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A legal firm can benefit from cloud comput-ing like any other industry, but the benefits it gets are more pronounced due to the fact that manpower in a law firm is significantly more expensive due to the specialised knowledge and skillsets the company needs; so the more manpower they free up due to the automation and virtualization benefits of the cloud means the more manpower they can focus on areas of the business that are mission critical and profitable. There are also a number of other reasons why law firms benefit greatly from the cloud:

SecuritySecurity is vital in any law firm, as they deal mostly with sensitive and confidential informa-tion, so it is crucial to the business that their documents don’t fall into the wrong hands or aren’t compromised by people without authorisation.

Normally, a law firm will resort to manual and outmoded means of security. Firms that have kept up with the times tend to use data en-cryption and safeguarding software, which can be very expensive.

The costs associated with safeguarding of data become negligible when moving to the thinArc solution, since we already handle data safe-guarding for you.

Aside from the reduction in costs associated with the procurement of data safeguarding tools and software, you also reduce the need for people whose only job is to operate and maintain said tools and software.

Instant MobilityOne of the greatest advantages of cloud com-puting is increased mobility.

It removes location as a factor in the work process, as employees will be able to access their documents and files anywhere they are, which means more and more staff and employ-ees will be given the chance to work and be productive while out on the field,

without the need for expensive and heavy equipment.

In fact, the employees usually already have the necessary devices to start working on the field via the cloud, such as smartphones, tab-lets, and laptop computers.

Improves Communication & FlexibilitySince thinArc cloud computing allows data to be accessed from anywhere in real time, it al-lows lawyers and staff to work with each other from across the globe using their law specific applications such as Open Practice, Matter-sphere etc., greatly reducing the need for inefficient means of communication.

No more missed messages due to unchecked answering machines, no more priority mail, and no more dangerous unencrypted emails that can be accessed by hackers.

All communication can be done securely and in real time via the thinArc cloud portal custom-ized for your firm.

Reduction of Operating CostsAs mentioned above, moving to the cloud takes away the need to buy a lot of third party security software as thinArc already provides the required security as part of the platform.

There’s also savings to be had in other aspects of the business. For instance, there’s no longer any need to buy datacenter space and servers that will house your documents and data, and there’s no longer any need to hire teams of people whose job will be to maintain said serv-ers and their data, and don’t forget that you’ll save on the maintenance, upkeep, and operat-ing costs of the servers.

Think of all the office space and electricity you’ll save if the office’s data is moved to the thinArc legalCloud.

Cloud computing basically streamlines the operations, and allows law firms to focus more on the profitable parts of the business, as it moves all the important yet unrelated tasks to

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the care of cloud service providers and auto-mation, all at a fraction of the cost it would otherwise take when done conventionally.

Cloud Applications for Legal Profes-sionalsThe number of cloud applications targeted towards legal professionals is steadily increas-ing. Nowadays managers of legal practices are given the chance to choose from a wide vari-ety of solutions.

The applications of the cloud with regard to legal professionals are similar to the applica-tions in just about any industry, mostly related to the streamlining and optimization of various work processes such as management, billing, contact and reporting, and other operational tasks.

There is also the fact that it can pool and con-solidate data, so that legal professionals don’t have to worry about mismatched info, miscom-munication, and erroneous data between em-ployees as they are all effectively working on the same documents and will be on the same page every time.

Many software vendors have their own cloud offering these days but only offer the migra-tion to the cloud for those that are about to start up a new firm or are willing to add ALL of their existing data in to the new web based application.

The thinArc platform allows you to move your existing data as well as your existing applica-tions to the cloud and support just about every flavour of legal software.

Cloud Benefits for Legal ProfessionalsThe two main benefits of the cloud for legal professionals is flexibility and cost efficiency. Flexibility is had as the entire legal practice can now be managed more efficiently, and isn’t tied down to a specific set of hardware.

In terms of cost efficiency, it is twofold – first is the reduction in total IT costs due to the

reduction in IT staff and equipment. Next is the fact that manpower that could have been wasted on maintaining software and servers can be focused towards tasks that are more profitable for the firm, thereby increasing the firm’s bottom-line.

The financial conversation is an easy one to hold, since the thinArc platform is priced on a per user per month basis and allow your or-ganisation to budget effectively and accurately using only operational expense, 100% claima-ble at year end and replacing the depreciating assets of hardware and licenses and the added manpower required for asset control.

Law firms using the thinArc PlatformthinArc Cloud solutions have been provisioned to a number of small to large law firms in Queensland.

One such example is de Groots Wills & Estate Lawyers, with approximately 45 staff head-quartered in the Brisbane CBD.

Due to flooding in 2011 and the disruption to their business, they moved their existing appli-cations and desktops to the thinArc legalCloud.

The solution reduced their overall IT spend, whilst ensuring their versions of Office and Windows are always up to date and working well with their practice management software.

The cloud provides them with dual data cen-tres that run their applications for high avail-ability securely from any device with Internet access.

thinArc is also utilised by a number of very high profile chambers groups in the CBD, who insist on very high security.

If you would like to discuss how you can move easily and painlessly to the thinArc cloud solution, whilst also solving multiple business issues at the same time, call us to arrange for a free consultation.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Craig TaylorCEO

Ph: 07 3188 1888craig.taylor@lc9.com.au

Heath LindsaySales

Ph: 07 3188 1822heath.lindsay@lc9.com.au

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