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GDPR Auditing & Compliance Checks for Law Firms

Understand if your legal practice is GDPR compliant with an in-depth, independent GDPR audit and gap analysis from PDA Legal.

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The Importance of GDPR Audits

In an ever-evolving digital landscape, data has become the lifeblood of businesses across the globe. However, this data-driven era brings with it significant responsibility.

Where confidentiality is the cornerstone of trust and success, the protection and privacy of sensitive information is paramount.

Legal practices operate in a busy and ever-changing environment of legislation and as with any other type of organisation, it’s almost inevitable that gaps in GDPR compliance will creep in over time. This could be as simple as failing to provide refresher training which results in staff being unaware of recent changes and latest best practice, through to more significant weak points in data protection, processing or retention.

Evaluate your current situation, risk and compliance with an in-depth GDPR audit from PDA Legal.

Benefits of Our GDPR Audits for Law Firms:

A GDPR audit from PDA Legal provides a number of significant benefits:

You will receive a thorough, robust and independent review of your current processes, policies and procedures.
This acts as a snapshot or benchmark against which improvements can be planned, evaluated or measured.
We will also provide you with a gap analysis report which highlights any issues to be addressed, so that any weak points can be addressed before they become a problem.
We make recommendations which enable you to gain more value from the data you hold whilst supporting compliance with the privacy and marketing preferences of your client base.
It identifies areas where old data which is no longer required can be removed, thereby reducing your potential exposure risk if you were subject to a data breach.
Can be used to demonstrate your commitment to taking “reasonable steps” to protect client data in the event of a query from the ICO following a complaint or incident.
It’s tailored to your needs.
It’s not only affordable; it serves as a worthwhile investment by identifying areas for improved efficiency, and reducing risks of avoidable breaches.
It’s faster and more efficient than using your own internal resources as your team can spend more time on revenue-generating activities.

Our GDPR Audit Process:

We tailor our approach to the needs of each individual law firm. However, in most cases the reviews take place in two stages, both of which are conducted on a fixed fee basis.

Step 1 - Desktop Review & Gap Analysis Report

For organisations that already have structured plans, policies and procedures in place, we start with a remote audit of the documentation, processes and controls relating to data handling, privacy and protection.

We provide you with a detailed report, including details of what you need to do or consider to plug any gaps. For most organisations (including most Lexcel accredited legal practices and departments) the report typically runs to between 17 and 23 pages.

Step 2 - Onsite Visit and Audit

We then follow up the remote desktop review with a visit to your offices to examine the controls in action in the ‘real world’. This is often where gaps and areas for improvement become apparent.

Following the visit we add our findings to the Gap Analysis Report to provide you with a written narrative as to where your practice stands with its GDPR controls and compliance, and we make suggestions for courses of action to review or resolve the gaps.

Pricing

We strive to provide you with unparalleled value through services that are bespoke to your practice.

Our pricing is competitive and transparent. And, it’s tailored according to the scope of the work that that we do for you.

Wherever possible, we conduct work on a fixed fee basis.

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Members of our free-to-join Best Practice Group receive a substantial discount on all of our services.

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Free GDPR Compliance Check

We consolidated 10 of the most common concerns (based upon our years of experience of working with law firms) into a brief checklist so that you can self-evaluate as to how your firm performs. (The checklist is a PDF for you to download; having used the checklist, the outcome is for your eyes only!)

Download our GDPR compliance check now for free