Success story
Abuhimed Alsheikh Alhagbani
Law Firm (AS&H) in cooperation
with Clifford ChanceIndustry• LegalSolutions• OpenText™ Document Management,eDOCS Edition

Partner support• MGS

Results
Implemented solution
in two months
Reduced the cost of providing
on-premises server hardware bychoosing a cloud deployment
Provided secure, fast andeasy access to documents,
regardless of location

Abuhimed Alsheikh Alhagbani Law Firmembraces the cloud with OpenText
Law firm improves efficiency and provides fast and secure
document access with OpenText eDOCS“We selected OpenText eDOCS for a purpose, to provide
secure, stable and efficient document management andit fulfils it very well. It’s not just the product, but also thesupport, services and the people that all came together
to deliver a very successful project in a tight timetable.”
Mohammed Bahelmi

General Manager
Abuhimed Alsheikh Alhagbani Law Firm

Abuhimed Alsheikh Alhagbani Law Firm embraces the cloud with OpenText

Formed in November 2016, Abuhimed Alsheikh Alhagbani Law Firm(AS&H) delivers world-class legal services in the Kingdom of SaudiArabia. AS&H has eight partners, more than any other law firm in
Saudi Arabia, and provides specialist capabilities to its clients inareas such as corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, equity anddebt capital markets, banking and finance, privatization, public
policy and regulatory affairs, as well as dispute resolution. The firmhas been consistently recognized by all major legal directories andthe team has won more awards than any other Saudi law firm.

Upon its launch, AS&H entered into a cooperation agreement with Clifford
Chance to transition its transactional practices in Saudi Arabia to AS&H.
Clifford Chance had to transfer its active case workload in Saudi Arabia
to the new firm based on client consent. This involved migrating approximately 800 active cases, all stored electronically in Microsoft® SharePoint®,
to a new document management solution.

Mohammed Bahelmi, general manager at Abuhimed Alsheikh Alhagbani Law Firm, explained the challenge in more detail. “We had just twomonths to select, design, implement, test and go live with a new,enterprise-wide document management solution. Many in the firm had
previous experience working with OpenText ™ Document Management,
eDOCS Edition and had confidence that it would meet the needs of thenew firm. We made the strategic decision to implement eDOCS DM inthe cloud, thereby minimizing the cost of on-premises infrastructure,
while maximizing stability and without compromising security.”

Working with a local OpenText partner, MGS, the eDOCS solution was
customized to meet the access control needs specified by AS&H clients—
developing a security model that complied with specific requirements.
The migration phase also involved accurately profiling documents withthe correct taxonomy. As part of system testing, AS&H also simulated aserver failure followed by a complete restoration of the solution.

“We had to place our trust in both OpenText and MGS to ensure
eDOCS was implemented on time, on budget and would fully meet
our needs. In the end, every one of our goals was met, including thedisaster recovery capabilities, which when tested, passed with noissues whatsoever,” said Bahelmi.
The implementation and go live were smooth, with no issues reported.
eDOCS was delivered out of the box with only minor changes. In addition,user acceptance was extremely high, with little or no training required.
“We’re seeing a new generation of lawyers and other legal professionals who expect to handle their own documents and to do so inways that are secure, yet streamlined and intuitive. eDOCS provides
everything they need, with version control, document check-in,encryption, audit, excellent search capabilities and more. eDOCS
works seamlessly regardless of where our personnel are in theworld via our virtual private network (VPN), using laptops and tablet
devices,” said Bahelmi.
The powerful search capabilities in eDOCS allow AS&H staff to quickly
access and reuse the firm’s collective knowledge. AS&H lawyers often
work long hours and should they need to locate a document, they canpinpoint it quickly and effortlessly. To date, about 40,000 documents
are securely managed and fully searchable within eDOCS, and with theflexible storage provided by the cloud, the solution can easily scale andgrow with AS&H.
“Not only does eDOCS in the cloud provide the security and scalabilitywe require, it is more economical. We only pay for the storage space
we use, rather than having to allow for growth up front, as would be
the case with on-premises infrastructure,” said Bahelmi. “The cloudprovides better continuity. We have no server hardware to maintainon-site and this helps us to reduce our risk and costs.”“Not only does
OpenText eDOCS
in the cloud provide
the security andscalability we require,
it is more economical.
The cloud provides
better continuity, wehave no server hardware
to maintain on-site andthis helps us to reduce
our risk and costs.”
Mohammed Bahelmi

General Manager
Abuhimed AlsheikhAlhagbani Law Firm

Abuhimed Alsheikh Alhagbani Law Firm embraces the cloud with OpenText

AS&H is using eDOCS across the entire enterprise. Not only areclient-matter documents managed, but internal business functions,such as finance and HR, also use eDOCS to ensure the security andconfidentiality of sensitive documents. eDOCS is delivering company-wide efficiencies that are crucial not just for the bottom line, butfor providing good client service.
“We selected eDOCS for a purpose, to provide secure, stable andefficient document management and it fulfils it very well,” saidBahelmi. “It’s not just the product, but also the support, services andthe people that came together to deliver a very successful project ina tight timetable.”

About MGS

MGS is a leader in providing specialized enterprise IT and businesssolutions and consultancy services. They provide quality, world-class,brand-name IT business solutions, reliable and professional services
and unparalleled customer service through IT applications. They alsooffer, in particular, Enterprise Content Management (ECM) solutions.
MGS partners with global vendors such as OpenText, SAP® and others
to provide a wide range of unique business solutions and services. MGS
currently operates through three offices: Kuwait, Riyadh and Beirut.
For more information, please visit: mgs-tech.com.

About OpenText

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through market leading information
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