Homeworking hero

Andy Bevan, cloud sales specialist at Pulsant, says homeworking can certainly work for a law firm, but it brings with it a number of important compliance matters to consider.

Never have the concepts of working from home and mobile working been as important as they are now. The world is working from coffee tables, makeshift desks and breakfast counters. While the traditional office landscape may have changed, traded for views of the living room, the importance of the work remains the same, especially in the legal sector.

Maintaining a business-as-usual approach can be a challenge. However, with the right technology and processes in place, issues can be overcome.

Of course, mobile working isn’t new to the industry. In the last few years, many law firms have embraced it to one degree or another. The benefits are easy to see: staff can be as productive outside of the office as they are in it. With connectivity, they can also have secure access to documents and applications from wherever they are working.

One of the reasons mobile working has become so much more effective is the increased use of cloud computing and its strong focus on security and ubiquitous networking. As mentioned, staff can access the systems and documents remotely, but more than that, software-as-a-service and thin-client solutions mean that work can be done effectively in the cloud. Documents and information don’t reside on an individual device, so minimising the risk of data loss if the device is compromised or lost.

In addition, the use of any number of collaboration platforms, such as Skype for Business, Slack, Google Hangouts, Zoom or Microsoft Teams, also makes it simpler for colleagues to stay in touch with one another; whether that’s through email, video, voice or instant messaging.

Read the full feature in Briefing May – It’s the screen team, here.