Chicago law firms range from global firms in the Loop to neighborhood practices, handling litigation, deals, real estate, privacy class actions and family matters. ITServices.Tech runs IT as a managed service for Chicago law firms, from user help and threat protection to backup and the long-range technology roadmap.
The Chicago legal market
Chicago is home to the Cook County courts at the Daley Center, the federal Northern District of Illinois and the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, along with several large law schools and some of the biggest firms in the world. Mid-size and small firms handle commercial litigation, real estate, employment, privacy, personal injury and family law.
Privacy litigation
BIPA and genetic privacy cases have made Chicago a center of privacy class action litigation. Firms on both sides handle large productions of technical data and personal information, which demands fast storage, secure transfer and strict matter-level access.
Real estate attorneys and closings
In the Chicago area, buyers and sellers usually hire attorneys for residential transactions, so many small firms handle closings every week. Two-step sign-in on every mailbox, alerts on hidden forwarding rules and phone confirmation of wire instructions protect clients from fraud.
Client security requirements
Corporate and financial clients send outside counsel security questionnaires and expect matching controls. Managed endpoint protection, encryption, logging and documented policies help you answer them accurately.
Remote work in winter
When storms or cold keep attorneys home, secure remote access to the document system and phones that follow them keep deadlines on track.
IT services for Chicago law firms
- Secure document access in the office and remote
- Email compromise protection for wire and trust payments
- Microsoft 365 administration
- Backups for case files
Everything runs under one managed IT agreement, with the help desk, monitoring, patching, Microsoft 365, security and backups handled by the same team.
Software we support
We support the systems you already run, such as Clio, NetDocuments, iManage and Worldox, along with Adobe Acrobat, dictation and time and billing tools, without making you replace them.
Illinois data rules to know
Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) regulates fingerprint and face data, which matters for biometric time clocks.
Office hours in Chicago
Office hours for Chicago clients are Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Central, in your own time zone.
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