SOCHQ Pro+ · For law firms & solo attorneys
The rules of professional conduct require you to make reasonable efforts to secure client information — and bars can discipline a firm for missing basic safeguards, even with no harm done. SOCHQ Pro+ gives a small firm the protection a large firm has, priced for a practice without an IT team.
A 10-question readiness check against the safeguards bars expect. Private — runs in your browser.
The guideYour ethical obligations, the threats aimed at firms, and how to meet the bar affordably.
Attackers target firms on purpose: you hold litigation strategy, deal terms, IP, and client data, and the time pressure of trial deadlines and speedy-trial obligations gives ransomware extra leverage. Protection covers:
Built by people who run real security operations centers and scaled down on purpose for small and solo practices. You get the monitoring, the visibility, and the documentation trail — without the enterprise price or the jargon. The expensive path was never the security; it was the breach, the missed filing, and the bar complaint.
Yes — ABA Model Rule 1.6(c) creates an affirmative duty to protect client data, and Rule 1.1 requires technology competence. Most states have adopted versions of both.
Per ABA Opinion 477R, routine email is generally fine unencrypted, but encryption is required when sensitivity warrants — financial data, SSNs, trade secrets, or sophisticated adversaries.
Yes. Enterprise-grade monitoring now scales to solo and small firms at a fraction of historical cost — which is exactly why SOCHQ Pro+ exists.
Free, private, 2 minutes — and you'll leave with a prioritized action plan.
Start the readiness checkThis page is general guidance, not legal or ethics advice. Confirm your obligations with your state bar's rules and a qualified professional.