The Cloud Is Climbing. Is Your Infrastructure Strategy Keeping Up?

ILTA’s 2025 Technology Survey shows a clear trend: more firms are embracing the cloud than ever before. Nearly 9 in 10 firms are either mostly cloud-based or moving in that direction with every new upgrade. And it’s not just about where your systems live, it’s about how your firm manages growth, risk, and cost along the way.

This shift is changing how legal teams approach infrastructure decisions. Legacy equipment plans and long refresh cycles can’t keep up. For firms that want to scale efficiently and stay secure, it’s time to rethink how technology is funded, deployed, and managed.

What’s Driving the Shift?

According to the survey, firms are increasingly adopting cloud-first systems that improve flexibility and performance across the board:

• 85% of firms deploy laptops for attorneys, up significantly over the last few years.

• Cloud-based document management systems (DMS) are now used by more than 75% of firms.

• Mobile access, hybrid work, and system integration are top priorities across firm sizes.

This all points to a growing need for infrastructure that can evolve alongside the business, not lag behind it.

Why the Old Approach Doesn’t Work Anymore

When firms treat equipment like a one-time capital project, it often creates roadblocks:

• Long approval cycles delay upgrades

• Teams are forced to work with outdated or mismatched equipment

• Maintenance costs climb over time

• Compatibility and security start to fall behind

Even worse, firms often overextend assets past their useful life because replacements haven’t been budgeted. In a cloud-first environment, that kind of delay slows productivity and increases risk.

Leasing Aligns with Today’s Infrastructure Needs

The more flexible your systems need to be, the more flexible your financing should be. Leasing helps firms modernize without overcommitting capital or locking into static plans.

Here’s how leasing supports a cloud-ready strategy:

• Refresh laptops, servers, and other hardware on a predictable schedule

• Scale infrastructure up or down to match firm size and hybrid work models

• Preserve capital for other strategic initiatives

• Manage multi-location deployments without added complexity

• Reduce the lift on internal teams with vendor coordination and lifecycle support

When you pair cloud-based systems with a smart leasing program, you remove friction and give your teams the tools they need to perform.

Real-World Success: Enabling Secure Mobility at Scale

An NLJ 500 law firm recently partnered with CoreTech to modernize its laptop fleet as part of a broader shift to cloud-based systems and hybrid work. The firm needed to roll out secure, high-performance laptops across multiple offices without pausing operations or draining capital.

The solution: CoreTech structured a $275,000 leasing program to fund the upgrade. This gave the firm immediate access to modern devices while preserving cash flow and aligning with internal tech refresh cycles. The result: greater mobility, better cybersecurity, and a flexible infrastructure that’s built for the future.

How CoreTech Can Help

CoreTech helps law firms design leasing strategies that align with cloud adoption, hybrid work, and firm-wide infrastructure upgrades. From laptops and servers to co-terminous lease structures and asset visibility, we simplify the process while protecting your budget.

Contact CoreTech Leasing at info@coretechleasing.com to explore a better way to support your next cloud migration.