Amelius Solicitors, a growing multi-site legal firm, was ready to modernise but faced challenges with outdated systems and limited connectivity. To support their expansion and improve efficiency, they partnered with Creative Networks. CN delivered a full IT infrastructure upgrade—enhancing system performance, enabling secure remote access, and streamlining communication across offices, all with minimal disruption to daily operations.
About the Company:
Amelius Solicitors is a vibrant and dynamic legal practice established in 2006, with offices across multiple locations. The firm is committed to delivering quality-assured legal services across a wide range of practice areas. Known for its client-focused approach, Amelius Solicitors has embraced innovation and technology to drive growth, diversify its offerings, and stay aligned with evolving industry standards and regulatory requirements.
What were the challenges?
Amelius Solicitors, a local legal firm, was at a position to grow it’s business, but was hindered due to the lack of IT infrastructure. There was no resilience in the email system, the Case Management System (CMS) was slow, users were unable to work remotely, and there was no inter-office communication. Even the online presence was well below standard for such a firm.
Following a full IT audit, the issues were identified. It became clear that the whole infrastructure was out-dated, including the computers, servers, and software. There were no permissions in place and no LDAP services to control authentication, so all users had to be configured on each individual computer. The best solution was to provide a complete upgrade, helping to bring the firm to the standard that it should be at. Amelius Solicitors welcomed this change but stressed it’s need to remain operational during the deployment phase.
What were the solutions?
Phased Installation
The installation was planned in phases, starting with cables, routing, and switching equipment, all completed outside regular hours to ensure minimal disruption. This allowed both Amelius Solicitors and Creative Networks to track progress.
Cloud-Based Device Management
CN implemented Microsoft Intune & Azure Active Directory (AAD), eliminating on-premises server dependency and enabling remote security management, software deployment, and system updates.
Server Setup and Configuration
A new server was set up in a virtual environment using Citrix Xen Server, with SBS 2011 installed. The SBS server was configured for Group Policy, Exchange, Print, and File services, and email was migrated to the local Exchange server with an offsite mail spooling service for redundancy.
Testing and Expansion
After the final phase, the new infrastructure was successfully tested, and all data was migrated. Remote sites were established using IPSEC VPN tunnels to the Manchester Office, enabling secure remote extensions and file sharing.
Key Outcomes:
Easily upgrade software and hardware to meet business needs.
Truly efficient as they are able to make live updates to files.
The IT system is scalable to allow for growth.
IT infrastructure allowing for future expansion.
Access files and folders from anywhere without needing to be in office, thus allowing conferences from anywhere in world.
Amelius now has a state of the art IT infrastructure which allows them to challenge larger firms.
Efficiency has meant that fee earners are no longer having to waste time, time which is very valuable
Ability to bill more accurately and not having to estimate time spent on cases.
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