ABA Model Rules · Tech competence · FIPS 140-2 · OpenPGP signed

PowerArchiver for Legal

FIPS 140-2 validated AES-256 for client-confidential documents, work product, and litigation deliverables. Encrypted Outlook attachments, OpenPGP-signed eDiscovery productions, Secure FTP, VSS-aware backup of matter files. The controls your firm cites when the GC asks how you protect privilege — one perpetual license. Used by law firms, in-house legal teams, and litigation-services providers.
Professional obligations

Three rules every firm's IT-risk review surfaces

PowerArchiver isn't a substitute for your firm's information-security program — but it's the technical control your loss-prevention partner names when discussing how the firm meets confidentiality, privilege, and tech-competence obligations. Documentation supplied for malpractice-carrier reviews on request.
Model Rule 1.1, Comment 8

Tech competence duty

Comment 8 to Rule 1.1 requires lawyers to keep abreast of "the benefits and risks associated with relevant technology." Adopted in 40+ states. Practical impact: document how the firm's tooling addresses encryption, secure transmission, and access control. PowerArchiver gives partners and IT a defensible answer with documented FIPS-validated cryptography.
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FRCP 26 / eDiscovery

Production integrity & chain of custody

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(g) requires reasonable inquiry and certification of discovery responses. PowerArchiver's HMAC-protected PAE2 archives and OpenPGP signed productions provide tamper-evident delivery for opposing counsel and your eDiscovery vendor — auditable hash trails the receiving side can verify with standard tooling.
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State bar opinions and client-driven outside-counsel guidelines. CA Formal Opinion 2010-179, NY State Bar Opinion 1019, IL ARDC Opinion 16-06, and dozens of others treat encryption as part of the lawyer's reasonable-efforts duty for sensitive matters. Increasingly, sophisticated clients require it directly via their outside-counsel guidelines (especially financial-services and healthcare clients). PowerArchiver's encryption stack is what most firms reach for to satisfy both — same product, same documentation, regardless of which framework the request lands in.
Security stack

Privilege protected at rest, in storage, and in transit

Encryption coverage for every part of the matter-handling chain — from associate workstations through client-portal exchange to long-term firm backup. Administrators can force any combination of these settings via MSI properties or GPO.

AES-256 client-document archives

Full ZIP-AES + the strengthened PAE2 container with filename + size + timestamp encryption. Matter names and client identifiers aren't visible in archive listings — keeps confidential matter information off shoulder-surfable file lists.

Outlook encrypted attachments

One-click encrypts attachments to AES-256 directly in the Outlook ribbon. Defaults are admin-lockable: prevent associates and assistants from sending unencrypted privileged communications to opposing counsel by accident.

OpenPGP signed productions

Sign and encrypt eDiscovery productions with OpenPGP — RSA-4096 / ECC P-384, SHA-256 / 384 / 512 hashes. Receiving counsel verifies provenance and integrity with their existing PGP toolchain. Standard format, no proprietary lock-in.

Secure FTP for vendor exchange

SFTP and FTPS over Microsoft CryptoAPI's FIPS 140-2 validated TLS. Use for forensic-imaging exchange, eDiscovery vendor processing handoff, expert-witness file delivery, and any partner integration that demands encrypted-in-transit transmission.

VSS-aware Backup

Volume Shadow Service captures consistent snapshots of locked / open files (mailboxes, document-management system DBs, matter folders). AES-256 by default. Routes to local NAS + cloud + offsite simultaneously per your DR plan.

DoD-style file wipe

Built-in File Wipe (DoD 5220.22-M-suggested) for end-of-matter purges, returned-leased-hardware sanitization, and destruction certificates after retention-policy expiration. 1, 3, or 7 passes per your records-management policy.

Deploy via existing IT

MSI · GPO · works alongside iManage / NetDocuments / DMS

Firm IT teams have deployed PowerArchiver for over a decade alongside major DMS platforms. Single registration key for the firm, silent install, lockdown matches the user-policy rigor of typical AmLaw IT shops.
  • Windows Installer (MSI) — push via SCCM, Intune, GPO, PDQ Deploy, or whatever your firm IT uses. Both 64-bit and 32-bit packages available.
  • Single-key registration — deploy via GPO or registry merge. Survives matter-team workstation refreshes and roaming-profile rebuilds.
  • Forced encryption defaults — require AES-256 + FIPS 140-2 mode. Prevent users from selecting weaker ZipCrypto or plaintext output. Lock the format choice at policy level so the only path is compliant with outside-counsel guideline encryption requirements.
  • DMS-friendly — minimal RAM footprint (~18 MB) coexists with iManage Work, NetDocuments, OpenText, ProLaw clients. PowerArchiver doesn't fight your DMS for memory or attempt to take over file-handling responsibilities.
  • Lock down high-risk features — disable cloud connectors firm-wide if your DMS handles cloud sync, hide the Backup module if you have a separate backup product, prevent users from changing FIPS-mode setting. Per-feature MSI properties give fine-grained control.
  • Support iManage Insight / DMS sync — encrypted archives created by PowerArchiver work as DMS attachments without breaking the DMS's profile / metadata workflow. Standard ZIP-AES files open in any AES-aware reader on the receiving side, including paralegals' workstations and opposing counsel's tooling.
  • Business Volume Pricing

    Per-seat licenses scale with quantity

    Volume discounts apply to Business, Professional, Professional Toolbox, and Enterprise per-seat licenses. The more you buy, the lower the per-license price. At ~500–1,000 seats consider Enterprise (£49.95 with volume rates) or Enterprise Unlimited for org-wide flat-fee deployment with FIPS / HIPAA / DFARS compliance built in.

    Business

    QuantityPer licenseSave
    1£17.95
    2–9£13.0028%
    25–49£9.0050%
    50–99£7.0061%
    200–499£4.0078%
    500–999£3.0083%
    1000+£3.0083%

    Professional Toolbox

    QuantityPer licenseSave
    1£41.95
    2–9£29.9529%
    25–49£18.5056%
    50–99£14.5065%
    200–499£9.0079%
    500–999£6.0086%
    1000+£4.5089%

    Enterprise

    QuantityPer licenseSave
    1£49.95
    2–9£38.9522%
    25–49£23.9552%
    50–99£17.5065%
    200–499£11.5077%
    500–999£7.5085%
    1000+£5.9588%

    When to switch to Enterprise: if you need FIPS 140-2, HIPAA / DFARS validation, audit logging, or centralized IT-control features, jump to Enterprise at £49.95 per-seat (volume rates available) — those compliance + IT features aren't in Business / Professional / Professional Toolbox. For org-wide deploys at high seat counts, Enterprise Unlimited (from £4,195) is typically more cost-effective than per-seat math above ~500 seats. Talk to sales for an Enterprise volume or Unlimited quote.

    Prices shown in your region's currency (USD by default; £ on the UK variant). Volume orders billed via PO with NET-30 available for established companies. Request a formal volume quote →
    Common deployments

    Where firm IT actually uses PowerArchiver

    A snapshot of the workflows where PowerArchiver shows up most often inside law firms and legal departments. Each pattern is supported by features in PowerArchiver Professional or Toolbox.
    Workflow PowerArchiver feature Practice obligation
    Encrypted email to client / opposing counsel Outlook add-in + AES-256 PAE2 Rule 1.6(c) confidentiality + outside-counsel guidelines
    Document production deliverables OpenPGP signed AES-256 archives FRCP 26(g) integrity + chain of custody
    Forensic-imaging vendor exchange Secure FTP/SFTP with FIPS 140-2 TLS Privileged-data transmission protection
    Expert-witness file delivery SFX self-extracting archives + AES-256 Work-product confidentiality
    Matter-folder backup PowerArchiver Backup (VSS + scheduling) File-retention obligations / firm DR plan
    End-of-matter file purge DoD 5220.22-M file wipe Records-retention policy + ABA Rule 1.16(d)
    Encrypted client portal upload package FIPS-validated AES-256 + filename encryption Outside-counsel guideline encryption mandate
    For specific control-narrative language that names PowerArchiver as the firm's encryption technical control, the FIPS 140-2 certificate package, or a malpractice-carrier questionnaire response, contact us.
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    Volume per-attorney pricing for departmental rollouts; Enterprise Unlimited for whole-firm coverage including paralegal and assistant seats. Outside-counsel-guideline-questionnaire responses returned within one business day. Direct response from sales engineering — no inbound funnel.
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