What Is Your Firm
Not Seeing?
Find Out in 10 Minutes.
This check looks at the parts of a small firm that rarely get a second look: who can get into the office, who can move money, where client files sit, and what you could produce if something went wrong.
6
Areas Checked
8-10 min
Estimated Time
12
Scored Questions
Built For
Most of What Goes Wrong in a Small Firm Happens Where No One Is Looking
Firms assume the basics are handled. The trust account was reconciled. The files are where they should be. Access was sorted out when the last person left. What is usually missing is any record that shows it, until a client, a carrier, or the bar asks.
One person handling money from start to finish, with no second set of eyes
Keys and codes still working for people who left months ago
Problems handled quietly by whoever noticed, and never written down
A practice that has drifted from the written procedure, until no one remembers the original
When a firm has to answer for something, the gaps were usually in place long before. They were just invisible until they cost money or a client.
Six Areas a Small Firm Rarely Reviews
Two questions per area: one on what is written down, one on what actually happens.
Office Access and After-Hours
Who can get in, whether the list of keys and codes exists, and what happens to it when someone leaves.
Client Funds and Payments
Who can move money, whether a second person checks each payment, and how wire instructions are confirmed.
Files and Records Storage
Where client files sit, who can reach them, when they are due for destruction, and who checks a file when a matter closes.
Oversight and Exceptions
Whether problems are written down with a name next to them, and whether anyone other than the doer reviews the work.
Staff Access and Accountability
What each role can reach, and whether a departure is handled from a checklist with someone else signing off.
Devices, Email, and Recovery
Encryption and remote wipe on the laptops and phones holding client information, and whether you could account for what was taken.
A Clear Picture of Where the Firm Is Exposed
A score for each area, the gaps that need attention first, and next steps written so someone can actually carry them out.
Your Risk Score
A single number for how the firm holds up across access, funds, files, oversight, staff, and devices.
Area Breakdown
Scored results for each of the six areas, so you can see which ones are held and which are not.
Critical Gaps
The specific weaknesses to fix first, ordered by exposure.
Immediate Actions
Three things you can do this week, with an owner and a review date.
Find the Gaps
Before a Client or a Carrier Does
The check takes under 10 minutes.
The gaps it surfaces usually take longer to explain.