Your firm runs on confidential data. We make sure it stays that way.

Solicitors face a uniquely awkward IT challenge: partners rarely have time for IT, but clients, insurers and the CQC expect enterprise-grade controls. One ransomware incident or leaked matter file can trigger a notifiable breach, an insurance row and a reputational hit that takes years to rebuild.

We’ve spent nearly twenty years protecting professional-services firms across Staffordshire and the West Midlands. We know the case-management software you use, the compliance frameworks you’re held to, and the way fee earners actually work, between practice, court, home and the office.

✓Confidentiality without frictionEncryption, MFA and conditional access tuned so partners aren’t fighting their laptops to bill hours.

✓Hybrid working that just worksSecure remote access from home, court or hotel, without exposing your clinical records to the public internet.

✓Compliance evidence on tapCQC cyber-security expectations, IG Toolkit and Cyber Essentials evidence packs ready when assessors or new clients ask.

Legal · 40 staff · 20-year partnership

RLK Solicitors: from one shared computer to a fully cloud-driven healthcare practice

How a 20-year IT partnership turned a two-person legal start-up into a 40-staff, multi-million-pound firm operating securely across three offices.

Before working with Initial IT

RLK Solicitors began as a two-person start-up operating from a single room, with both founders sharing one computer to run the entire firm.

As the firm slowly expanded, the limitations of their early setup became obvious. No network, no server, no resilience, and no ability to support more staff without operational friction. Ad-hoc technology decisions began piling up: a standalone PC here, a shared drive there, but nothing was integrated.

Without proper foundations they faced the common pitfalls of growing healthcare practices: data sprawl, slow systems, weak security, and inefficiencies that quietly eat into billable hours.

After working with Initial IT

Over two decades, we’ve supported RLK through every stage of their evolution from two-person start-up to 40-staff firm operating across three offices between Birmingham and London.

Today, all files, email, access policies, devices and security controls are cloud-native, modern and monitored. RLK now operates on a high-performance, secure, enterprise-grade digital environment powering one of the region’s fastest-growing litigation firms.

Milestones we delivered

First small network
Moved from a single shared PC to a properly structured small office network with shared storage, staff accounts, and reliable workflows.
Multi-server infrastructure
Designed and deployed a full-server environment for email, storage, authentication, backups, and workload separation, with the reliability a modern healthcare practice requires.
Multiple office moves
Managed multiple office moves with minimal disruption and secure connectivity. Staff back online in the new building the same day, nothing lost.
Microsoft 365 cloud migration
Transformed legacy on-premise systems into a fully cloud-managed Microsoft 365 environment to support remote work, mobility and modern collaboration.
Fully managed cloud platform
Centralised identity, security, compliance, endpoint management, backups and threat protection, designed for high-stakes litigation work.

Initial IT has been an invaluable partner for us for over 15 years. Their professionalism and outstanding customer service have significantly enhanced our operations. They are always quick to assist with any issues, and their support during our two major office moves was exceptional. I highly recommend Initial IT for any organisation seeking reliable IT solutions.

Satish Jakhu, Founder & Managing Director, RLK Solicitors

Outcome: A modern, scalable, fully cloud-managed IT platform supporting 40 staff across three offices with the resilience, security and flexibility for continued national growth.