Regulatory Compliance
Every major compliance framework. Fully addressed.
Legal firms operate under strict regulatory obligations. YesCounsel is engineered to satisfy — and exceed — the requirements of each framework your clients and regulators expect.
GDPR Compliant
Full data residency options across EU regions, right-to-erasure workflows, and a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) available on request. We process personal data strictly in accordance with GDPR Articles 28 and 32.
HIPAA Ready
Firms handling medical-legal matters — personal injury, workers’ compensation, medical malpractice — can rely on HIPAA-aligned controls for protected health information (PHI) throughout the matter lifecycle.
CCPA Compliant
Full compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act. California residents’ rights to access, deletion, and opt-out of sale of personal information are supported and enforceable through our platform.
ISO 27001 Aligned
Our information security management system (ISMS) is structured to align with ISO/IEC 27001, the international standard for systematic management of sensitive information through risk controls and continuous improvement.
Data Protection
Your client data is yours. Full stop.
Access Control
Precision control over who sees what.
Legal matters demand compartmentalisation. YesCounsel provides fine-grained access controls designed for the unique trust structures of law firm hierarchies.
Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
Assign granular permissions per user, role, and matter. Partners, associates, paralegals, and clients each see only what they need — nothing more, nothing less. Permissions cascade hierarchically and can be overridden per matter.
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
MFA is enforced across all accounts by default — no opt-out for seat types with access to client data. We support TOTP authenticator apps, hardware security keys (FIDO2/WebAuthn), and SMS fallback with configurable security policies.
IP Whitelisting
Restrict platform access to specific IP ranges — your office networks, VPN exit nodes, or approved remote locations. Any login attempt from an unrecognised IP is blocked and flagged for administrator review in real time.
Full Audit Trail
Every action taken inside YesCounsel is logged, timestamped, and permanently attributable — document views, downloads, edits, permission changes, and administrative actions. Immutable audit logs are exportable for compliance review or litigation hold.
Infrastructure
Enterprise infrastructure. Built to never go down.
Downtime in a law firm is not an inconvenience — it’s a liability. Our infrastructure is engineered with military-grade redundancy to ensure continuity for every filing deadline, every hearing, every client matter.
Attorney-Client Privilege
Designed with attorney-client privilege in mind.
Privileged communications are the cornerstone of legal representation. YesCounsel is built around protecting them — not as an afterthought, but as a first principle of every feature we ship.
Private AI Processing
When you use AI features in YesCounsel, your data never leaves your environment to train or improve external models. AI inference runs within your isolated tenant — your strategy stays privileged.
Compartmentalised Matters
Each matter has strictly isolated access controls. Attorneys, staff, and clients assigned to Matter A cannot view, access, or even confirm the existence of Matter B. Compartmentalisation is architectural, not policy-based.
Ethical Walls
Built-in conflict screening with automated access controls enforces ethical walls across your firm. When a conflict is flagged, access is revoked instantly — before any inadvertent disclosure can occur.
Incident Response
When something happens, you’ll know first.
Security incidents are rare. But our response to them is not. We have formal incident response procedures, SLA commitments, and an unwavering commitment to transparency.
24/7 Security Monitoring
Automated threat detection systems monitor your environment around the clock. Anomalous patterns trigger immediate alerts to our security operations team for human review — no incident goes unreviewed.
< 1 Hour Response SLA
For P0 security incidents, our design target is a response SLA of under one hour. This is our engineering commitment — a dedicated on-call security engineer is available 24/7 to triage and respond to critical events.
Transparent Communication
Any security event that materially affects your firm will be disclosed to you within 72 hours of our detection — including what happened, what data was affected, what we did, and what you should do.