Zero-Trust Architecture for a Legal Document Management Platform
Problem
A legal technology company needed an architecture satisfying enterprise security requirements for law firms handling sensitive case files. Their initial architecture had a flat permission model where any authenticated user could access any document.
Solution
We implemented zero-trust security with per-request access evaluation, per-document encryption key management, a full document lifecycle audit trail, and dynamic watermarking on downloads with the recipient's identity embedded.
Measurable Impact
What changed after launch
Platform passed security due diligence for 4 Am Law 100 law firm clients
Unauthorised document access incidents reduced to zero from 6 per month
Platform became the first in its category to achieve ISO 27001 certification
Enterprise client contract value increased by 60% following security certification
