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This page was last updated on October 21st. There is a sponsored link here followed by the normal entries... Software Suppliers - E  F  G  H  or go back to Software home page... E Easy Convey is a web-based conveyancing case management system designed specifically for small firms, generally with less than 10 fee-earners. There are several products involved, that can fit together in various ways. The firm runs the case management software (called Conveyancing Administration Software Application, or CASA for short) on their own system and can then provide case tracking information for their clients by exporting data to a secure site managed by Easy Convey. This case tracking process is called Track-A-Matter and can be customised to provide a style chosen by the firm. There can also be links at the front end of the system by providing online quotations to potential clients, also based on the easy convey site but containing the firms own charges and presentation style. This part of the system, called Online L@wyer Instruction, is designed particularly for local estate agents to look at the costs and instructions can then be received online. The system has now been designed to use any of the NLIS channels for the searches and also includes a gazetteer of over 25,800 towns, villages and districts linked to their local authority and district land registry (this part of the system is free to all to use, on the site). There is also a facility to decide whether a property is exempt from stamp duty and an extensive set of links to property-based web sites. Easy Convey is one of two software developers to have been accredited by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to submit Land Transaction Returns via the Internet. The process uses the Government's "gateway" process (requiring registration) and also uses encryption to send the forms. This is all part of the Government's push towards e-conveyancing. Featured in the Law Society's Software Solutions Guide 2009 Member of the Legal Software Suppliers Assocation Winner, 'Integrated System of the Year', Legal Technology Awards 2008 Eclipse Legal Systems is a privately owned company with a staff of over 90 and around 550 firms amongst its clients, representing over 12,000 individual users. The 2009 Law Society Software Solutions Guides rates Eclipse 1st in 7 of the overall categories researched by the Law Society's independent team. This research revealed that 93% of the firm's clients actively recommend them. Proclaim is used by firms encompassing the whole range of legal services: private practice, corporate legal departments, accident management firms, insurers, licensed conveyancing firms, medical legal agencies and costs draftsmen. Proclaim integrates all case management, accounting, time recording, diary, task lists, reporting and document management functions and can be web-enabled to allow clients and referrers to securely view their live case files online or receive SMS text messages. Eclipse can provide solutions ranging from an out-of-the-box package to a fully tailored bespoke system and can be installed for practices spread over multiple sites with hundreds of staff, to high-street firms wanting a departmental solution, or new start-ups of just one or two users. The firm's client list includes DLA Piper, Eversheds, Co-operative Legal Services (CLS), and Goldsmith Williams. Member of the Legal Software Suppliers Assocation Edgebyte was formed in 1990 by three experienced computer analysts/programmers and has since then built up a user-base of over 400 legal practices. The software is called "Lawbyte" and covers accounts and time recording software and also case management. It is simple to use and very cost effective. e-know.net is a dynamic UK managed service provider, delivering Application Hosting, Software as a Service (SaaS) and Business Continuity to clients in 20 countries around the world. They take responsibility for all aspects of the customer's IT infrastructure, including communications, networks, applications, support, even strategy. An established Microsoft Gold Certified partner, e-know.net is based in Telford with state of the art £5 million server farms and has over 250 clients and 7,500 users logging on daily around the world. Users within the Legal sector include Morrisons, Wolferstans, Martin Kaye, Woolley & Co, Powell Gilbert and Balinda & Co. By providing users with access to their business systems anywhere at any time, with a 99+% uptime guarantee and SLA, efficiency within the organisation is maximised and all business continuity and disaster recovery requirements are met as standard. Elite is a Thomson Reuters business and one of the key companies in their Business of Law Division. Elite provides practice management software, services and support for law firms of all sizes. It includes time capture, billing, general ledger, workflow, conflicts, accounts receivable, accounts payable, fixed assets, budgeting, business intelligence, records and CRM functionality. Elite offers 2 key application suites: * Elite 3E was launched in 2006 and has seen significant adoption around the World by law firms of all sizes. * Elite Enterprise is used by over 800 firms globally and is continually enhanced and developed. 40% of the top 100 UK law firms are Elite customers. eMeritus streamlines the claims handling process for businesses which manage liability, such as local authorities and corporates. It is also used by personal injury lawyers, accident management professionals and motor claims handlers. It enables you to increase the number of claims processed and to reduce your costs. This is an easy-to-use claims management solution, with optional document management and web access modules. Low start-up costs and monthly licensing cost structure, make it a low risk choice. emis intellectual technology specialises in the provision of a fully integrated Case and Practice Management software solution for solicitors. The software incorporates everything that a modern law firm requires in a single package including Case Management, Legal Accounts, Workflow, Time Recording, Billing, Digital Dictation, Marketing and Client Relationship Management, Document Management and Integration with MS Office suite. F Ferret Information Systems offers welfare benefits and tax credits calculation software suitable for all levels of experience. The software is available for a variety of platforms including PC, Pocket PC (PDA), public access terminals, internet and intranet. Ferret also produces Fintal software and offers a pay-per-case service, which help advisers selling equity release to meet the FSA rules in respect of benefits, tax and funding methods. Ferret publishes Social Security and Child Support Law, a comprehensive library of legislation, precedent, guidance and commentary, which is available on a CD. Ferret also carries out training and consultancy. Firmex Virtual Data Room is a complete, collaborative, online deal management application. It focuses on making multiparty transactions more efficient, more cost-effective, more secure and more accessible. Key benefits include 24/7 access, document versioning and real-time activity reports. Aggregation of searchable deal information allows corporations and their advisors to selectively publish digital record books and due diligence information for future reference and accountability. The software does not limit law firms to just the reviewing of due diligence information online; users can also post and comment on transaction drafts, close deals in a virtual environment and publish record books to DVD from their deal room web site. Firmex offers an unlimited use model - unlimited contacts, unlimited documents, unlimited training and unlimited support. Flax is a powerful enterprise search solution platform, open source licensed under the GPL (General Public License). It can build searchable indexes of millions of documents in common formats, of web pages or of items from existing databases, which can then be searched using a customisable interface to meet specific needs. Flax is cross-platform, integrates with existing infrastructure and provides highly accurate and relevant results. Being open source, Flax software is free to download and use. Users may also modify the Flax source code to suit specific needs. Lemur Consulting, the developers of Flax, undertake customisation work for clients as required. Flax offers a high-performing, secure and stable search infrastructure with all the benefits of open source software, backed by expert support and maintenance. There is more information on the Flax site, including a legal environment for the software. FloSuite offers a new, adaptive approach to delivering solutions to legal and professional services organisations. Using a single framework, the user can rapidly configure solutions for any type of Case Management or Business Process Management/Workflow requirement using Microsoft Visio-based graphical tools. The user can also connect their systems, people, organisations and external content within one seamless working environment, including Microsoft Office/Outlook or SharePoint. FloSuite works with legal and professional services organisations around the world, with customers including many UK top 200 law firms as well as clients in Europe, North America and Australia. FWBS, established in 1997, provides leading-edge technologies to meet the demands faced by law firms & corporate legal departments worldwide. The MatterCentre product forms the core of an expanding suite of solutions, enabling legal professionals to have tangible improvement to productivity and therefore profitability, with ease of deployment. It provides versatile, client & matter centric information management, Case/work flow, Contact management, resource control and reporting for the whole firm, all from within the Microsoft Office suite. The new MatterSphere extension delivers rich browser based client and matter functionality for both internal professionals and external clients, using Microsoft Silverlight technology. MatterSphere also provides compatibility with the latest iPad and iPhone devices. G Gideon Squared Solutions provide IT support and technology consultancy to a wide range of law firms. They specialise in providing dynamic support that an in house IT team couldn't manage. Out of hours and dedicated partner level support teams are a speciality. They are a friendly and well thought of organisation and are always keen to meet partners and practice managers to help them get more from their IT budgets. They offer free technology audits to law firms in an effort to draw their attention to new technologies that they might not previously have considered. Griersons Limited provide the Griersons Office Manager range of solicitors software including Accounts, Time Recording, Document Storage & Retrieval, Computer Telephony, File Management, Practice Management, Crime Manager and Case Management software. Written in 1996 the software has continued to evolve and runs under any Microsoft platform using Microsoft Access as its core database. Griersons Ltd is a software and Hardware supplier and can provide a full bespoke solution from designing the initial system, providing hardware, software, cabling and support through to the final commissioning. They are happy to integrate with other suppliers or can become the 'one-stop' IT supplier. The software provides an automated "Unique File Number" for Crime matters and is fully integrated with HotDocs. Griersons Limited can also provide a comprehensive web design and development service which includes an e-commerce element should that be required. To that end, Griersons offers a family of easy to use, feature-rich e-commerce software solutions that can grow with the business; backed up by a comprehensive range of support options. H HotDocs Ltd is the leading document generation software in the world, with 400,000 users worldwide. HotDocs is the new name of the Edinburgh based developer of document automation software and services previously known as Capsoft. Hummingbird Communications Ltd has now been acquired by Open Text Corporation. Continue with next Software page..... or Software home page... or Lawyers home page. Comments or queries? Or a new software company to add? email delia@venables.co.uk