feat: comprehensive project structure improvements and Cloud for Sovereignty landing zone

- Add Cloud for Sovereignty landing zone architecture and deployment
- Implement complete legal document management system
- Reorganize documentation with improved navigation
- Add infrastructure improvements (Dockerfiles, K8s, monitoring)
- Add operational improvements (graceful shutdown, rate limiting, caching)
- Create comprehensive project structure documentation
- Add Azure deployment automation scripts
- Improve repository navigation and organization

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+# Applications Directory
+
+**Last Updated**: 2025-01-27  
+**Purpose**: Frontend applications overview
+
+## Overview
+
+This directory contains frontend applications built with React, Next.js, and TypeScript.
+
+## Available Applications
+
+### MCP Legal (`mcp-legal/`)
+- **Purpose**: Legal document management portal
+- **Technology**: React, Material-UI, React Query
+- **Features**: Document management, matter management, template library
+- **Documentation**: [MCP Legal README](mcp-legal/README.md)
+
+### Portal Public (`portal-public/`)
+- **Purpose**: Public-facing member portal
+- **Technology**: Next.js, React, Tailwind CSS
+- **Features**: Member services, credential management
+- **Documentation**: [Portal Public README](portal-public/README.md)
+
+### Portal Internal (`portal-internal/`)
+- **Purpose**: Internal administrative portal
+- **Technology**: Next.js, React, Tailwind CSS
+- **Features**: Administration, reporting, analytics
+- **Documentation**: [Portal Internal README](portal-internal/README.md)
+
+## Application Structure
+
+All applications follow a consistent structure:
+
+```
+app/
+├── src/
+│   ├── app/                    # Next.js app directory (if using App Router)
+│   ├── components/             # React components
+│   ├── pages/                  # Next.js pages (if using Pages Router)
+│   ├── hooks/                  # React hooks
+│   ├── utils/                  # Utility functions
+│   └── types/                  # TypeScript types
+├── public/                     # Static assets
+├── package.json                # Dependencies
+└── README.md                   # Application documentation
+```
+
+## Development
+
+### Running Applications
+
+```bash
+# Start all applications
+pnpm dev
+
+# Start specific application
+pnpm --filter portal-public dev
+```
+
+### Building Applications
+
+```bash
+# Build all applications
+pnpm build
+
+# Build specific application
+pnpm --filter portal-public build
+```
+
+## Shared Components
+
+Applications use shared UI components from `packages/ui/`:
+```typescript
+import { Button, Card, Modal } from '@the-order/ui';
+```
+
+## Related Documentation
+
+- [Project Structure](../PROJECT_STRUCTURE.md)
+- [Packages Documentation](../packages/)
+- [Architecture Documentation](../docs/architecture/)
+
+---
+
+**Last Updated**: 2025-01-27
+