Should Law Firms Hire In-House IT Management?
Yes, law firms, especially larger ones, should have an in-house IT management team. The bigger you are, the more people you need in-house. However, whether you have one or twenty people in-house, that team may also need independent support. It depends on the size of your firm, the data you manage and the industry you are in.
If you are a law firm that has concerns about IT management beyond just basic needs like making sure computers and security codes work, you need to work with a team, never just an individual. You can have the very best IT guy in the world, he lives a couple of minutes down the road and knows your needs backwards and forwards, but it’s still not enough because he needs support as well.
Benefits Of In-House It Management
You have a team in your office. You have assistance, paralegals, other attorneys and more working in your office or remotely each day. Each one of those people need access to your networks, computers and emails to do their job. At some point, with all those people working on computers, you will need an IT manager who can answer questions, fix issues or teach needed skills to keep everything running in peak condition.
An IT manager can also be the guide you need through IT questions, especially when it comes to data management and regulations. There are more and more regulations being added each year and the challenges that come with that are not something you can get around. Your law firm has to be compliant and that’s where there may be some limitations with your in-house team.
The Value Of Independent Firms
There’s a good chance that your in-house IT management team is great at keeping the computers on and the emails going out. What you need them for, they do the best work you could ask for. However, every IT team, no matter the size, has limitations and one of those limitations is managing security, cloud and data solutions and more. If you are housing sensitive data you need to take cyber security very seriously.
Independent IT management firms offer you a unique solution where you are not expanding your in-house team, but still adding to your resources and offer local support to your South Florida team. Learn more today when you contact us for a free consultation.