Some attorneys try to replicate anytime-anywhere access by maintaining their records on a portable laptop computer. Laptops work well but offer inherent risks not associated with L.A.W.S./Pro web-based processing.

First and foremost, laptops are not normally backed up, opening a wide window of risk if anything ever happened to the unit. Laptops may be stolen, dropped, or otherwise damaged possibly shutting down your practice.

A second detriment may be that laptop units offer single user access to data disallowing secretarial use when the unit is outside the office.