LegalPath™ e-Business Application

LegalPath is a Web-based application that automates the day-to-day activities associated with locating and retaining outside law firms, assigning matters and tracking their progress, billing and collecting key performance metrics. As a result, clients and law firms tell us they have improved their partnership and reduced their overall cost of doing business through better and more meaningful communications, innovative and competitive prices and streamlined transactions.

Benefits

For Companies:

• Streamline automation of assignment, tracking, billing and communication processes
• Improve metrics for decision making and risk analysis
• Create law firm performance data
• Improve access to nationwide network of attorneys and legal file information
• Impact bottom line through competitive flat fee, hourly and contingency fee pricing
• Reduce unnecessary legal costs

For Law Firms:

• Improve access to new corporate clients
• Reduce time spent on administrative tasks and billing
• Streamline communications with clients
• Gather law firm practice efficiency metrics
• Reduce unnecessary costs

Data Access
Through the LegalPath application, companies can assign matters and review their data and reports - at one secure, easy-to-access Web site. Companies and law firms can use the LegalPath online management reports to better manage legal transactions, better predict costs and improve cash flow.

The LegalPath Marketplace
The LegalPath Marketplace is a nationwide registry of credentialed attorneys in a variety of practice areas and geographic regions. Using LegalPath, companies can review law firm qualifications and past performance, and then select and retain a law firm utilizing their own criteria. In addition, companies can continue to use the law firms with whom they currently have a business relationship when the law firm registers with the LegalPath Marketplace.

For law firms, the LegalPath Marketplace provides the means to competitively market their services to new clients while using a daily technology platform, that allows them to communicate in a secure, online environment with current clients.

Technical Requirements
LegalPath™ is a hosted application made available through a browser-based interface (ASP). To take full advantage of the security and functionality of the application, specific hardware and Web browsers are required.

Web Browsers
Netscape Communicator (Navigator) 4.5 to 4.7
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01, 5 and 5.5

Hardware
Processor: 133 Mhz Pentium or AMD K-3
Memory: 32MB
Modem: 28.8Kbps