The verdict: Cloud computing expected to rise in legal organizations

aw practitioners often have to access countless files and prior precedents in order to effectively prepare for court cases. This practice, while necessary, leads to long hours and late nights. However, partners may soon get help from cloud computing.

According to The Lawyers Weekly, the cloud is expected to soon take off in the legal industry. Not only does it provide a way for firms to save on information technology resources, it may also streamline the data aggregation process that lawyers pour much of their time into.

This movement to the cloud as a means of electronic record-keeping is conducive to the learning styles of the newest generation of lawyers. The news source reports that much of legal education is now conducted online, so a cloud-based IT solution is a likely next step for trial attorneys.

"Cloud computing gives law firms the ability to more quickly expand and contract as their business requires it rather than having to worry about maintaining a fixed number of physical servers," Alan Gahtan, a legal IT specialist, told the media outlet.

According to the Law Technology News, many CIOs are seriously considering the cloud. In order to implement the software, they will have to address legal matters and adjust existing IT infrastructures.