Multinational law firms carry a risk profile that has changed dramatically in recent years. High-profile litigation, contentious practice areas, and global operations expose firms to threats their traditional office security was never designed to address — from workplace violence and activist targeting to intellectual property theft and the safety of personnel traveling abroad.
Office and Workplace Security
Law offices concentrate people, privileged information, and public visibility in facilities that were often designed for openness rather than protection. Protective Resources helps firms address:
- Workplace violence prevention — disgruntled litigants, opposing parties, domestic spillover, and terminated employees
- Reception and visitor management design that screens effectively without compromising the client experience
- Duress alarm systems and lockdown capability for reception, conference floors, and attorney offices
- Access control zoning separating public, client-facing, and privileged work areas
- Multi-office and multi-country security standards that create consistency across the firm’s footprint
Intellectual Property and Information Risk
A law firm’s files are a target: M&A details, patent filings, litigation strategy, and client trade secrets. Physical security is a required layer of that protection:
- Physical protection of file rooms, server rooms, and records storage
- Visitor, contractor, and after-hours cleaning crew access controls
- Security policies and procedures aligned with client audit requirements — increasingly, corporate clients (particularly financial institutions) audit their outside counsel’s physical security
- Clean desk, escort, and secure disposal program development
Personnel Abroad and Travel Risk
Attorneys and staff who travel to high-risk jurisdictions — for depositions, arbitration, transactions, or investigations — need a duty-of-care framework. We assist firms in developing travel security policies, pre-travel risk assessment procedures, and emergency response protocols that satisfy the firm’s duty of care to its people.
An Independent Advisor for a Risk-Averse Profession
Law firms understand conflicts of interest. Protective Resources is not affiliated with any product manufacturer, integrator, or guard company — our vulnerability assessments, program reviews, and business continuity planning serve only the firm’s interests. And should litigation touch on security adequacy, our expert witness practice means we understand how security programs are scrutinized in court.