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Steefel Levitt benefits from Ultimate Software's Intersourcing solution

Law firm Steefel, Levitt & Weiss has achieved business efficiencies as a result of implementing Ultimate Software's Intersourcing solution. Earlier, the firm's human-resources-management system was mostly paper-based. Thus, processing paid-time-off requests and address changes consumed valuable time. Apart from the fact that documents could easily be misplaced, the firm could not ensure that processed data were accurate. Steefel Levitt chose an integrated solution to manage its human-resources, talent-management, and payroll requirements. Ultimate Software's Intersourcing solution has provided the law firm with a secure data center, Internet functionality, and reporting tools. Intersourcing also provides Steefel Levitt with protection from disasters, power outages, and other problems that could potentially affect business. Reducing the firm's reliance on paper, Ultimate Software provides a library of more than 600 standard and customizable reports. This ensures that a human-resources division can create daily compliance and business intelligence reports for individuals, particular offices, or an entire firm. Employing about 650 professionals, Ultimate Software is a leading provider of human-resources and talent-management solutions. Law firm Steefel, Levitt & Weiss has offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Stamford, CT.

Proposal Software's PMAPS synchronized with LexisNexis's InterAction

InterAction, LexisNexis's CRM software used by more than 80% of Am Law 100 firms, has been synchronized with Proposal Software's Proposal Management and Production System (PMAPS). The integration will benefit law firms' proposal teams, which continuously respond to RFPs and RFIs and propose new business objectives. The move will facilitate access to data stored using InterAction from within the proposal-management platform. John McDonnell, Vice President of LexisNexis, said, "InterAction aggregates data such as client profiles, matters, notes, and activities and transforms this data into the relationship intelligence a firm needs to make decisions." Proposal Software, Inc., provides PMAPS services to a number of Fortune 1000 companies.

Munsch Hardt deploys LiteScape's VoIP application

Law firm Munsch, Hardt, Kopf & Harr has implemented LiteScape Technologies' CallTrack Pro application across its Texas offices. Directed at the legal vertical market, the unified communications application will automate the firm's call tracking and billing processes. Having upgraded its legacy PBX system to a VoIP system, Munsch Hardt wanted to solve problems associated with billable calls that needed manual reconciliation. With the legacy system, once an incorrect long-distance code was entered, the error could not be rectified unless the number was redialed. Moreover, the legacy system did not authenticate client or matter numbers. According to Chuck Balash, Director of Information Systems for Munsch Hardt, CallTrack Pro assists with importing client and matter codes from a firm's accounting software and verifies whether the user has entered the correct code. The law firm is also currently testing LiteScape's OnCast Client. A stand-alone PC client and desktop application, OnCast Client helps firms conduct searches and make calls across multiple sites. The solution enables unified communication capabilities via Microsoft Outlook, Lotus Notes, and web-based applications. It also has a one-click feature that allows the user to start or join a conference call.

Martin & Seibert hires two litigation lawyers

West Virginia law firm Martin & Seibert, LC, has announced the addition of attorneys Andrew N. Frye, III, and Matthew Whitler to its Martinsburg office. Hired as an associate, Frye will work as a subrogation attorney. Prior to joining Martin & Seibert, he worked at McNeer, Highland, McMunn and Varner and focused his practice on business litigation involving collections and subrogation. He has also worked for Prudential Insurance Company and as a paralegal at Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease. Whitler, who comes from Hartsoe and Associates, specializes in civil litigation defense for insurance companies. He earlier worked for law firms Calwell & McCormick and Wallace & Graham. Established in 1908, Martin & Seibert has 24 attorneys who provide counsel in the areas of litigation, collections, real estate, and employment.

Allen Allen names non-family member as president

The partners at personal injury law firm Allen, Allen, Allen & Allen, PC, have elected Douglas A. Barry as their new president. Replacing Elizabeth M. Allen, Barry will be the first president who is not part of the Allen family. Allen family members hold eight of the 12 partnership seats in the firm. Barry is a former FBI agent and has served as Deputy Commonwealth's Attorney for Hanover County for about seven years. The law firm has 23 lawyers working in six locations: Richmond, Mechanicsville, Chesterfield, Petersburg, Fredericksburg, and Garrisonville. The firm was founded in 1910 by George E. Allen, who was later joined by his three sons.

Greenberg Traurig expands its labor and employment practice

Greenberg Traurig, LLP, has engulfed a Tampa-based law firm specializing in labor and employment law. Zinober & McCrae lawyers Peter W. Zinober and Richard C. McCrea, Jr., have joined Greenberg Traurig as shareholders. The two lawyers are slated to join the firm's national labor and employment practice group on May 1, 2007. They bring with them a team of attorneys from Zinober. With the new additions, the total number of lawyers in Greenberg Traurig's Tampa office has risen to 20. The firm's labor and employment practice comprises 90 attorneys working in offices in the U.S. and Europe. The Tampa office represents clients dealing with civil and criminal litigation, environmental law, labor and employment law, tax law, financial matters, and business planning.

LeBoeuf Lamb names former Maryland governor as partner

LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae, LLP, has announced that former lieutenant governor of Maryland Michael Steele has joined the firm's Washington, DC, office as a partner. Steele will primarily work on matters involving corporate securities, government relations, and international affairs, with a focus on Africa. He is expected to play a key role in elevating the firm's profile in Washington. Steele was the first African-American elected to a statewide office in Maryland. He became Maryland's Republican nominee for United States Senator in 2006. Steele was also named the chairman of GOPAC, the education and training center for Republican political candidates. Established in 1929, LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae has 700 lawyers and has been recognized for its work in the energy, utilities, and insurance industries.

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