Project Leadership Associates Launches LAP Intranet to Boost Mid-Size Law Firm Productivity

Oct. 29, 2010 - PRLog -- Project Leadership Associates, the largest independent business and technology consultancy serving the US legal industry, today announced the successful introduction of LAP Intranet bringing productivity gains and competitive advantage to mid-size law firms. The Legal Accelerator Product (LAP) platform is designed to present real-time performance data via at-a-glance dashboards and reports, allowing practice group leaders and managers to make better decisions, deliver improved client work product and develop greater process efficiency.

“This is the first of a series of products that builds on our investment to enhance software technology for the legal market, part of our commitment to leadership in the legal field, at a time when midsize law firms are looking for ways to provide more secure, efficient and valuable services to their clients,” explains Dan Safran, Executive Vice President, Legal Solutions of Project Leadership Associates.

LAP Intranet delivers the benefits of technology already in place at the large firms to mid-size firms—at a fraction of the cost. Chicago based law firm, Levenfeld Pearlstein (LP) was one of the first law firms to deploy LAP Intranet having realized measurable and documented cost savings. According to Angela Hickey, Executive Director and CFO of Levenfeld Pearlstein: “We are able to leverage cost savings and lower risk—through better management of matters in real time via dynamic LAP Intranet graphical dashboards.”  

The platform’s collaborative tools, streamlined communications and performance data are available to all members of legal firms’ partners and staff—enabling users everywhere to update information and avoiding bottlenecks. “LP lawyers are all about working in teams. We have been searching for a platform that focuses on collaboration. LAP Intranet gives us that,” says Bryan Schwartz, Managing Partner of Levenfeld Pearlstein.

Underpinning LAP Intranet is Microsoft SharePoint® and Handshake technology. The leading business collaboration solution for law firms, SharePoint® is, in many cases, already part of law firms’ existing infrastructure. Through SharePoint®, LAP Intranet integrates with DMS, financial, CRM intake/conflict and other systems to provide up-to-the-minute data that speeds decision-making and boosts performance.

To learn more about how LAP Intranet impacts law firm productivity, contact Dan Safran at 312-876-2787 or dsafran@projectleadership.net.

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Project Leadership Associates has been a leader in the Microsoft SharePoint® community since 2001. We are a business and technology consulting firm that empowers small, middle-market and enterprise organizations with services across four core solution groups: 1) Strategy and Execution; 2) Business Operations; 3) Applications; and 4) Infrastructure. We focus on delivering all of our services with industry leading thought-leadership, seasoned senior consultants and strong business understanding. For more information visit www.projectleadership.net