Managed IT services
One agreement covers monitoring, support, management and security of your IT, for a fixed monthly fee.
Industries
IT, cybersecurity and practice management for Nigerian law firms
Law firms hold some of the most sensitive information there is, and clients expect it kept confidential. We run and secure your technology and help manage matters, documents and billing in one place.
Challenges we see
For small and mid-sized firms and in-house legal departments, IT risk is professional risk too.
Files in too many places
Document management, email, shared drives, personal devices, sharing links: inconsistent access controls.
Payment fraud
Impersonation emails target property transactions and client-account transfers to redirect funds.
Ransomware
A locked file server halts the practice and exposes privileged material.
Disconnected tools
Matters, time, billing, client-account records, calendars and document assembly in separate systems.
Court and remote work
Lawyers at court, client offices and home need secure remote access and video over uneven connectivity.
Deadlines that do not move
Limitation periods and court dates make downtime, including a long power outage, more than an inconvenience.
How Promatics helps
Managed IT: one accountable provider that also coordinates your practice management, document management and telecom vendors.
24/7 help desk
Remote, for managed-service clients; priorities, response targets and on-site work per the agreement.
Offices and remote lawyers
System design, networking, secure remote access, backup links; UPS, inverter or generator for key equipment.
Devices and licences
Encrypted laptops, a record of every device, licences including dollar-priced subscriptions.
Layered security
Aligned with frameworks such as NIST CSF: MFA, endpoint detection and response, privileged access control.
Email security
Impersonation protection, link and attachment scanning, payment-change verification procedures.
Microsoft 365 and backups
Matter files organised with the right permissions and retention; tested, restorable copies.
More detail
- Hardware procurement and inventory, so you know where every device is.
- Licence management covers practice, document and productivity applications.
- Cabling and phone systems for office moves and expansions; on-site systems maintenance where your agreement includes on-site work.
A virtual CIO runs assessments, gap analysis and projects, and helps answer client security questionnaires and insurance applications.
AI assistants find clauses across agreements and answer from precedents and know-how, with confidentiality, permissions and verification designed in. We help set AI policies that reflect professional obligations and, where records must not leave your environment, run open-weight models on servers you control.
Prometheus for legal
The legal edition of Prometheus ERP, designed from a legal practice perspective, shows the big picture in one place:
- Matters
- Litigation
- Legal spend
- Document and contract management
- E-billing and reporting
- Outside collaboration
- Calendars
It scales with your firm, on-premises, in a local data centre or in a cloud region abroad.
Included features
- Billable and non-billable expense tracking.
- Multiple document upload and download, versioning and sorting.
- Case status dashboards, cases by stage, revenue reports and more.
- Customisable invoices and detailed billing with terms, discounts and fees.
Nigerian regulatory and operating context
| Topic | What applies |
|---|---|
| Confidentiality and competence | The Rules of Professional Conduct for Legal Practitioners require lawyers to keep client information confidential, and the Nigerian Bar Association expects care in how it is handled. Cloud, remote access and outsourced IT choices should support those duties. |
| Professional guidance | Check the Nigerian Bar Association's guidance and rules on technology, and ask providers where data is stored and who can access it. |
| Client accounts and records | Professional rules and your engagement terms set expectations for client money and records; systems holding them need reliable backups and access controls. |
| Data protection | The Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 (NDPA), enforced by the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC), governs personal data firms handle: notify the NDPC within 72 hours of becoming aware of a breach likely to risk people's rights and freedoms, and follow its rules for transfers outside Nigeria. |
| Power and connectivity | Interruptions are a routine planning factor for court filing deadlines and client work, so resilience belongs in the plan. |
General information, not legal advice. Your professional rules and your own legal adviser are the authoritative source for your obligations.
Services for legal
Cybersecurity services
Assessments, endpoint protection, email security, training, incident readiness, and 24/7 monitoring for managed-service clients.
Email security
Protect mailboxes and your domain from phishing, impersonation and invoice fraud, with filtering, authentication and reporting.
Microsoft 365 and workplace
Microsoft 365 set up, secured and managed, so people work safely in familiar tools anywhere.
Generative AI development
Custom AI assistants that answer from your approved documents and data, with sources, permissions and testing.
Prometheus ERP
Promatics' own ERP on open-source ERPNext: industry editions, Nigerian configuration, delivered and supported by Promatics.
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Talk to us about your firm
Tell us about your practice areas, how your team works and which systems hold client files. We will suggest a practical first step.