Skip the clunky VPN. Citrix-powered managed DaaS designed around the security, mobility, and compliance requirements of legal practice — so your attorneys and staff can work from anywhere without putting client data at risk.
Attorneys work from courthouses, home offices, client sites, and hotel rooms. They need seamless access to case management software, document systems, and firm files — from any device — without ever exposing client data on an endpoint. The answer isn't a VPN. VPNs extend your network to the device, and whatever's on that device becomes your problem. Virtual desktops keep data in the cloud entirely.
At the same time, law firms face strict professional responsibility obligations around client confidentiality. A lost laptop, an unpatched vulnerability, or an improperly configured remote access setup isn't just an IT problem — it can be an ethics violation. 78% of law firms already store client data in the cloud — and the ones that haven't made the move are carrying infrastructure risk that's increasingly hard to defend.
VulcanCloud's managed DaaS was designed with these realities in mind. Every configuration choice is made with data isolation, access control, and confidentiality at the center.
"78% of law firms store client data in the cloud — another 8% are actively planning the move."
American Bar Association Legal Technology Survey
Every security configuration in a VulcanCloud legal deployment is chosen to protect client data and meet professional responsibility standards:
Citrix virtual desktops display content on the screen but don't copy files to local devices. A lost or stolen laptop exposes nothing — there's nothing to recover from the endpoint. No local caching of client documents, ever.
MFA is enforced for every login — no exceptions. Attorneys authenticate with a second factor before any session can begin, regardless of which device they're using or where they're connecting from.
Detailed access logs capture who accessed what, when, and from where. Session recording is available as an optional add-on for sensitive matters or shared workstations.
Session policies enforce least-privilege access. Clipboard restriction, print controls, and USB blocking can be configured to match your firm's specific risk profile — right down to the practice group level.
All OS and application patching is handled by VulcanCloud on a regular schedule — no deferred patches, no attorney workstations running six months behind on security updates.
All client data is stored and processed in US-based data centers. No offshore routing, no data crossing international jurisdictions without your knowledge.
We've deployed VulcanCloud environments for firms running a wide range of legal software. If your application runs on Windows Server, we can host and manage it:
These are the situations we hear from law firm clients most often:
Associates and partners working from home full-time or split between office and remote locations. DaaS gives them the full firm desktop on any personal or issued device — without IT shipping and configuring dedicated machines, and without the VPN headaches that become IT support calls at 9pm before a filing deadline.
File servers, practice management servers, and SQL instances that are past end-of-life and too expensive to replace with new hardware. We migrate the workloads to managed cloud servers, preserving the application environment without the infrastructure burden or the compliance risk of running end-of-life systems against client data.
Paralegals, contract attorneys, or seasonal staff who need access to firm systems without being issued a firm-owned machine. DaaS lets you provision full access in minutes and revoke it instantly when the engagement ends — no hardware to recover, no software to uninstall.
Firms with multiple office locations who want consistent, centralized infrastructure rather than managing separate server environments at each site. All users connect to the same managed cloud environment regardless of location — with identical software, identical security controls, and zero IT overhead at satellite offices.
A VPN extends your office network to the attorney's device — which means client files can still be downloaded, cached, or stored locally. If that device is lost or stolen, those files are potentially exposed. VulcanCloud's virtual desktop keeps all data in the cloud; the device only receives a visual stream of the desktop. There is nothing on the endpoint to steal.
VulcanCloud's architecture directly addresses the technical safeguards recommended by ABA Model Rule 1.6 and state ethics guidance on cloud computing: data encryption in transit and at rest, access controls, audit logging, MFA, and US-based data storage. We recommend your firm's general counsel review the configuration against your state bar's specific guidance.
In most cases, yes. If your practice management or document management system has a Windows Server-based component — Clio, Time Matters, Tabs3, ProLaw, iManage, WorldDox, or others — we can host it in our managed cloud environment. Your attorneys continue using the same applications with no retraining required. Contact us with your software stack and we'll confirm compatibility before you commit.
New user provisioning typically takes less than 24 hours. We configure the desktop profile, apply the appropriate software and access controls, and deliver login credentials. The attorney or staff member can be fully operational the next morning — from any device, any location, with no hardware shipped or software installed locally.
Talk to a VulcanCloud engineer who understands legal technology. We'll design a managed DaaS environment around your firm's specific software, users, and compliance requirements — and get you off the VPN for good.
Talk to a Legal Cloud Specialist