LMS Explores the Value of Cloud-based Computing: Easier Upgrades

Did you know that 95% of all Rippe & Kingston's LMS Clients receive annual upgrades?  Many of those Clients use Rippe's LMS Cloud and receive a seamless upgrade year after year.

Annual upgrades are important to the success of the Firm, and the Cloud can make the transition easier.  

Mr. Andrew Adkins III explores the benefits of the Cloud in the white paper, Law Firm Management in the Cloud.  Below, he explains how the Cloud can facilitate an easier annual upgrade. 

Continuous Annual Upgrades
Cloud-based applications reside on a host computer accessed by many different customers, so in many cloud-based systems, everyone uses the same software configuration, though there are several cloud-based applications which can be individually tailored to a law firm. By having the same software on the same host computer, upgrades and updates, both major and minor, are continuously done on the application by the cloud-based vendor – the law firm does not need to make any software changes on their in-house computers. Because of this multi-tenant platform, cloud-based developers can aggregate many customers on a shared infrastructure, effectively amortizing costs across thousands of customers and dramatically improving both effectiveness and efficiency. 

Learn more about Rippe & Kingston's LMS Cloud and download the complete white paper on Law Firm Management in the Cloud.  

LMS Explores the Value of Cloud-based Computing: The Cloud's User-Friendly Interface

Are you unsure of what the Cloud really is and how it might be considered user-friendly?

In the white paper, Law Firm Management in the Cloud, Mr. Andrew Adkins III explains  the Cloud in great detail.  Below, we have included an excerpt in which he reminds us how simpler can often be better. 

User-Friendly Interface

Most traditional client-server applications have been on the market for years and have gone through many revisions to meet the demanding needs of a growing list of law firm customers. There tends to be a wide range of software features, but sometimes at the cost of added complexity which may be overwhelming for new application users. On the other hand, most cloud-based applications have been built from the ground up using newer web-based technologies. As a result, they may have a more intuitive user interface, but may also have a more limited set of features and functions compared to the traditional client-server application. With the complexity of all those additional features and functions of a traditional client-server system (many of which a law firm may not ever use), is a simpler system really a disadvantage?

 

Learn more about Rippe & Kingston's LMS Cloud and download the complete white paper on Law Firm Management in the Cloud.    

 

LMS Explores the Value of Cloud-based Computing: Reducing IT Costs

Have you been hearing about THE CLOUD lately and wondering why it could or would benefit your Firm?  

In the white paper, Law Firm Management in the Cloud, Mr. Andrew Adkins III explores the value of the Cloud.  Below, we have featured his explanation on how the Cloud can help reduce IT costs. 

 

Reduced IT Costs

Most legal specific software follows a traditional client-server model: attorneys purchase software licenses and install it on their in-house computer servers. Users access the software through a local area network and data is stored on these computers. Updates are applied on the firm’s computers by in-house IT or outside consultants. Vendors often release a major upgrade which may be offered to the firm at a reduced cost or may be provided as part of the annual software maintenance cost. The client-server model puts total control in the hands of the firm. Data is stored internally and access is controlled by the firm – all residing within the technology walls of the law firm. 

Software as a Service, or “Cloud-based computing,” differs from the traditional client-server model. Instead of installing the software on your firm’s in-house computer servers, the application is hosted on the cloud-based developer’s servers and accessed through the Internet using a standard web browser (e.g., Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, or Apple Safari) over a secure Internet connection. Your firm’s data is stored on the cloud-based platform rather than in your firm’s office. Instead of paying an up-front cost, which in the client-server model may be a hefty investment, the firm pays a monthly per-user fee. The cloud-based model puts the data in the hands of a third party (the host). The law firm has access to the data, but it resides outside the technology walls of the law firm. 

Learn more about Rippe & Kingston's LMS Cloud and download the complete white paper on Law Firm Management in the Cloud.  

Legal Management Systems: Raising Revenue with Effective Practice Management

Practice makes Perfect…
Have you considered using the LMS+ Practice Management Watchlists to ‘perfect’ your Practice...and ultimately raise revenue?

Practice Management is often an ongoing challenge for Law Firms that can significantly affect revenue.  

Over the last few years, Rippe & Kingston’s LMS+ Practice Management Watchlists module has become one of the easiest and most effective tools that can help you better manage your Firm and raise revenue as a result.

The LMS+ Practice Management Watchlists module streamlines the overall concept of Practice Management to make it easier than ever before.  

With each Watchlist, Firms have the opportunity to gain a comprehensive understanding of different aspects of the Practice - Clients, resources, and rates.

Also keep in mind that once you retrieve the desired data for review, you can import your results into PDF and/or Excel for paperless distribution and customized formatting. 

Many of you are familiar with our Watchlists, and our goal is to strengthen your understanding, so that you can effectively manage your Firm and, of course, raise revenue.

Learn more about Rippe & Kingston's Watchlists.