Elite educates LegalTech attendees

As Steve Buege, president and CEO of Elite, walks through the exhibit halls of LegalTech New York, he understands the opportunities the show presents to the people who travel here. They’re here to learn. Plain and simple. He talks about that education component in this video interview:

Buege adds, “We hope to talk to a lot of firms who in this economy might be having problems or challenging times because our solutions can help them through those times,” says Buege. “Whether it be ProLaw, Elite Enterprise or Elite 3E, we think we have the tools that will help make a firm more efficient and more productive. These days that seems to matter more than ever.”

Elite will host its 2009 User Conference in San Diego, June 9-11, 2009.

Posted by Kevin Hunt, senior communications specialist, Thomson Reuters

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2008 Technology Awards from LTN

It’s Gold for Elite and ProLaw in the 2008 Technology Awards from Law Technology News. Elite and ProLaw are part of Thomson Reuters.

Gold awards went to:

• Elite Billing Manager in Time and Billing for Large Firms
• Elite Records Manager in Records Management Software
• ProLaw in Case Management Software for Small & Mid-Sized Firms

LTN will hand out its Technology Awards at LegalTech New York on February 2, 2009. Full results are on the LTN Web site.

Posted by Kevin Hunt, senior communications specialist, Thomson Reuters 

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3E: Video podcast with Elite president and CEO

As more law firms implement Elite 3E, the next generation financial and practice management software system from Elite, the company’s president and CEO is providing an overview of the market success and progress of 3E.

In a video podcast titled “3E: Gaining Strength in the Market,” Steve Buege, president and CEO of Elite, answers the questions:

• What are you hearing from 3E clients?
• What is the 3E Global Deployment Team?
• How important is the data conversion process?
• What is the outlook for 3E?

3E simplifies and automates a range of procedures for a law firm. It integrates world-class time and expense management, accounts payable, general ledger, purchasing, fixed asset management, collections, conflicts and more.

The video podcast with Steve Buege is available on the Elite Web site, listed under “Videos & Podcasts.”

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Elite is at ILTA

Dan Tacone is a senior vice president for Elite. He’s at ILTA ’08, spending time talking to clients about legal technology and the products Elite provides.

He also took a few minutes to tell us why ILTA is important to Elite and what it is doing to connect with clients during the conference:

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Hooray for Hollywood

We’re wrapping up our WestBlog coverage from the 2008 Thomson Elite User Conference in Hollywood, Florida with this post. It’s been a busy three days. The conference officially ends tomorrow.

A lunch program just finished up, as attendees heard presentations from Dan Tacone, senior vice president at Elite; and from Steve Buege, president and CEO.

We hope you enjoyed our coverage from the conference and got a better understanding of what Elite and ProLaw put into it to provide information and networking opportunities for the people who made the trip from all over the world.

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Long way from home

Elite customer Michelle Yong may have traveled more miles to get to the 2008 Thomson Elite User Conference than anyone else here in Hollywood, Florida.

Yong is from Barlow Lyde & Gilbert in Hong Kong.

We talked to her a few minutes ago to find out how the conference is going for her.

Here’s part of our interview:

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Peer Monitor Economic Index

The concept of competitive business intelligence is key to today’s law firms. Knowing how businesses are performing, and why, makes a big difference for a firm’s profitability. One of the sessions at the 2008 Thomson Elite User Conference tackled this topic and the metrics used by Peer Monitor’s Economic Index, from West.

Mark Medice (above) and Jane Heino, from West, showed attendees at their “Benchmarking 2.0″ session how Peer Monitor can be utilized.

Medice sums up the feedback he’s heard from firms, in this video interview we did with him after his session.

For more information about Peer Monitor, including a white paper and an informative flash video, go to the Peer Monitor Web site.

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More conference photos: Gala dinner and more

We’ve posted a few more photos from the 2008 Thomson Elite User Conference to our page on Flickr, including last night’s “Whisky a Go-Go” gala dinner and from some of the conference sessions and tutorials.

You can also watch a slideshow of all the images from the conference that we’ve posted there so far.

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Law firms and a slowing economy

It’s no secret the current United States economy is affecting businesses in many industries. At a time when revenues and profits have slowed, law firms are changing their business strategies as well to respond to the changing ecomonics. What trends are emerging in this area, this year?

Blane Prescott, senior vice president with Hildebrandt International, led a session yesterday at the 2008 Elite User Conference titled “Global Trends: How Law Firms Are Responding to a Slowing Economy” so we talked with him about the topic in this Westcast video podcast:

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Interview with a ProLaw customer

The Thomson Elite User Conference is about connecting clients of Elite and ProLaw to the experts who support and enhance those services.

Diane Overstreet is a ProLaw customer from Hillsboro, Oregon. She works for the Office of the Washington County Counsel. We asked her a few minutes ago why the conference is important to her, as a ProLaw client.

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Interview with Elite’s president and CEO

Steve Buege is the president and CEO of Thomson Elite. We caught up with him at the 2008 Elite User Conference this morning to see how he thought things were going and what he enjoys most about the conference.

Before joining Elite in 2006, Buege spent several years in executive leadership at West.

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Photos from the first day in Hollywood

We’ve added a few more photos from the first day of the 2008 Thomson Elite User Conference in Hollywood, Florida.

You can watch them in this slideshow or check them out individually on our Flickr page.

Look for more photos over the next two days.

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Keynote speaker challenges conference

As the leader of the first American Women’s Everest Expedition – and a polar adventurer too – Alison Levine has an inspiring story to tell.

She shared her exploits this morning with the attendees at the 2008 Thomson Elite User Conference in Hollywood, Florida.

Levine made her historic climb up Everest in 2002, following years of seeking out adventure in some of the most challenging climbs and conditions. She’s also built a successful career working in technology and finance and now runs her own consulting firm.

Before her presentation, we asked her about the message and motivation she would provide to the attendees at the User Conference, in this video clip:

Alison Levine’s most recent adventure was to ski 600 miles across Antarctica to the South Pole.

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2008 Thomson Elite User Conference underway

The 2008 Thomson Elite User Conference has officially opened. We’re in Hollywood, Florida on behalf of WestBlog.net to provide a few highlights through text, video and photos.

Here’s our location – The Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa.

We’ve posted some more photos from the conference this morning on our Flickr page, with more to follow.

Every year, the Elite User Conference brings together Elite and ProLaw clients for three days of seminars, demos and discussions with the people inside those business who develop and support the practice and billing management tools that the companies offer.

There are numerous sessions, tutorials and networking opportunities built into the conference schedule.

Over the next three days, we’ll bring you coverage of some of the happenings here to provide you with a glimpse at what is going on.

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Elite heading to Hollywood

…Florida, that is.

Elite’s 2008 User Conference will be held June 23-25 at the Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa.

The Elite Web site has the registration information.

Check out a brief video to promote the conference featuring Steve Buege, president and CEO; and Dan Tacone, senior vice president:

See you in Hollywood!

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