AI adoption, security, and governance
We help law firms identify useful AI workflows, evaluate tools and agents, verify agreed safeguards before rollout, and review governance as their use changes. Begin with the decision your firm needs to make–not a commitment to a full program.
Exploring AI?
Identify a useful workflow.
Evaluating a tool or agent?
Review its readiness.
Preparing to launch?
Verify the agreed safeguards.
Already using AI?
Review what has changed.
Not sure what staff already use? Start with AI Use Discovery.
The four-stage path
Stage 1
Starting at $1,950Where would AI help, and what should remain human-controlled?
Review a focused workflow, repetitive work, systems, handoffs, risk, and implementation complexity. Identify the steps that fit conventional automation, AI assistance, or human judgment.
Deliverable
AI Workflow Opportunity Map
Stage 2
Scope and fee confirmed before work begins.Is this tool appropriate for our intended use and information?
Review the selected product, account tier, intended workflow, and evidence available. Assess data retention and training terms, permissions, connected systems, and the actions the tool is allowed to take. Distinguish vendor statements from independently verified behavior.
Deliverable
A readiness brief identifying conditions for use, unresolved questions, and recommended next steps.
Stage 3
Scope and fee confirmed before work begins.Do the agreed safeguards work in our actual setup?
Verify the safeguards included in the agreed scope, which may cover permissions, data boundaries, human approval points, logging, and failure handling. The available access and selected platform determine what can be tested. We do not promise penetration testing, model red-teaming, or prompt-injection testing unless explicitly included in scope.
Deliverable
A verification report documenting what was checked, results, limitations, open fixes, and a rollout recommendation.
Stage 4
Scope, cadence, and fee confirmed before work begins.Have changes affected how our firm should use AI?
Review the tool, permissions, workflow, and risk after material changes or on a scheduled cadence. Changes may include new tools, connections, permissions, workflows, terms, or relevant obligations.
Deliverable
An updated inventory and governance action list, with review findings and decisions documented for leadership.
Illustrative deliverable
| Proposed use | Preliminary recommendation | Required safeguards | Open verification item |
|---|---|---|---|
| Draft intake summaries | Consider a limited pilot | Approved data handling and attorney review before reliance | Confirm retention settings and test access boundaries |
| Research and summarization | Use with documented prompts and limited inputs | Clear use policy and approved vendor terms | Verify whether the tool is allowed to ingest client matters |
| Automated client follow-up | Require a human approval step | System-of-record check and human sign-off before sending | Review output quality and escalation procedures |
Scope and pricing
AI Use Discovery
$850
Focused review of existing AI use, under its current scope.
AI Workflow Opportunity Assessment
Starting at $1,950
Identify and prioritize workflow opportunities before buying more tools or beginning implementation.
Vendor & agent review
Scope and fee confirmed
Review a tool, vendor terms, permissions, and connected systems before deployment.
Important distinction
Verification covers the agreed environment and controls at the time of review. It does not certify that a tool is universally secure, accurate, or legally compliant.
Implementation may be performed by SYLF, the firm, its MSP, or another vendor under separate or explicitly included scope.
Credibility
We help firms understand where AI is useful, what the actual access and permissions look like, and what decisions the firm still needs to make for itself. We complement existing MSP and IT support rather than replacing it.
The managing partner or legal leadership retains responsibility for professional judgment, client obligations, and final decisions. We provide the independent risk lens and the technical governance support that makes those decisions workable.
What we do not promise
FAQs
Yes. Some firms start by identifying a workflow, while others already have a tool in place and need a deployment review or governance refresh.
Yes. We often work alongside an MSP or internal IT team. We add the independent legal-risk and governance review that helps the firm decide where AI is appropriate and what controls the firm should require.
No. We help firms evaluate what they are already using and whether a different configuration or vendor would be a better fit for their needs and information boundaries.
Implementation changes the workflow, tool configuration, or process. Verification checks whether the agreed safeguards actually work in the internal environment and whether the setup still aligns with the firm’s intended use.
No. The Zero-Access Exposure Review is a public-exposure review focused on what an attacker can already see. It is not an AI readiness review or internal permission assessment.
Ongoing governance reviews changes in AI use, access, tools, vendors, workflows, and policy. Continuous security monitoring is a separate external security service focused on public exposure and observed changes.
AI planning
2 minutes. No internal access. No passwords.
Tell us where your firm is using AI or where you want to start. We’ll identify the right engagement and scope before any work begins.
