Managed IT and AI security for law firms
Managed IT and AI security for law firms

Your associates already use AI. Your policy probably hasn't caught up.

Since ABA Formal Opinion 512, the question is no longer whether your firm uses AI. It is whether you can show a carrier, a client, or the bar that you use it responsibly. In a free, confidential review, we show you exactly where your firm stands.

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In short

Wellforce provides managed IT and AI security for law firms in Washington DC, Maryland, and Virginia, mapped to ABA Formal Opinion 512. We harden Microsoft 365 to legal standards, watch the dark web for attorney passwords, defend against email spoofing, and support the AI use policy your confidentiality duty under Rule 1.6 now requires. Start with a free, confidential review of your firm's exposure.

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The problem, named

The exposure most firms can't see

Three things changed for law firms in the last 18 months, and they moved faster than most firms' IT. Most DC firms are exposed on all three. Few have looked.

AI walked in the side door.

Your people are using ChatGPT, Copilot, and Claude on client work right now. Most firms have no written policy that maps to Rule 1.6. That means the confidentiality risk lands on the responsible attorney personally.

Insurers started asking.

For the first time, 2026 cyber-insurance renewals ask firms about AI governance. Some carriers have signaled they will fight claims where no policy was in place.

The bar set the standard.

ABA Formal Opinion 512 mapped six Model Rules onto AI use. State bars, including guidance that reaches DC, Maryland, and Virginia, now treat it as the baseline for AI competence.

Free and confidential

A free review of your firm's exposure

A free, confidential review of where your firm stands, run by Scott Midgley, who leads our law firm practice. You get a plain-English picture you can take to your next partner meeting or insurance renewal. No sales pitch to get it.

We look at the security exposure carriers and clients now ask about, and walk through your Opinion 512 and Rule 1.6 readiness together. About 20 minutes, by phone or video.

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What we look at

  • Dark-web exposure of attorney and staff passwords
  • Email spoofing risk: your SPF, DKIM, and DMARC setup
  • Partner-targeted email fraud, like display-name lookalikes
  • DNS health and copycat domains that imitate your firm
  • Public-facing exposure and web and privacy signals

Free, specific, and confidential. No obligation.

Why Wellforce

An IT partner that speaks law firm

Most IT providers say they serve law firms too. Ask them what IOLTA compliance has to do with your IT, or how Opinion 512 changes your Microsoft 365 setup, and the conversation gets thin.

Built for law firms

Opinion 512 policy support, IOLTA-aware controls, and practice-management know-how. We know what your confidentiality duty means for your Microsoft 365 setup.

Security first

Dark-web monitoring, email spoofing defense, and Microsoft 365 hardened to legal standards. The same controls we run for healthcare and financial clients.

A real person

Scott Midgley leads the law firm practice and runs every review himself. You talk to the person who understands your exposure, not a sales rep.

How it works

From first call to clarity in three steps

Step 1

Book the review.

Pick a time that works. The review runs about 20 minutes, by phone or video. No prep needed.

Step 2

We assess your exposure.

Scott walks through your password, email, and DNS exposure, plus where your firm stands on Opinion 512 and Rule 1.6.

Step 3

Get a plain-English plan.

You leave with clear findings and the fixes that matter most before your next renewal. No obligation.

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Resources

Have a quick Opinion 512 question?

Ask the Bar Bot below. It answers questions about ABA Opinion 512 and Rule 1.6 as they apply to law firm AI use. Or download the policy template and start from a real document.

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ABA Opinion 512 & Rule 1.6

Hi — I answer questions about ABA Opinion 512 and how the Model Rules apply to law firm AI use. Ask me anything, or pick a question below. I'm educational, not a substitute for your own counsel.

Educational only, not legal advice. Confirm with your own counsel and your bar's guidance.

The Law Firm AI Use Policy Template

A starting-point policy mapped to all six Opinion 512 Model Rules, with an approved-tools list, a confidentiality boundary, a verification rule, and a billing position. Adapt it with your own counsel.

Download the Law Firm AI Use Policy Template

A starting-point policy mapped to all six Opinion 512 Model Rules. Enter your work email and it's yours.

Want the background first? Read our plain-English guide to ABA Opinion 512, rule by rule.

On-demand webinar

AI in the Practice of Law: Navigating ABA Formal Opinion 512

A practical walkthrough of what Opinion 512 requires and how to govern attorney AI use without slowing your firm down. Free, watch instantly.

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Questions

About the free review

Is the review really free?
Yes. The 20-minute review with Scott Midgley is free, with no obligation. You get clear findings whether or not you ever work with Wellforce.
Will you contact our whole firm?
No. The review is with the person who requests it. We do not blast your partners or add anyone to a drip sequence.
We already have an IT provider. Why would we book this?
Most firms book it because they have a provider and still want a second, law-firm-specific read on their AI and confidentiality exposure. The findings are useful whether or not you ever work with Wellforce.
Do you only work with large firms?
No. We work with firms across DC, Maryland, and Virginia, from solo and small partnerships to mid-size firms. The Opinion 512 exposure is, if anything, larger at firms without a dedicated IT team.
What is ABA Opinion 512?
A formal ethics opinion issued in 2024 that maps six Model Rules onto how lawyers use generative AI. We wrote a plain-English explainer that walks through it rule by rule. Read the Opinion 512 guide.
What does the review look at?
Scott reviews your firm domain for dark-web password exposure, email spoofing risk, DNS posture, look-alike domains, and public-facing security signals. He also walks through your Opinion 512 and Rule 1.6 readiness with you.
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Find out where your firm stands before your carrier does.

A free, confidential 20-minute review. No sales call required.

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