When it comes to the practice of law, the devil really is in the details. Years ago when word processors first arrived in law firms, it must have seemed a godsend to those tasked with redacting legal documents and correcting errors in the text.
For law professionals today, technological acumen has proven its worth many times over in managing both workflow and the storage and retrieval of documents. But there’s a fly in the ointment.
Managing that voluminous amount of data and ensuring it is secure and readily available at all times is no small feat. Redundancy in a law firm’s operations is now absolutely essential.
There’s still a bit of a mystique that surrounds cloud technology, and some clients may not know exactly what it is and what it can do. Yet, attorneys readily comprehend the need to safeguard documents and records. That’s why they are embracing cloud technology in ever-greater numbers.
Tell an office of a dozen attorneys that the Internet service is down and the groans begin to arise in concert. It’s costly, too, as billable hours go by the wayside while an office waits for the Geek Squad or a similar vendor to arrive.
Then there are those real humdingers, such as when a frog-drenching, tree-downing storm blows in and the power goes out. Thankfully, cloud technology is now a solution to these disruptive events. And that leads to another question: How do you implement a cloud backup strategy in a busy law practice — one that’s not up to speed on the finer technical points of choosing among those various out-of-the-box software solutions? It’s simple. You bring in a consultant with the requisite expertise to roll out this essential technology in your law practice.
With better technology comes rising expectations for performance when handling legal cases. Cloud technology enables attorneys to securely share data as well as to protect it, regardless of unexpected events like storms or power outages.