Create the safest and most future-ready law firm in your market.
Essential Tech helps law firms protect their reputation, maintain compliance and confidently embrace innovation, with one accountable technology, cyber security and compliance partner.
ISO 27001:2022 certified
SMB1001 Partner
ALPMA Partner
What keeps partners awake
Your reputation is your most valuable asset
Client confidentiality, billable time and trust are on the line every day.
Breach of client confidentiality
Privileged client information exposed through email, a device or a supplier.
Downtime that stops billable work
Fee earners locked out of matters, documents and court deadlines.
Client due diligence and insurers
Security questionnaires from clients and insurers that keep getting harder.
An unsafe AI rollout
AI tools used on client matters without clear rules or oversight.
How we protect your firm
Built around how law firms work
Secure, reliable technology that supports your practice management system, including LEAP, Actionstep, Smokeball, Clio and Unity.
Email, device and endpoint protection
Microsoft 365 and document security
Backup, continuity and recovery
Essential Eight maturity
SMB1001 certification readiness
Practice management system support
vCIO advisory and partner reporting
What you get
Answers you can take to the partners
- Client confidentiality protected by layered security and tested recovery
- Evidence ready for client due diligence and cyber insurers
- Partner-ready reporting on risk, maturity and progress
- Billable time protected by resilient, well-supported systems
- Safe, governed adoption of AI across the firm
Where we start
1. Discover
A discovery call to understand your requirements.
2. Propose
A tailored proposal based on what we find.
3. Onboard
Once accepted, a planned, documented onboarding.
4. Improve
Ongoing reviews, certification where it applies, and a roadmap.
Book your assessment
Let's find out where you stand
Tell us a little about your firm and what’s prompting the review. We’ll come back to you to book the discovery conversation.
- No obligation to proceed
- Written for leadership, not for IT
- Works alongside your current provider
Helping you protect what you’ve built and build what’s next. Australian owned, operating in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne with local accountability and global capability.