
Document Management Solutions for The Legal Sector
ADS provides specialist document management services designed specifically for the UK legal sector. We understand the paramount importance of client confidentiality, data security, and compliance with SRA (Solicitors Regulation Authority) standards. Our services help you mitigate risk, improve efficiency, and free up expensive office space.
We cater to the needs of leading legal companies across the South East offering them discreet, dependable, and cost-efficient secure legal document storage, scanning and management solutions while maintaining the utmost confidentiality.
With our in-depth knowledge of the legal field, we’re here to safeguard your important legal records and ensure your practice runs smoothly. Get in touch for support today.
How We Help Law Firms
- Case File & 'Dead File' Digitisation: We perform bulk scanning of your closed case files, transforming them into a fully searchable digital archive. This clears out your file room and makes information retrieval instantaneous.
- SRA-Compliant Archive Storage: Store your physical client files, deeds, and wills in our highly secure, off-site facility. Our "scan-on-demand" service means you can have a digital copy of any stored file emailed to you within hours, perfect for urgent requests.
- Secure eDiscovery & Litigation Support: We can digitise large volumes of documents for disclosure, providing you with OCR-enabled files that are easy to search, redact, and share within your case management system.
- Certified Confidential Destruction: When documents reach their end-of-life retention period, we provide a secure, certified shredding service with a full audit trail and a Certificate of Destruction for your compliance records.
Document Scanning FAQs
What types of legal documents can be scanned?
We can securely scan case files, client records, conveyancing documents, contracts, deeds, wills, litigation bundles and archived legal paperwork.
Is legal document scanning confidential and compliant?
Yes, all documents are handled with strict confidentiality and in line with GDPR and legal sector data protection requirements, ensuring sensitive client information remains secure at every stage.
Can you help us comply with SRA record-keeping requirements?
Our document scanning, secure storage, and certified destruction services support law firms in maintaining organised files and meeting Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and retention obligations.
Will scanning disrupt our fee earners or support staff?
No, we offer flexible on-site and off-site scanning solutions designed to minimise disruption and allow your team to continue working as normal.
What happens to original legal documents after scanning?
Original files can be securely returned, archived off-site or confidentially destroyed once they have passed their retention period, with certification provided where required.
Can you work with multi-office law firms?
Yes, we support single-office practices and multi-site firms, delivering consistent, secure document management solutions across all locations.
Why Choose ADS For Legal Document Scanning?

Trusted
We know that security is one of the biggest concerns for our customers wishing to store paperwork and documents containing sensitive data. Our team are trusted experts and fully compliant ensuring confidentiality and security.

Secure
Our storage facilities are secured by 24-hour CCTV. Access is only permitted by electronically coded controlled security gates.

Personal Touch
We at Archive & Document Scanning can always go down the “traditional route” of personally delivering files to your door or through the postal system or via courier.

Fast Digital Retrieval
Having offices throughout the South East including London, we are able to reduce your document archiving turnaround times and transport costs, something which many of our competitors are unable to provide.
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