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Blake Dawson Upgrades to ELITE 3E for Long-Term Technology Solution
Top Tier Australian Firm Conducts Extensive Evaluation to Select Technology Partner
LOS ANGELES, July 19, 2010 – Blake Dawson, one of Australia’s largest and most well regarded law firms, has selected ELITE 3E to replace its legacy financial and practice management system. The commercial law firm is the largest firm in the region to partner with Elite to upgrade its technology platform and enhance internal processes.
According to Deputy Managing Partner Helen McKenzie, “The Elite team brought a depth of experience, knowledge and a proven process that enabled us to address each issue in an open and professional environment. Furthermore, the strength of the Thomson Reuters brand and Elite’s focus on the legal market are significant advantages as we feel we are working with the best in the industry.”
“The level of flexibility and sophistication in 3E gave our entire team the confidence that we were making the right long-term decision and we look forward to successfully implementing the solution across our offices throughout Asia Pacific,” McKenzie continued.
Blake Dawson managed one of the most in-depth 3E selection processes to date. “Blake's requirements document featured several thousand individual features and functions across 25 categories that covered every aspect of the solution from hardware, through detailed business functionality, and finally to larger concepts like solution flexibility and long term return on investment,” commented Kim Massana, interim president and general manager, Elite. “We were honored to learn that 3E won ‘hands down’ in 24 out of 25 categories, and are pleased to welcome Blake Dawson to the Elite community in Asia Pacific. With the decision by Blake Dawson to select 3E in the region, Elite has clearly reinforced its position as the solution of choice for intelligent law firms everywhere.”
ELITE 3E offers powerful core financial and practice management features and built-in application development capabilities—all seamlessly integrated into one high-performance system. Designed from the ground up on Microsoft .NET, 3E provides an integrated development environment that enables firms to become more agile in responding to client needs. A full suite of capabilities is delivered through a consistent web-based user experience that allows staff to easily track and manage activity on a multi-office, global scale.
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About Blake Dawson
Blake Dawson provides commercial legal services across 41 service areas to Australia's leading corporations and institutions as well as global corporations and government. With nearly 800 lawyers and 11 international offices, the firm has a proud history, long standing client relationships, a passion for challenging conventions and thrive on cutting edge work.
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About Elite
Elite is a leading provider of integrated information solutions to professional services firms worldwide. Elite is part of Thomson Reuters and is a premier provider of financial and practice management systems to the legal industry and to other professional services markets, including accounting, marketing services, and management and IT consulting. For more information, visit www.elite.com.
About Thomson Reuters
Thomson Reuters is the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals. We combine industry expertise with innovative technology to deliver critical information to leading decision makers in the financial, legal, tax and accounting, scientific, healthcare and media markets, powered by the world’s most trusted news organization. With headquarters in New York and major operations in London and Eagan, Minn., Thomson Reuters employs more than 50,000 people in 93 countries. Thomson Reuters shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Toronto Stock Exchange, London Stock Exchange and NASDAQ. For more information, visit www.thomsonreuters.com.