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, litigation, finance, governmental advocacy, tax,
bankruptcy, workouts, 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.
For more information about Allen Matkins,
please visit www.allenmatkins.com/.
