Your signature is your professional identity, make it verifiable
Industries / Legal & Professional Services
Professional services firms face identity and document trust challenges at every touchpoint
What SSL.com provides for Legal & Professional Services
Legal and professional services regulatory context
eIDAS
The EU eIDAS regulation defines advanced and qualified electronic signature standards recognized across all Member States. SSL.com eSigner produces eIDAS-compatible signatures accepted for cross-border contracts, notarial acts, and regulatory filings.
E-SIGN Act (US)
The US Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act gives digital signatures the same legal effect as handwritten signatures. SSL.com document signing certificates satisfy E-SIGN requirements for intent, attribution, and retention.
ESIGN / UETA
The Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, adopted in 49 US states plus DC, makes digital signatures enforceable across state lines. SSL.com signatures carry tamper-evident cryptographic proof acceptable in state and federal court.
SRA (UK)
The UK Solicitors Regulation Authority requires strong authentication for client communications and case-file confidentiality. SSL.com S/MIME protects client correspondence; document signing ensures integrity of engagement letters and settlements.
GDPR
GDPR Article 32 requires appropriate technical and organizational measures — including encryption — for personal data protection. S/MIME protects personal data transmitted by email; TLS secures web-based client exchanges.
CA/B Forum S/MIME BR
The global S/MIME Baseline Requirements define issuance standards for professional email signing. SSL.com Individual and Sponsor S/MIME certificates are issued under current BR for advocacy, consulting, and audit professions.
AML / KYC
Anti-Money Laundering and Know Your Customer regulations require verifiable identity and signed attestations. Document signing certificates and identity-validated S/MIME produce the non-repudiable records AML programs require.
SSL.com in Legal & Professional Services workflows
Law firm client communications
A firm issues IV S/MIME to all solicitors and paralegals. Every client email carries a verified name; impersonation attempts against client accounts cannot be signed, so forgeries fail signature verification at the client side.
Contract execution and legal signing
A firm standardizes on eSigner with IV+OV Document Signing for engagement letters, settlement agreements, and non-disclosure agreements. Each signature carries attorney identity plus firm identity with cryptographic timestamp.
Accounting firm report authentication
A Big Four audit firm issues Sponsor S/MIME to partners. Audit opinions, management letters, and tax advice carry dual-verified personal-plus-firm identity: the same assurance level auditors place on paper-signed opinions.
Notarial certification
A civil-law notary uses IV Document Signing to apply digital notarial certificates. Each notarized document carries verified notary identity, jurisdiction, and cryptographic timestamp: accepted across notarial recognition treaties.
Client portal and secure communications
A firm deploys EV TLS on its client portal and OV S/MIME on client-facing email addresses. Clients verify both the portal and the correspondence as authentic before exchanging confidential case information.
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