Printers would be purchased as needed on an individual basis for specific staff. If you have a studio that needs to print large quantities of paper, a centralized printer is needed for these purposes. Each person should have a personal scanner, and there should be at least one centralized, self-feeding, flatbed scanner for large-capacity documents and books. Servers should be used for storage and centralization of applicable data, documents and programs which can then be accessed based on the usage needs of law firm personnel. Highly recommended would be at least two servers, one for backup on a daily basis or some type of on-site backup system. With this, to protect data in the event of a catastrophic event to your physical building, there should be an offsite system to back up this information and systems daily. This type of off-site system can be used just to back up data and systems for security, or it can also be used so that an attorney can access all of their files and applications off-site in the event that they cannot be in office. One such application for law firms is Carbonite (www.carbonite.com), which is customizable to your needs and includes encryption and security systems for your data.