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Your Clients Trust You With Their Most Sensitive Information

Law firms, accounting firms, and consultancies hold client data that can’t be exposed. A breach costs more than money. It costs the relationship, the reputation, and sometimes the license. We build managed IT and cybersecurity programs around the confidentiality requirements of your work, not a generic solution.

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The Challenge

Your clients’ data is only as safe as your IT.

Tell us about your firm. We’ll show you where the gaps are.

Pain point

Client confidentiality

Your obligations go beyond standard security practices.

Pain point

Email threats

Phishing and business email compromise attacks specifically target professional firms.

Pain point

Compliance demands

Legal, accounting, and consulting all carry their own regulatory requirements, including SOC 2.

Pain point

Remote work exposure

Hybrid and remote work expands your attack surface.

Pain point

Vendor access

Partner and vendor access to sensitive systems needs real oversight.

Pain point

Deadline-driven reliability

Your IT needs to work during a deal close, a tax deadline, or a client deliverable, not just on a normal day.

How We Help

Built for confidentiality, deadlines, and uptime

Reliable IT and security tailored to how professional services firms actually work.

Support

Managed IT Services

Help desk, onsite support, network management, and cloud operations, all under one flat monthly fee, reliable during a deal close or a tax deadline.

Email

Email Security & Phishing Protection

Layered email security, phishing simulations, and 24x7 threat monitoring against business email compromise.

Access

Data Protection & Access Control

Least-privilege access, identity controls, and clean offboarding, so only the right people reach sensitive client data.

Security

Cybersecurity & MSSP

24x7 SOC monitoring, endpoint detection and response, dark web monitoring, and vulnerability assessments.

Leadership

Virtual CISO (vCISO)

Fractional security leadership for policy development, vendor risk reviews, board reporting, and compliance program management.

Compliance

Compliance Support

SOC 2 readiness, SEC-aligned requirements, state bar cybersecurity requirements, and help completing client-mandated security questionnaires.

By the Numbers

15 to 30 min

Typical response time on priority help desk issues

98%

Client retention rate

15

Years supporting professional services clients

Client Success

Proven layers of success

What sets them apart is their ability to see beyond the immediate project — they think like partners, not vendors. They anticipated roadblocks, proposed smart alternatives, and kept communication flowing every step of the way.

Thomas HackettThomas HackettCo-founder & CEO, Platform Golf

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you work with law firms?

Yes. We understand attorney-client privilege considerations, the sensitivity of matter files, and the access control requirements tied to matter management systems. Legal is a core part of our professional services client base.

How do you handle confidentiality when working in our environment?

Every team member who accesses client environments works under confidentiality agreements. We document access, limit it to what’s necessary, and can provide audit logs on request.

A client is requiring us to complete a security questionnaire. Can you help?

Yes. We work with managed clients to complete third-party security questionnaires, provide documentation of controls, and prepare for client security audits.

We use a document management system specific to our industry. Can you support it?

In most cases, yes. We’ve worked with practice management and document management platforms common in legal, accounting, and consulting environments, and we assess compatibility during onboarding.

How fast is your help desk response?

Response times are defined in your service agreement and monitored against that commitment. Most priority issues get a response within 15 to 30 minutes. We don’t route you through a call center.

Where We Work

7 Layer Solutions is headquartered in Schaumburg, IL and serves businesses nationally with remote IT services and onsite support. We provide onsite support across the United States, with strongest coverage in the Midwest and East Coast. Larger or strategic onsite engagements are supported anywhere in the U.S.

Ready to Talk

Your clients trust you. Your IT should too.

Tell us about your firm and what you’re protecting. We’ll show you where the gaps are.

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