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Offline Secure Storage for Legal

Legal professional privilege demands the highest standard of data protection. Offline Secure Storage (OSS) provides physical disconnection for your most sensitive client files.

We Think This Is Hard to Ignore

Allen and Overy disclosed that ransomware attackers accessed confidential client matter files stored on always-connected firm systems. At Firevault, privileged legal records live on hardware that physically disconnects between sessions, because legal privilege ends where network exposure begins.

£4.9M

Average cost of a data breach in legal services

IBM Cost of a Data Breach 2024

1 in 4

UK law firms hit by ransomware in the past year

SRA / NCSC 2025

£14M

ICO fine to Capita, a major legal outsourcing provider

ICO, October 2025

£300M

Estimated profit loss from M&S ransomware attack

Reuters, 2025

Legal Sector Reality

Solicitors hold client privilege that does not survive a public breach notice. SRA Standards and Regulations require firms to safeguard client confidentiality with measures proportionate to the harm a breach would cause, and the ICO has now fined multiple firms for breaches that began in cloud-hosted matter management. Firevault keeps the most sensitive case files, completion documents and client identity records offline, so a single compromised mailbox cannot expose an entire matter.

Industry Risks

Why law firms are prime targets.

Client Privilege

Privileged communications and case files are high-value targets for cyber criminals.

SRA Compliance

The SRA mandates appropriate measures to protect client confidentiality.

Opposing Party Access

In litigation, compromised data can be exploited by opposing parties.

The Reality

This is already happening in legal services.

Capita: £14M Fine, Legal Outsourcing Provider Breached

Capita processes legal data for hundreds of organisations. The ICO fined the outsourcer £14 million after hackers accessed personal data of over 6 million people, including legally privileged records.

ICO, October 2025

CTS: Ransomware Attack Disrupted 200 UK Law Firms

A ransomware attack on managed service provider CTS disrupted IT systems for approximately 200 UK law firms, preventing conveyancing transactions and client access for weeks.

Law Society Gazette, November 2024

LastPass: £1.2M Fine, Lawyers' Credentials Exposed

The ICO fined LastPass £1.2 million after hackers stole encrypted vaults containing passwords used by legal professionals to access client systems and case management platforms.

ICO, December 2025

How Firevault Stops This

Remove privileged files from every system attackers can reach.

Client files, case documents, and privileged communications are taken off firm networks and written to dedicated RAID 1 drives inside a Firevault Bunker. Those drives have no internet connection. No IP address. No API. When authorised counsel need access, a physical connection is created after identity verification. When the session ends, the drives disconnect.

  • Client files removed from firm networks and placed on hardware with no network connection. Privilege cannot be waived if the data was never reachable
  • Matter-specific access controls with identity verification. Stolen credentials cannot unlock physically disconnected hardware
  • Full audit trail satisfying SRA and ICO requirements. Every file access is logged with chain-of-custody integrity
  • Supports GDPR Article 32 appropriate technical measures through the strongest measure available, physical disconnection

Take Privileged Files Off Firm Systems

Step 1 of 3

Privileged communications, case files, and client documents are taken off firm networks and written to physically disconnected RAID 1 drives inside a Firevault Bunker. No cloud. No shared portal. No attack surface.

“Firms must keep the affairs of current and former clients confidential, including by adopting appropriate technical and organisational measures against unauthorised disclosure.”
Source: SRA Standards and Regulations, Principle 6 and Code 6.3

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Choose Your Protection

Which OSS Fits?

300GB

Low Use Vault, Deep Cold Storage

From £74.99/mo

inc. VAT · £0 due today

Deep cold storage for privileged files and archived matters that do not require daily access.

What 300GB holds

~60,000 high-res photos
~150,000 PDF documents
~1,200 hours of voice recordings
~75 hours of HD video

Use Cases for Legal

  • Archived case files and closed matters
  • Privileged client communications
  • Historical compliance and audit records
  • Legacy partner documentation
  • Tribunal and court bundle archives

Specifications

Capacity

300GB

Access

2 windows/week

Authentication

Identity-locked

Commitment

36 months

Security & Compliance

NATO-Approved FacilityDSIT-ReferencedGDPR Art. 32Cyber Essentials Plus

How to Get Started

Step 1

Discovery Call

Understand what you need to protect and how you operate.

Step 2

Vault Configuration

Select your tier, capacity, and access model.

Step 3

Identity Verification

Complete KYC/AML and set up multi-factor authentication.

Step 4

Go Live

Data ingestion, access policy activation, and ongoing support.

OSS Butterfly for Legal

One Vault, every fee-earner, every stage of the matter.

Offline Secure Storage sits at the centre of the firm or chambers, owned by the partners and risk officers accountable for privilege. New instructions and conflict checks feed the live, privileged matter file on one set of wings; counsel, the courts and the live matters a fee-earner is running in parallel form the other. Nothing is reachable between sessions, and every touch is logged to SRA standard.

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Managing Partner
COLP
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COFA
DPO
Head of Practice
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Upper Left Wing

New Instructions and Conflicts

  • Engagement letters and retainer scope lodged at intake
  • Conflict checks completed before the file opens
  • AML, KYC and source-of-funds packs captured for every client
  • Independence and Chinese-wall flags applied at matter level
  • Counsel terms and disbursements authorised before instruction
  • Fee estimates and scope letters audited for SRA Transparency
Upper Right Wing

Matter File

  • Pleadings and court filings
  • Disclosure bundles and exhibits
  • Witness statements and affidavits
  • Counsel notes and advice memoranda
  • Settlement papers and Tomlin orders
  • Client ledger and trust account records
  • Privileged correspondence
  • Conflict-check and AML records
Lower Left Wing

Counsel and Court Network

  • Barristers, silks and pupillage chambers
  • Counterparty solicitors and in-house teams
  • Expert witnesses and forensic specialists
  • Translators, interpreters and process servers
  • Courts, tribunals and HM Land Registry
Lower Right Wing

Live Matters

  • LitigationLIT
  • CorporateCOR
  • PropertyPRP
  • Private ClientPCL
  • Criminal DefenceCRM
Archived DataClosed matters, completed bundles and long-retention privileged files, held offline under the firm's sole control.

Questions

Frequently Asked

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