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A Lawyer's Story

How a law firm protects privileged documents with a cloud they actually own.

Act 1: The Problem

A small law firm handles family law, estate planning, and commercial disputes. Case files include contracts, witness statements, financial records, and confidential client correspondence. Some files need to be shared with co-counsel, barristers, or clients themselves.

After years on Dropbox and SharePoint, the same concerns keep surfacing:

  • ? If our cloud provider is subpoenaed, can they hand over our client files?
  • ? Are we actually GDPR compliant if client data sits on a US provider's servers?
  • ? When we share a brief with co-counsel, where does the copy end up?
  • ? Does our cloud provider's staff have access to privileged documents?

Act 2: Discovering iMegha

After discovering iMegha, three things stand out:

Privileged documents are locked before upload

Files are encrypted right in the browser, before they ever leave the computer. iMegha never sees the original content.

Your own private cloud in your chosen region

Data lives in your own cloud account, in the AWS region you choose. EU data stays in the EU. You own the infrastructure.

Case files stay put when shared

When you share a brief with co-counsel, the file never leaves your cloud. No copies floating around on anyone else's servers. Revoke access when the matter closes.

Act 3: Setting Up

Setting up a Personal Cloud takes three simple steps:

1

Sign up

Create an account with your firm email. You get a 24-word recovery phrase to keep safe.

2

Link cloud account

Connect your own cloud account. Choose an EU region for GDPR compliance.

3

Cloud built

Your private cloud is deployed automatically in minutes. Ready to use.

Quick and affordable

Total time: about 10 minutes. Monthly cost: $3-5 for typical usage. Your firm pays the cloud provider directly — no middleman.

Act 4: Daily Use

The daily workflow looks like any other cloud storage app — but everything is encrypted and stored in the firm's own cloud.

Uploading case files

Uploading a contract or witness statement into iMDrive. Here is what happens behind the scenes:

1

Pick a file

Drag a contract or case file into iMDrive.

2

Locked in the browser

The file is encrypted on the computer before it goes anywhere.

3

Stored in your cloud

The locked file goes to your private cloud. Nobody else can read it.

Messaging co-counsel

Discussing a case with co-counsel via iMChat:

1

Type a message

Write a message about the case in the chat window.

2

Message locked

The message is encrypted in the browser before sending.

3

Stored in your cloud

The encrypted message is saved in your cloud — never on iMegha's servers.

4

Co-counsel notified

iMegha sends a notification: "You have a new message."

5

Co-counsel reads it

Their browser fetches and unlocks the message from your cloud.

Act 5: Sharing a Brief with Co-Counsel

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A barrister needs the case file

Select a brief and share it with co-counsel. The file never leaves your cloud. They get a special key to view it — and you revoke access when the matter closes.

1

Select file + recipient

Pick the brief and choose co-counsel as recipient.

2

File stays, key sent

The file stays in your cloud. Only a viewing key is sent to the recipient.

3

Co-counsel sees "New shared file"

They get a notification that you shared something.

4

Co-counsel views in their browser

They view the file directly from your cloud. No download, no copies.

5

Revoke access

Matter closed. Delete the key. Access gone instantly.

Act 6: The Subpoena Question

What happens if iMegha receives a subpoena for your client files?

Nothing to hand over

iMegha does not store your files. Your data lives in your own cloud account, encrypted with keys only you hold. Even if compelled, we cannot produce what we do not have and cannot read. Attorney-client privilege is protected by architecture — not just by policy.

Act 7: Compliance by Architecture

For law firms, this architecture satisfies regulatory requirements by default.

GDPR

Choose an EU region. Your data never leaves. You control processing. Right to deletion = delete your stack.

Attorney-Client Privilege

Privileged documents never sit on third-party servers. Zero-knowledge architecture means privilege is preserved by design.

Full Audit Trail

Prove exactly who accessed what file and when. Every share, view, and download event is logged in your cloud.

This is not just a policy — it is how the system is built

iMegha cannot read your files even if it wanted to. Your data is locked before it ever reaches iMegha, and only you have the key. There is no backdoor, no master key, and no way for iMegha staff to access client documents.

What iMegha Actually Sees

Here is the honest picture of what iMegha knows about your firm:

What you see

  • Case files, contracts, briefs
  • Client names and correspondence
  • Messages with co-counsel
  • Financial records and evidence

What iMegha sees

  • Scrambled gibberish (not case files)
  • No client names or content
  • Your email and display name
  • Who you are connected with

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Whether you are a solicitor, barrister, or anyone handling privileged information.

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