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people running law firms.

Articles on managed IT, cybersecurity, compliance, and pricing — written by the people who run IT for UK law firms.

Technology

AI Productivity in Law Firms

How AI can improve productivity in a law firm — and the security guard rails legal practices need to adopt it safely.

Techsperience 20 Apr 2026 6 min read
Pricing

Budgeting for IT Support and Cybersecurity

How law firms should budget for IT support and cybersecurity, including typical costs, what to include, and the factors that drive pricing.

Techsperience 20 Apr 2026 5 min read
Pricing

Managed IT Costs for London Law Firms

How much managed IT costs for a law firm in London — typical pricing, what should be included, and the hidden costs to avoid.

Techsperience 20 Apr 2026 6 min read
Compliance

Cybersecurity Measures to Meet SRA Compliance

What cybersecurity the SRA expects law firms to have — the 10 essential controls, common risks, and how firms align with Cyber Essentials and ISO27001.

Techsperience 20 Apr 2026 5 min read
Operations

Comparison of Managed IT vs In-House IT

Compare managed IT and in-house IT for law firms, including costs, security, and scalability, to choose the right approach for your practice.

Techsperience 7 Apr 2026 5 min read
Operations

Choosing the Right IT Support

How to choose the right IT support provider for your law firm, including key criteria, questions to ask, and common mistakes to avoid.

Techsperience 24 Mar 2026 5 min read
Operations

Switching IT Support Providers

When law firms should switch IT providers, the benefits of changing support, and how to ensure a smooth transition with minimal disruption.

Techsperience 24 Mar 2026 4 min read
Operations

Managed IT Support

What managed IT support includes for law firms, from helpdesk and cybersecurity to backup, Microsoft 365 management, and strategic vCIO planning.

Techsperience 18 Mar 2026 5 min read
Operations

Managed IT vs ad-hoc support: what changes when you have a plan

Most law firms start with a "guy who sorts the computers." Here's what the transition to managed IT actually looks like — and what it costs to delay it.

Techsperience 12 Mar 2026 6 min read
Compliance

Cyber Essentials for Law Firms

What Cyber Essentials is, why it matters for law firms, and how to achieve certification — typically in 4–8 weeks for most UK practices.

Techsperience 10 Mar 2026 5 min read
Technology

IT Systems for Law Firms

The core IT systems every mid-sized law firm should have in place — from Microsoft 365 and case management to cybersecurity, backup, and AI tools.

Techsperience 9 Mar 2026 5 min read
Technology

Consider this before using AI browsers at work

AI browsers can boost productivity dramatically — but they can also quietly send sensitive data to the cloud. Here is what to think about before rolling them out.

Techsperience 2 Mar 2026 3 min read
Technology

PowerPoint drops its "Reuse Slides" feature

Microsoft has retired PowerPoint's much-loved Reuse Slides feature. Here is what changed and the workarounds that come closest to it.

Techsperience 23 Feb 2026 2 min read
Compliance

SRA cybersecurity expectations in plain English

The SRA doesn't specify a tech stack. It specifies outcomes. Here's what those outcomes demand from your IT environment in practice.

Techsperience 3 Feb 2026 8 min read
Compliance

Cyber Essentials for law firms: a practical checklist

Cyber Essentials is the right starting point for most small firms. Here's what it actually requires, and what to fix first if you're starting from scratch.

Techsperience 18 Jan 2026 5 min read
Pricing

What should IT cost per user in a law firm?

The honest answer with real numbers. Why the range is wide, what drives the high end, and how to benchmark your current spend.

Techsperience 7 Dec 2025 4 min read
Operations

Techsperience vs in-house IT: when does hiring make sense?

Sometimes a full-time hire is the right answer. Here's the honest comparison — including the cases where we'd tell a firm to hire internally.

Techsperience 14 Nov 2025 7 min read
Technology

Microsoft 365 for law firms: the configuration decisions that matter

M365 out-of-the-box is not M365 configured for a regulated professional-services firm. The ten settings most firms get wrong.

Techsperience 2 Oct 2025 9 min read
Operations

Switching IT providers: how a law firm changes managed-IT firms without disruption

Most firms avoid switching IT providers because they fear disruption. Here's how a competent transition actually works — and how to test whether yours will be one.

Techsperience 15 Sept 2025 6 min read

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