New rules for knowledge management tools, according to Aderant

As the digital age came about, a combination of computer technology and intellectual prowess turned mountains of paper into digital files. Fast forward 20 or 30 years and law firms are now sitting on mountains of data, but most aren’t using this data to the best of its ability. Enter knowledge management – an often […]

Aligning knowledge management with law firm revenue

Lawyers are the original knowledge workers. Law firms can sell their lawyers’ time, because of their knowledge of the law and the legal system. The ability to mitigate risk, manage crisis, and navigate legal procedures becomes easier when you’ve done it once or twice. The General Counsel (GC) with bet-the-company litigation pending surely wants the […]

Aderant announces relocation of Netherlands office

Effective this morning, the Netherlands office of legal software company Aderant has a new address from which it will be conducting business. After many years in Baarn, Aderant will now call Amsterdam its base of operations for sales, support, service for continental Europe. The new Aderant office will be located at: Gustav Mahlerplein 21082 MA […]

Aderant expands into e-billing with acquisition of BillBlast

Aderant, the number one choice for practice management software among the AmLaw 200, announced today the acquisition of BillBlast, a distinguished e-billing platform that has been emerging in the legal technology space in recent years. The acquisition further expands the Aderant suite of products. Aderant’s evolution and expansion over the years has been driven by […]

The status quo paradox: Aderant on why firms implementing change shouldn’t relax into complacency

The 2018 Aderant Business of law and legal technology survey finds that over half (57%) of business services roles feel “better” – some “much better” – about their law firms than they did just 12 months earlier. It’s undisputed good news – especially as just 36% said the same back in 2017. However, firms that […]

Cliff Notes to five Business of Law surveys for busy law firm professionals

Article by Kate Pizzi, Client experience team Surveys are a means to get perspective at scale. The idea is straightforward: ten perspectives on a topic are better than one, and a hundred perspectives are better than ten. Of course, we shouldn’t discount qualitative research, interviews and anecdotes. These usually provide important context. Still, it’s the […]

The state of affairs for the business of law in Europe

Technology isn’t replacing people in laws firms, but it is changing the roles people fulfill within those firms. That’s Eric-Jan van Alten’s observation, who has spent the better part of 20 years working with law firms from around the globe. While he’s a native of the Netherlands, he previously spent several years with us in Atlanta […]

What does a “dashboard” really mean for a law firm?

In the late 80s and early 90s, I worked for a bank to develop an automated system supporting customer service representatives. The purpose of the system was to enable support staff to facilitate credit card applications. A customer would call in, and our support staff had a computer system to bring all the information they […]

Aderant releases portal in a box – Handshake Connect

Aderant, a global leader in law firm management software, announces the release of Handshake Connect, an out-of-the-box legal intranet portal that provides fast and easy deployment, with minimal customization required. Using the latest web development technology, Handshake Connect modularizes the knowledge management solution, giving clients an a la carte selection of widgets, making it more […]

Annual Momentum Conference reaches new heights in Denver

Aderant’s annual Momentum Conference took place in Denver in early May, bringing together more than 700 thought leaders and industry experts from nine countries. The three-day event provided representatives from global law firms more than 120 training presentations, hands-on sessions, boot camps and keynote addresses on topics ranging from billing efficiency to matter management and […]