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Ultimus, Inc., developer of one of
the most widely-deployed business process management software suites in
the world, and Elegrity,
Inc., maker of Law Business Management System (LBMS)®,
have an established partnership designed to create innovative
business-focused technology solutions. The Ultimus Adaptive BPM Suite
solution coupled with Elegrity’s LBMS®
provides predictability and control for client’s
business processes, ultimately driving operational savings.
“Our partnership with Ultimus provides our
clients with efficient automation, ubiquitous access to meaningful
information, and a stable, reliable system that offers business
continuity,” said Tony Carcamo, VP of
Corporate Strategy and Business Development, Elegrity. “All
of these things combine to help our clients become true Process-Centric
Enterprises.”
Gordon & Rees, a national law firm headquartered in San Francisco, is
one great example of how this partnership has helped support a
business-focused organization mitigate risk, while at the same time,
drive operational savings. Founded in 1974, Gordon & Rees has become a
dynamic presence with more than 350 attorneys in sixteen offices
throughout the United States. The firm wanted to improve its business
intake and case lifecycle processes to improve efficiency, respond
faster to clients and effectively create a streamlined workflow to
handle the increasing amount and complexity of business intake due to
firm growth. The firm utilized a manual process that resulted in
duplicative data entry into multiple systems, an arduous, time-consuming
approval process, and a multitude of back-and-forth e-mail
communications for all new clients and/or matter brought into the firm.
Elegrity worked with Gordon & Rees to determine the best plan of action
to meet their business requirements. With Ultimus BPM Adaptive Suite as
the business process management engine, Elegrity implemented LBMS®,
providing a fully-customized and automated solution as the firm’s
new business intake process.
“LBMS has allowed us to be more responsive
and perform business functions better,” said
Jane Omahen Risk Management, Gordon and Rees. "We have experienced
dramatic operational savings since implementing the solution. Elegrity's
LBMS® system
streamlined our business intake process and automated many manual and
paper-intensive tasks. It has made a significant difference in the time
to take in new business while helping to ensure consistently-applied
firm policies, accuracy in data across systems, paper reduction and
completed approval cycles.”
Leveraging the sophisticated systems integration capabilities of the
Ultimus-LBMS®
solution, the Gordon & Rees New Business Intake application
automatically defaults key information from the accounting system, such
as timekeeper rates and expense information, providing further
time-savings while simultaneously increasing accuracy of information
gathered. The system automatically enforces the proper authorizations
and approvals required before it progresses to the next step in the
process. Online copies of related documents can be attached in the
system, eliminating the need for filing and physically storing paper
documentation.
“By aligning the best practices of both BPM
and the legal industry, our partnership addresses the unique needs of a
market that has been relatively underserved to date with regards to
innovative business-focused solutions,” said
Kyle Moll, Director, North American Channel Development, Ultimus. “The
project with Gordon & Rees has been so successful to date, that Elegrity
is not only duplicating this model, but extending the capabilities of
the solution for other legal clients.”
About Gordon & Rees LLP
Founded in 1974 in San Francisco, Gordon & Rees has become a dynamic
presence with more than 350 attorneys in sixteen offices. Our growth has
been fueled by a reputation for success and an unfailing commitment to
excellence. Gordon & Rees has the experience and the expertise to
achieve results and meet the needs of our clients. Our objective is to
develop long-term client relationships and to exceed expectations by
employing the components of creative problem solving, unwavering
responsiveness, and use of the most modern technology. These components,
combined with effective lawyering and hard work, bring results.
About Elegrity
Since its founding in 1998, Elegrity’s
mission has been to empower global organizations to achieve their
potential through the development and delivery of elegant
technology-based business solutions. Elegrity’s
value-based approach to understanding customers’
true business objectives enables the delivery of solutions that boost
customers’ business through enhanced
collaboration, increased revenue and cash flow, implicit compliance with
regulations, and thorough enterprise risk management and mitigation.
Elegrity’s Law Business Management System
(LBMS)®, introduced
in 2006, provides unparalleled Client/Matter Lifecycle Management
capabilities by combining industry-proven best practices for true risk
mitigation with the power of enterprise class technology to deliver a
proven, extensible and agile solution to the Legal Industry.
About Ultimus
Ultimus has automated more business processes than any other BPM vendor
worldwide. Ultimus Adaptive BPM Suite has enabled companies to
accelerate their performance goals at every stage of corporate growth.
The Ultimus Suite’s SOA-based broad
integration tools combined with a rapid deployment model have generated
outstanding results for customers and partners alike.
Ultimus’ award-winning technology seamlessly
adapts to people, systems and change. Utilized by more than 1,900
customers worldwide, Ultimus provides solutions to organizations such as
DHL, Microsoft, Daimler, Perdue Farms, Chevron, Tulane University,
Compassion International, Sony, Pfizer, Citigroup, Charles Schwab, Noor
Islamic Bank, Frito Lay and AT&T.Ultimus is headquartered in
North America, and has additional offices in Latin America, Europe,
Asia, the Middle East and Australia. For more information, visit www.ultimus.com.