New York, N.Y., January 13, 2026 — Elite, the leading provider of cloud-native enterprise SaaS solutions for the legal industry, today announced that Paul Hastings—one of the world’s most successful global law firms—has chosen 3E in the cloud as its next-generation financial and business operations platform.    As part of its move to the cloud, Paul Hastings will also transition from relying on multiple integrated point solutions to adopting the embedded, unified capabilities within 3E. This shift underscores the firm’s commitment to simplifying its technology landscape, strengthening its lawyer experience, and benefiting from a truly seamless system of action.    Paul Hastings is a premier global law firm providing intellectual capital and superior execution to the world’s leading investment banks, asset managers, and corporations. With more than 1,200 lawyers across 24 locations in the U.S., Europe, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East, the firm’s scale, complexity, and global breadth demand a highly robust and unified operational platform.    A longtime on-premises user of 3E, Paul Hastings will now adopt the cloud-native SaaS Elite platform—the only unified, cloud-native offering that brings together financial, time, invoice, and data management into a single, secure, and scalable platform.   By consolidating its core operations on 3E, the firm will streamline its full work-to-cash lifecycle and strengthen how it serves clients around the world.    By moving to the cloud with 3E, Paul Hastings will benefit from: 

• Reduced reliance on point solutions 
• Enterprise-grade security powered by Microsoft® Azure® 
• Hardware and infrastructure cost savings 
• Continuous updates and rapid innovation 
• A unified data foundation across the entire firm 
• Automated workflows and online billing 
• Embedded, AI-powered proforma 
• Automated OCG compliance 
• Advanced analytics and reporting 

  “We are proud to partner with Paul Hastings to deliver the speed and efficiency of Elite’s unified platform,” said Mark Dorman, CEO, Elite. “Paul Hastings has long been a leader in how global law firms operate and grow. Their move to the cloud reinforces a broad industry shift towards platforms that can support scale, performance, and long-term innovation.”    “Elite will deliver the unified, enterprise-grade platform required to support a firm of our scale,” said Jon Dack, CIO at Paul Hastings. “Migrating our financial and business operations to 3E in the cloud gives us the secure, modern, and agile foundation we need to innovate, enhance our lawyer experience, and support the continued growth of our global practice.”    Paul Hastings joins a growing roster of leading law firms choosing Elite to modernize and simplify their operational architecture. More than 100 of the top firms across the world are now live with 3E in the cloud. In 2025 alone, Elite has seen SaaS subscription users surge 125% year over year—reflecting the sharp industry shift toward unified, cloud-native business and financial management platforms. Today, more than 2,000 firms worldwide rely on Elite solutions, including 75% of the Am Law 100 and 72% of the Global 100.    About Elite  Elite is the trusted automation platform for law firm operations across most of the world’s largest and most successful law firms. Founded in 1947, Elite has guided firms through every technology shift and today delivers the only cloud-native SaaS platform that unifies financial, invoice, time, and data management into a single system of action. With embedded AI, predictive analytics, and integrated payments, Elite’s products enable firms to shorten billing cycles, reduce write-offs, and unlock firm-wide insights — making financial operations the foundation for law firm innovation and growth. Learn more at elite.com.    Elite^® and 3E^® are registered trademarks of Elite; all other trademarks are property of their respective owners.