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IT problems were billing hours nobody could invoice. A move to Microsoft 365 with layered security and cloud-to-cloud backup gave the firm its time back.

IndustryLegal Services
Scale25 attorneys + staff
RegionGreater New York Metro
Timeline4-week migration
The Challenge

The firm's outdated internal software and file server had become a constant drain: version conflicts on briefs, an email server that needed weekly attention, and partners spending unbillable hours playing IT support.

Client confidentiality also raised the stakes — matters, discovery documents, and privileged communications need protection that a closet server was never going to provide.

We used to lose whole afternoons to email problems. Now the only time I think about IT is when NetSys calls to tell me something was handled.

Managing Partner
What NetSys Did

The approach

1

Matter-centric information design

Mapped the firm's matters and document workflows before touching technology, so the new environment matched how attorneys actually work.

2

Microsoft 365 migration

Moved email to Exchange Online and documents to SharePoint/OneDrive with a matter-based structure — 100% mailbox fidelity, zero lost items, cut-over on a weekend.

3

Web & email security

Layered anti-phishing and email threat protection, DNS filtering, MFA on every account, and endpoint protection across attorney devices — in office and remote.

4

Cloud-to-cloud backup

Established independent cloud-to-cloud backup of the entire Microsoft 365 tenant — because the recycle bin is not a backup strategy for privileged material.

Deployed Stack
  • Microsoft 365 Business Premium
  • Exchange Online
  • SharePoint + OneDrive (matter structure)
  • Multifactor Authentication
  • Anti-phishing / email threat protection
  • DNS filtering
  • Endpoint protection
  • Cloud-to-cloud M365 backup
Measured Outcomes

The results

82%
Fewer IT support incidents per month within two quarters
100%
Mailbox and document fidelity through migration — zero items lost
3.5 hrs
Per attorney per week recovered from IT friction — back to billable work
IT support incidents per month (tickets)
012.52537.550346JanMarMayJulSepNovDecM365 cut-over

Incidents include user-reported issues and monitored alerts requiring intervention.

View data table
Incidents (tickets)
Jan34
Feb31
Mar29
Apr27
May14
Jun9
Jul8
Aug7
Sep6
Oct7
Nov5
Dec6
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