SharePoint for Law Firms

Yes. SharePoint Maven has worked with law firms ranging from solo practices to mid-size firms with multiple offices, plus in-house legal departments at corporate clients. The work spans matter document management, knowledge libraries, firm intranets, and admin training for IT and operations teams.

Yes. SharePoint Online’s permission model supports the granular access control needed for ethical walls – site-level, library-level, folder-level, and even file-level permissions can be configured. SharePoint Maven sets these up during the project and trains your IT team on how to apply them when new conflicts arise.

No – and it’s not meant to. SharePoint complements practice management systems. Many firms use SharePoint for knowledge management, firm intranets, and administrative documents while keeping their practice management system as the matter system of record. Engagements are scoped to what SharePoint should and shouldn’t handle.

SharePoint Online has the security, access control, and audit logging features needed to support privileged document handling – but privilege is ultimately about how the system is configured and how the firm uses it. SharePoint Maven configures permissions, sharing controls, and retention to your stated requirements; ethics-rule review remains the firm’s responsibility.

Yes – SharePoint Online supports secure external sharing through guest access in Microsoft 365. Many firms use SharePoint sites or document libraries as client portals where clients can review documents, sign off on drafts, or upload requested materials. Permission boundaries and external sharing controls are configured during the project.

SharePoint Maven uses the same fixed-fee pricing across every industry. Hourly consulting is $350/hour with no minimum. SharePoint intranets are $4,800-$6,400, fixed-fee. Document management projects are $2,400-$4,200, fixed-fee. Live training is $950 per 2-hour session with unlimited attendees. Pricing is flat and published – no proposal negotiation cycle.

Intranet projects typically run 5–8 weeks from kickoff to delivered training. Document management projects run 3–4 weeks. Hourly consulting can start within one week of purchase. Timelines are agreed up front and don’t slip – fixed-fee means no mid-project change orders or scope additions.

Greg Zelfond does every engagement personally. There are no subcontractors, junior consultants, or offshore teams. You work directly with Greg from the first call through delivery and training. Because of that, SharePoint Maven runs roughly one engagement at a time – reach out a few weeks before your preferred start window to confirm availability.

Yes – that’s a primary design goal. Every project is built using out-of-the-box SharePoint features, with no custom code and no third-party tools, so your IT staff or site administrator can manage and extend the environment using the same admin tools that Microsoft documents publicly. Every project includes both admin training and site owner training.

Yes. Live training sessions ($950 per 2-hour session, unlimited attendees) can be booked as part of a rollout to train staff or administrators. On-demand SharePoint Maven Academy courses ($60 each, with volume licensing for teams) work well for ongoing onboarding as new people join. Both options are taught by Greg personally.