by their clients' regulatory environments. We also assist with cyber insurance applications, which increasingly require demonstrated security controls.