Mimecast and Fish & Richardson--Real World Solutions

By Messaging News staff
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Fish & Richardson is a leading global law firm practicing in the areas of intellectual property, litigation and corporate law with more than 425 attorneys and over 1,200 staff members in 12 offices around the world. Archiving and eDiscovery best practices require the company to keep copies of every communication. In the past, IT staffers had to search through tapes manually when a retrieval request came in.

“Mimecast is well-versed in the eDiscovery and archiving challenges this market faces. Our SaaS-based solutions are proven to help law firms and corporate law departments improve their internal operations and ensure the integrity of their email chain of custody,” notes Mimecast SVP and General Manager Mary Kay Roberto.

Prior to partnering with Mimecast, Fish & Richardson had been performing weekly full backups of all email communications. This task proved to be onerous as email volumes increased and impractical as tape and storage costs became exorbitant.

“eDiscovery and document retention requirements, combined with increasing volume, make email management difficult for law firms and corporate law departments and their IT staffs,” says Fish & Richardson Principal Nancy Stagg, a litigator who has substantial experience advising clients on eDiscovery issues. “Mimecast provides a comprehensive solution that addresses eDiscovery needs, using an intuitive user interface in a simple, SaaS-delivered package.”

Fish & Richardson reports it realized cost-savings almost immediately from the changeover to SaaS as Mimecast’s unified email management solutions did not require full-time IT staff support and enabled the firm to replace three on-premise point solutions—anti-spam/anti-virus, email disclaimer management and disaster recovery. Fish & Richardson adds that the total annual cost of Mimecast is less than what the company spent on tape alone each year.

Published September 3, 2009