A multi-office law firm connects its offices best by running cloud-based or hosted systems, standardising every site’s setup, securing the connections between them, and managing it all centrally. Done this way, every office works the same, your team reaches LEAP and client files wherever they are, and opening a new office becomes a simple, repeatable process.
Law firms often grow by adding offices, and the IT can end up as a patchwork that’s inconsistent and hard to support. Here’s how to join it up securely.
1. Shared systems across every office
With LEAP, email and files available consistently across the firm, whether in the cloud or through a hosted setup, your offices share one source of information rather than separate islands. People covering for each other or moving between offices find everything where they expect it.
2. Standardise every office
The same device build, software setup and security baseline at every office means support is faster, problems are rarer, and a new office can be set up quickly from a known template instead of being figured out each time.
3. Secure the connections and access
Staff across sites need secure access with multi-factor authentication and access granted by role. Centralised identity means a single change protects every office at once, and onboarding or removing staff is quick and consistent across the firm.
4. Manage it all from one place
Central monitoring and management means we can see every office, spot issues early and keep them consistent and secure. One partner who understands the whole firm is far easier than each office sorting its own IT.
For a conveyancing or high-street firm, this is part of a managed IT service that usually costs about £45 to £100 per user per month, covering everyday support, the security that protects your client account, and tested backups.
Why law firms choose First Stop IT
First Stop IT has supported businesses since 2002, including conveyancing and high-street law firms, and we know the software your practice runs every day: LEAP, Oyez forms, eSigner, BigHand, Sage Payroll, PTP and Xero, alongside Microsoft 365. We support conveyancing and high-street firms in Harlow, Bishop’s Stortford, London and across Essex and Hertfordshire. Our credentials include:
- Cyber Essentials Certified
- IASME Cyber Assurance (Gold)
- NCSC Assured Service Provider (Cyber Advisor for Cyber Essentials)
- Microsoft Partner
- Crown Commercial Service Supplier (G-Cloud)
- Quality Principles Certified
We look after more than 2,000 endpoints across 50 companies, we’ve been named a Top 50 UK MSP for three years running, and we support organisations with 10 to 100 employees across Essex, Hertfordshire and London, including Harlow and Bishop’s Stortford.
Book a free IT and cyber security review
Running more than one office? Book a free IT and cyber security review with First Stop IT and we’ll help you join them up securely.