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Employee Internet Use Management for Law Firms
Guide / Case Study
Organization:
Allen Matkins Law Firm
Industry:
Legal
Websense Integration:
Cisco PIX Firewall Edition
Nationally recognized law firm selects Websense and Cisco to manage Internet use
Allen Matkins, a 400-person law firm with five
offices in California, normally concerns itself with protecting the liability of its prestigious client list. But, when it came to the firm's employees accessing the Internet at work, Allen Matkins took a
proactive approach to limit its own legal liability. To ensure that potentially offensive or hurtful material from the Internet is kept out of its working environment, the firm began to look for software solutions
that would filter the Internet.
After an extensive search, Allen Matkins eventually selected Websense Enterprise software, which installed on the firm's Cisco PIX firewall.
"The firm chose
Websense Enterprise primarily because it seemed to be the easiest product to install and administer," said Frank Gillman, director of technology for Allen Matkins. "IT departments are usually understaffed,
and this is especially true in the legal industry. It's critical in our decision process to use systems that are reliable and efficient to maintain, which is why we liked Websense."
After installing
Websense, the IT department immediately noticed a drop in attempts to access inappropriate Web sites, decreasing the legal liability of the firm while increasing employee productivity. By proactively choosing to
address the issue with Websense software and educating its employees about the company's policy against inappropriate Internet access, Allen Matkins kept morale high and ensured that offensive material was kept
out of the office.
Allen Matkins is recognized as one of the nation's premiere law firms, with a reputation for excellence in real estate, land use and environmental issues, litigation, finance,
governmental advocacy, tax, bankruptcy, emerging growth and technology, employee benefits, and labor and employment law. With five offices in California, Allen Matkins has more than 400 employees, including 200
attorneys, all of whom have access to the World Wide Web.
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