July 2025

Digital danger

Are SME law firms doing enough to protect themselves from cyber threats?

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ISSUE IN BRIEF

Welcome to LPM July!

In today’s ever-evolving digital world, cyber threats are growing by the minute both in number and complexity. As such, having the right defence against the multitude of cyber risks is a necessity for SME law firms — but are they doing enough to protect themselves, and their client data?In this issue, we explore the key threats facing SME law firms, the role of insurers, regulators and tech providers in bolstering firms’ cyber defences, and how legal businesses can design and deploy a cybersecurity strategy that allows them to stay alive and resilient to evolving threats.In this edition:

Experts from ELM Legal Services, Punter Southall Law, and Latitude Law explore the state of cybersecurity in the SME law firm market — and outline what else firms need to do to stay secure and compliant
Gorvins Residential’s head of remortgage department Chris Walker weighs in on how law firms can deliver excellent service in an era when clients increasingly expect a faster delivery
Rhicha Kapila, partner and chief operating officer at Bolt Burdon Kemp, highlights why the government’s latest changes to the level 7 apprenticeship funding could have a lasting impact on firms’ future recruitment plans
ESSEC Business School professor Bamdad Shams outlines how SME law firms can leverage AI technologies while staying compliant with upcoming regulations

Plus:

Access Legal explains how an AI-enabled case management system can help legal teams shift from admin-heavy work to delivering strategic value
Miller weighs in on how firms can build a healthy risk and compliance culture
GA Solicitors’ IT and facilities director shares how its partnership with Zivver is supporting email security compliance and powering its productivity
Primas Law’s managing partner talks about how the firm is gaining a competitive edge with genAI technology using Thomson Reuters’ CoCounsel
TA Triumph-Adler outlines the three key requirements to strengthening cybersecurity: awareness, automation, and document management

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