Cyber Threats Facing the Legal Sector - 2026 Update & Best Practice

Introduction

With client confidentiality at the heart of legal practice, law firms are prime targets for ransomware, phishing, and cyberattacks exploiting remote and hybrid working environments.

This webinar explores the evolving cyber risks confronting UK law firms of all sizes. It will also examine how artificial intelligence (AI) is both fuelling new cybercrime tactics and empowering firms with advanced defence and detection tools.

Designed for employees at all levels, this webinar provides clear, practical steps to strengthen cyber resilience and maintain compliance with GDPR and SRA requirements.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• Why law firms are targets
• Legal sector as a high-value target
• Reputational and regulatory impact of breaches (SRA, GDPR)
• The cyber threat landscape
• Key risks - ransomware, phishing, insider threats, supply chain compromise
• Examples of recent attacks on UK law firms
• Ransomware & phishing
• How these attacks typically work in law firms
• Common scenarios (fake client emails, invoice fraud)
• Practical steps to reduce risk
• Remote & hybrid working risks
• Unsecured devices and networks
• Risks from staff working on client cases remotely
• Insider threats and human error
• Good practice for secure remote access
• AI & cyber threats
• Risks - AI-powered phishing, deepfakes, data scraping
• Benefits - AI-driven monitoring, anomaly detection, faster incident response

This pre-recorded webinar will be available to view from Tuesday 24th March 2026

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