IT infrastructure solutions and IS systems solutions for Legal Firms, SME Law firms

In an industry where business process and continuity are 100% dependent on IT and IS Strategy, surprisingly the area of IT Systems procurement; hardware or software has always been a case of balance of economies for the Law firms. IT Heads Faced with challenging and restricted budget at times end up choosing cheaper solutions and software’s in a bid to appease their financial managers but end up with their maths wrong.

The smaller the firm, the tighter the financial strings are and chances are higher they will increasingly rely on standard IT Professionals for advice and consultancy. Our survey and analysis has revealed the following trends in the legal market that:

	80% of law firms surveyed exhibited a lack of awareness about technological trends
	60% of law firms are incapable to understand the Business process and the impact of IT Systems on the firm
	85% of law firms have limited or no continuous training procedures in place for staff and the IT Team
	50% of law firms were resistance to change and reluctance to spend on IT Investments
	90% of law firms firmly believe that their companies were too small (network size up to 10 computers) to understand and integrate IT and IS Strategies with their Business process.
	60% of law firms interviewed continue to use hardware that is not upgraded for a period of 6 years. “If it does not crash its fine” Mantra is widely followed.

Legal IT Service Delivery Model – Old Model