Cathy Kirby

Cathy has worked in legal IT for over 30 years, the majority of that time in senior roles such as Software and Data Manager, IT Manager, Head of IT and then latterly Technology Director at a large and progressive multi-site regional law firm.
She has in-depth and real hands-on experience of all areas of technology such as devising and delivering key strategies, mentoring and managing IT Teams, major infrastructure changes, Practice Management System replacements, data governance and cyber security reviews, and managing a raft of project types including mergers, de-mergers and office moves.
From three decades in practice, Cathy has accumulated a wealth of knowledge and practical learning that she is now sharing with clients. She is a great ‘go-to’ source for advice on infrastructure, networks, telephony, software selection, application development, information management and analysis, business analysis and transformation, project management, support and training.
Cathy’s particular strength is her holistic approach, where projects are not just about understanding the requirement and objectives and technicalities, but also the culture of the firm and its individuals; success is finding solutions that not only work but are a good fit and well received.
Cathy’s Latest Articles
IT Procurement in law firms
On 27th June we delivered a CPD event for the Law Society of Northern Ireland. The below article is a summary of the session delivered on the day and will cover: Why is procurement so important? Why do projects fail? Types of procurement How to approach procurement...
Basic cyber security questions for your IT Advisors
A series covering simple questions that you can ask your IT Team/Managed Service Provider (MSP) to help improve security. For many law firms, dealing with cyber prevention can be mind boggling in its complexity. ‘Attack surfaces’, ‘threat actors’, ‘dark web’ – all...
Demystifying DMARC
With email being the primary method of communication for businesses, it is surprising how little the underlying architecture has changed, particularly with regard to security. There is often the assumption that emails are secure and safe methods of sharing information...
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