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 […]

Travers Smith chooses Aderant Expert

Aderant is pleased to announce that international law firm Travers Smith LLP, has chosen Aderant Expert for its financial and legal practice management needs. The firm, which has offices in the City of London and Paris, required a software with extensive off-the-shelf functionality and more crucially, a solid roadmap of future development. Aderant Expert was […]

Why time entry is so hard, according to Aderant

Article by Marie Burgess, director, product management. A little while ago I had a chance to listen to some law firm partners discuss time tracking. As such, I had the opportunity to ask an important question: What is it about entering time that is so hard? They said the answer stems from the fact lawyers […]

Aderant say that the secret to lateral hiring success in law firms rests in preparation

Article by Derek Schutz, Product Manager Business Intelligence, Aderant “Fortune favors the prepared mind.” – Louis Pasteur   It’s almost an annual affair in the legal community. By the second quarter of every year, we see a series of reports on lateral hiring in law firms. Each year, these reports seemingly draw similar conclusions: While lateral […]