IT and security that takes client confidentiality as seriously as you do
Law firms are a prime target — conveyancing fraud, email interception and ransomware all aim straight at your client money and confidential files. We provide the baseline security, monitoring and recovery that keeps you compliant with the SRA and trusted by your clients.
The problems we solve for solicitors & law firms
You are a fraud target
Friday-afternoon fraud and conveyancing email interception cost UK firms client money and SRA scrutiny every week. Email security, verification and monitoring are front-line defences, not nice-to-haves.
Confidentiality is a regulatory duty
Legal professional privilege and SRA obligations mean a data breach isn't just embarrassing — it's reportable. You need demonstrable controls, not assumptions.
Cyber Essentials is entering legal supply chains
Legal-aid work, public-sector panels and corporate clients increasingly require Cyber Essentials. A tender or panel renewal is the worst time to discover you're not ready.
Case management can't go down
Your matter and case management system is the firm. Downtime means missed deadlines and undertakings at risk — recovery has to be fast and tested.
How we help
Email security & fraud defence
Anti-impersonation, link and attachment protection, and monitoring focused on the exact attacks aimed at conveyancing and client-account fraud.
Cyber Essentials readiness & security baseline
A gap-check against the five Cyber Essentials controls plus a vulnerability report — so you can answer a panel or client requirement with evidence, not hope.
Confidential backup & recovery
Encrypted, UK-hosted backup for your matter files and a tested recovery plan that keeps privilege intact and deadlines met.
Managed IT built around compliance
Proactive monitoring, a UK helpdesk with 1-hour critical response, and controls documented the way an SRA or Lexcel audit expects.
We keep the legal stack you already run fast, secure and available — we support it, we don't replace it.
Why Smart Path IT
Cyber Essentials certified
We hold Cyber Essentials ourselves (verifiable via the IASME registry) — the baseline we help your firm reach is one we live by.
Security-first, with real incident-response capability
We run vulnerability reporting and incident response as core services — the capabilities a firm needs when fraud or ransomware strikes.
UK-based and responsive
Remote-first and UK-wide, working to UK GDPR, with a partner who picks up when it's urgent.
Frequently asked questions
Do you understand SRA and Lexcel requirements?
Yes. We design and document IT controls with SRA obligations and Lexcel in mind — access control, backup, monitoring and incident response — so an audit sees evidence, not gaps.
Can you help protect us from conveyancing fraud?
Yes — this is a priority. We layer email anti-impersonation, attachment and link protection, and monitoring specifically at the interception and impersonation attacks aimed at client money.
Can you support LEAP, Clio, Actionstep and our DMS?
Yes. We support the mainstream legal stack — LEAP, Clio, Actionstep, Osprey, Proclaim, SOS Connect and document systems like iManage and NetDocuments — plus Microsoft 365.
A panel or client wants Cyber Essentials — can you help?
Yes. Our free Cyber Essentials gap-check shows where your firm stands against the five controls with a prioritised fix list. We get you certification-ready; certification itself is issued by an IASME body.
Protect your firm and your clients
Start with a free Cyber Essentials gap-check, or book a 20-minute call to talk through your firm's security.