# Big Mode Consulting

> Legal technology consulting for law firms. Case management implementation, managed IT services, workflow automation, payroll/HR setup, and cybersecurity compliance.

## About
Big Mode Consulting is a boutique legal technology consultancy serving 50+ law firms nationwide. We specialize in Clio and Filevine case management implementation, managed IT with 24/7 monitoring, legal workflow automation, data migrations, payroll and HR setup on Gusto, and ABA-compliant cybersecurity. Founded by Mauro Gonzalez with 10+ years in legal tech and enterprise IT.
- Clio Certified Consultant: https://www.clio.com/partnerships/certified-consultants/find-a-ccc/big-mode-consulting/

## Services
- [Case Management Implementation](https://www.bigmodeconsulting.com/services/case-management): Clio Certified Consultant and Filevine implementation experts
- [Managed IT Services for Law Firms](https://www.bigmodeconsulting.com/services/managed-it): Managed IT that includes work inside Clio, Filevine, and MyCase plus intake pipeline automation, ticketed support, and ABA aligned security. Scoped and quoted per firm.
- [Managed IT by Firm Size](https://www.bigmodeconsulting.com/services/managed-it/by-firm-size): Solo, small, mid-size, and large firm tiers with pricing
- [Cybersecurity for Law Firms](https://www.bigmodeconsulting.com/services/managed-it/cybersecurity-for-law-firms): ABA-compliant managed security, EDR, incident response retainer
- [Lead Workflow Automation](https://www.bigmodeconsulting.com/services/integrations): Lawmatics, Law Ruler, intake automation
- [Custom Development](https://www.bigmodeconsulting.com/services/custom-solutions): Zapier automation, API integrations, client portals
- [Data Migration](https://www.bigmodeconsulting.com/services/data-migrations): Zero-downtime platform transitions
- [Cybersecurity & Compliance](https://www.bigmodeconsulting.com/services/security): ABA Model Rule 1.6, Formal Opinions 477R and 483
- [Fractional CTO](https://www.bigmodeconsulting.com/services/fractional-cto): Strategic technology leadership for growing firms
- [Technical Support](https://www.bigmodeconsulting.com/services/support): 24/7 support across VoIP and software platforms

## Law Firm IT Resources
- [Best Managed IT Services for Law Firms in 2026](https://www.bigmodeconsulting.com/resources/best-managed-it-services-for-law-firms-2026): Honest buyer comparison of 8+ legal MSP providers
- [IT Administration and Best Practices for Law Firms](https://www.bigmodeconsulting.com/resources/it-best-practices-law-firms): 2026 best practices guide for law firm IT administration
- [Legal IT Consultants for Law Firms: 2026 Hiring Guide](https://www.bigmodeconsulting.com/resources/hiring-legal-it-consultant): When to hire a consultant vs managed IT vs in-house
- [AI for Law Firms: What Actually Works in 2026](https://www.bigmodeconsulting.com/resources/ai-for-law-firms): What AI does well today, what it still gets wrong, and how the AI inside Clio, MyCase, Filevine, and Smokeball compares
- [Legal Operations: What It Is and the Technology Stack Behind It](https://www.bigmodeconsulting.com/resources/legal-operations): The matter, document, intake, and workflow layers, and how legal operations differs between a law firm and an in-house legal department
- [MCP Servers for Legal Software: Using Your Own AI Inside Filevine and Clio](https://www.bigmodeconsulting.com/resources/mcp-servers-for-legal-software): What Model Context Protocol is, what a connector can and cannot reach through a platform's published API, and what to get right before building one
- [Can Your Firm Use ChatGPT With Client Files? What's Actually Safe in 2026](https://www.bigmodeconsulting.com/resources/can-law-firms-use-chatgpt): The three ways firms use AI with client data, what happens to that data in each, what ABA Formal Opinion 512 and Rule 1.6 require, and the architectural risk nobody asks about
- [Ethical Walls for Law Firms: What Actually Enforces Them](https://www.bigmodeconsulting.com/resources/ethical-walls-for-law-firms): What a screen has to enforce across document management, email, collaboration, and billing, what ABA Model Rules 1.0(k), 1.10, and 1.18 require, and how to prove the screen was in place
- [Cybersecurity Basics for Law Firms](https://www.bigmodeconsulting.com/resources/cybersecurity-basics-law-firms): ABA Rule 1.6, MFA, EDR, backup essentials
- [VoIP for Law Firms](https://www.bigmodeconsulting.com/resources/voip-for-law-firms): VXT, Teams Phone, Quo integration guidance

## Featured Comparisons
- [Clio vs Filevine](https://www.bigmodeconsulting.com/compare/clio-vs-filevine)
- [Clio vs Intapp](https://www.bigmodeconsulting.com/compare/clio-vs-intapp)
- [Clio vs MyCase](https://www.bigmodeconsulting.com/compare/clio-vs-mycase)
- [PracticePanther vs Clio](https://www.bigmodeconsulting.com/resources/practice-panther-vs-clio)
- [RingCentral vs Dialpad](https://www.bigmodeconsulting.com/compare/ringcentral-vs-dialpad)
- [Gusto vs ADP](https://www.bigmodeconsulting.com/compare/gusto-vs-adp)
- [ClickUp vs Asana](https://www.bigmodeconsulting.com/compare/clickup-vs-asana)
- [Full comparison library](https://www.bigmodeconsulting.com/resources)
- [Intaker vs Blazeo](https://www.bigmodeconsulting.com/compare/intaker-vs-blazeo)
- [Intaker vs Smith.AI](https://www.bigmodeconsulting.com/compare/intaker-vs-smith-ai)
- [Intaker vs Lawmatics](https://www.bigmodeconsulting.com/compare/intaker-vs-lawmatics)

## Intake & Lead Conversion
- [Intaker for Law Firms](https://www.bigmodeconsulting.com/partners/intaker): AI legal intake implementation partner
- [AI Legal Intake vs Live Chat](https://www.bigmodeconsulting.com/resources/ai-legal-intake-vs-live-chat)
- [Legal Intake Service Decision Framework: 2026 Buyer's Guide for Law Firms](https://www.bigmodeconsulting.com/resources/legal-intake-platform-decision-framework): Diagnostic framework for law firm decision-makers losing leads at intake. Pinpoint where contacts slip (missed calls, abandoned web sessions, slow callbacks) and pick the provider class that fixes it.

## Resources
- [Resource guides](https://www.bigmodeconsulting.com/resources)
- [Partner directory](https://www.bigmodeconsulting.com/partners)
- [Full content index](https://www.bigmodeconsulting.com/llms-full.txt)

## Contact
- Email: info@bigmodeconsulting.com
- Government: contracting@bigmodeconsulting.com
- Free 30-minute consultation available