Welcome to ILTA 2011 in Nashville ... welcome to limitless networking, educational sessions, receptions, meet-ups, parties and of course BIG vendor news ... First up this year, financial practice management provider ADERANT and it's 'double whammy' acquisition of LA-based CompuLaw LLC and Atlanta's Client Profiles, including their CRM4Legal division. (View the official press release and FAQ here). This trifecta features some very well known brands within the legal technology niche: CompuLaw, a family-owned and operated business, has a 30+ year track record of serving the calendaring and court rule automation needs of large law fims, and with the introduction of it's web-based/SaaS offering Deadlines.com, also catering to smaller firms and solos who need help with calendaring and court deadlines but without the big firm budgets. ADERANT has its own calendar/docket modules (as part of ADERANT Expert) and currently integrates with CompuLaw's court rules so now owning this segment makes sense (after all, who wouldn't want marketshare among 82% of the top 50 law firms in California, and more than 70% of the AmLaw 100). Client Profiles, which first made a name for itself with truly 'end-to-end' case management software for small(ish) and medium law firms, struck it well several years back by partnering with Microsoft Dynamics CRM and developing a legal-specific client relationship management application branded CRM4Legal. We suspect case management will mostly compliment what ADERANT already has and CRM4Legal will greatly bolster the provider's marketing offering.
While we spend this week in Nashville (and beyond) filling in the blanks on the details of the deal - what this really means to clients, prospects, the market, partners and integrators - we wish all parties well and hope they continue to serve the legal community as they have done for the better part of 35 years.
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