A presentation on technology in Irish legal firms

1. The Role of
Technology
in the Legal
Industry
Breakfast Briefings
www.e-mit.ie

2. Speakers
Eamon Moore
Finian Nally
Donal Maher
David Bell
Managing Director
E-MIT Solutions
Technical Director
E-MIT Solutions
Director
Outsource
Managing Director
The HR Department

3. Today’s Event
Promote interaction
between legal and IT
professionals to explore
the current trends and
issues relating to
technology within the
legal industry.
7:45 – 8:00 | Registration
8:00 – 8:25 | Eamon Moore, E-MIT Solutions
8:25 – 8:45 | Finian Nally, E-MIT Solutions
8:45 – 9:00 | Q&A & Coffee Refill
9:05 – 9:20 | Donal Maher, Outsource
9:25 – 9:40 | David Bell, The HR Department
9:40 – 10:00 | Q&A

4. E-MIT Solutions
• 10+ years in business
• Passionate & diverse team with over 90 years
of combined experience across multiple
sectors
• Proven understanding of business
• Recognised by The Law Society in Ireland

5. Our Philosophy
Helping businesses enhance the way
they understand, interact and engage
with their technology

6. IT
Strategy
Your technology
is our business
Outsourced
IT
Management
YOUR
FIRM
Social
Collaboration
Cloud
Computing
Solutions
Commercial
Property
Services

7. Technology in Your Firm
Current View

8. Technology in Your Firm
Current View
Cloud,
E-mail,
CRM,
Disaster Recovery,
Collaboration,
Mobile
Case Management
Dictation
Accounts
Your
Firm

9. Technology in Your Business
Our View
Your Firm
Technology

10. Discussion
What are the key issues for
your firm at the moment?

11. Our Experience
Cash Flow
Risk Management
Case Management
Mobility
The Cloud Computing question

12. Finian Nally
Technical Director
E-MIT Solutions

13. Today’s Takeaways
1. Mobility - security
2. DR / BCP
(Disaster Recovery/
Business Continuity Planning)

14. One
Mobility

15. Mobile Workforce – Past
Firewall
Web filtering
Antivirus
Passwords
Your Office

16. Planes Trains and Automobiles
Firewall
Web filtering
Antivirus
Passwords
Your Office

17. Facts & Figures
16GB
Average storage space on a
smart phone = 1.5 million Word
documents
63%
of people do not have a
passcode on their phone
(TSIQ - UK)
50
Average number of e-mails
received per day
40
Smartphones stolen per day
(An Garda Síochána)

18. Solution: Mobile Device Management
• Wipe the device in one click
• Apply security policies –
Force passcode
Force encryption
• Easily deploy apps and settings

19. Homework
How many of your staff have
smartphones?
How many have staff access corporate
e-mail on their smartphones?

20. Disaster Recovery &
Two Business Continuity Planning

21. Summary of a Disaster
Business Continuity Phase
Disaster Recovery Phase
Disaster
1 Min.
Assessment
and DR plan
activation
1 Hour
Data Backup
Restore
3 Hours
1 Day
Post
Recovery
Assessment
1.5 days
2.2 days
Normal
Business
Resumption
3 days

22. Disaster Recovery Reality
40%
Of business that experience
critical IT failure go out of
business within 1 year
(USFST)
51%
of SMEs have an IT Business
Continuity Plan
(CRN)
86%
Of companies experienced one
or more instances of downtime
in previous 12 months
(CRN)
€ 693.06
Average inability to work cost
per employee per annum
(Lets Operate)

23. DR/BCP – Make it simple
1. Document a complete DR and BCP plan
2. Appoint a DR/BCP Officer
3. Engage staff – make them aware of the plan
4. Test, Test & Test Again

24. Homework
• Review your Current DR Plan?
• Do you know how long recovery will take?

25. Questions?

26. Donal Maher
Director
Outsource

27. David Bell
Managing Director
The HR Department

28. Thank You
Thank you all for your input.
Please be sure to fill out your feedback
forms once the session is completed
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