Solo practitioners and small firms may be reluctant to move their operations to the cloud.  What about the risks of losing data if a server crashes? Will client data to be vulnerable to hackers? All are valid concerns, but secure virtual environments are available and can offer significant cost savings and flexibility to law firms.

Currently, the ongoing cost of ownership for a virtual system is much lower than a physical one– with no need for repair, replacement or upgrades. The convenience of access and updates that virtual systems afford law firms have no physical parallel. Virtual law firms are also able to scale the size of staff up or down quickly and effectively, based on their business cycles.

Check out this white paper from Thomson Reuters detailing the benefits of a virtual law firm.