Law Firm IT Support

Why Law Firms Choose ANAX

Your Confidentiality Obligations, and the Technical Side We Handle

Nevada Rule of Professional Conduct 1.6(c) requires lawyers to make reasonable efforts to prevent unauthorized access to client information. The American Bar Association has issued formal opinions on what that means in practice:

• Opinion 477R: securing electronic communications with clients.
• Opinion 483: a lawyer’s obligations after a data breach.
• Opinion 498: working remotely and in a virtual practice.
• Opinion 512: using generative AI tools.

Separately, Nevada’s data security law (NRS Chapter 603A) requires reasonable security measures for any business holding Nevada residents’ personal information.

We aren’t your ethics counsel. We handle the technical controls that support “reasonable efforts”:

• Multi-factor authentication and conditional access on every account.
• Protection against phishing and business email compromise, including wire fraud attempts on settlement funds.
• Encrypted devices and secure remote access.
• Backups that are monitored and test-restored.
• Incident response and business continuity planning.
• Help completing cyber insurance applications and client security questionnaires.

What We’ve Done for Law Firms

Moving off aging on-premises case management. Firms come to us regularly running case management and file storage on servers in their office: expensive to maintain, hard to access remotely, and a single point of failure. We moved them to Microsoft cloud identity (Entra ID) and SharePoint, then worked alongside their software vendors to migrate case management. The result was lower capital infrastructure costs, secure access from anywhere, and no more office server to replace.

Recovering a law firm after a breach. A large Las Vegas firm with roughly 150 users had its systems breached. We contained the attack, locked down the network, and rebuilt every server and workstation. All of the firm’s data was recovered, and it was fully back in operation within about two weeks.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does IT support cost for a Las Vegas law firm?
For comprehensive managed IT, most Las Vegas law firms with 10 to 50 employees should budget roughly $150 to $300 per user, per month. Where your firm lands depends on your security requirements, your software, and how much on-site support you need. Not every firm needs everything bundled into one price. ANAX offers three agreement types:

• Comprehensive support: proactive management and help desk support together.
• Block labor: proactive management plus a block of support hours. This is our most popular option.
• Essential services: proactive management, with help desk support billed hourly.

Cybersecurity is priced as its own bundle, so you can see exactly what protects your firm and what it costs. For more detail, see our guides on "How much do managed IT services cost for law firms in Las Vegas" and "What should be included in a managed IT services agreement".

Do you support firms of our size?
Yes. Our legal clients range from solo practices with a small support staff to a firm with more than 200 users. Most are between 10 and 50 people.

Can you support our case management software?
Very likely. We currently support Filevine, Litify, CloudLex, Centerbase, ProLaw, Juris, Timeslips, Needles and more. If you use something else, ask us. Most legal platforms depend on the same foundation of Microsoft 365, secure access, and backups.

What security controls do cyber insurance carriers expect from law firms?
Carriers commonly ask about multi-factor authentication, endpoint detection and response, email security, backups stored separately from your network, and security awareness training. We help firms put these controls in place and answer underwriting questionnaires accurately.

Is cloud storage like SharePoint or Dropbox acceptable for confidential client files?
Cloud storage can meet the “reasonable efforts” standard when it’s configured correctly. That means strong authentication, controlled sharing, access limited by role, and backups. The service itself matters less than how it’s set up and managed.

Can you help after a ransomware attack or breach?
Yes. We’ve helped Las Vegas law firms contain breaches, rebuild every system, and recover all of their data. For current clients, incident response planning is part of our security work, so the plan can exist before you need it.

Do you offer on-site support?
Yes. Our technicians provide on-site support across Clark County in addition to remote help desk support.

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