Princeton, NJ, (January 23, 2020) – CobbleStone Software, the leader in contract management and eProcurement software proudly announces its GSA contract has been renewed for an additional five years. CobbleStone Software will continue to be located on GSA schedule 70 ensuring that organizations in the market for contract management software can get the most innovative contract management suite at the best value.

 

The GSA Schedule 70 gives organizations, such as federal agencies, qualified nonprofits, and many state and local governments the option to purchase services and products (such as contract management software) through a schedule – or a government cooperative contract – so that no negotiation or contract authoring is needed. Consequently, these organizations can streamline the process of procuring products and services to implement better purchasing processes and optimize service to the public. Organizations who are considering investment in contract management software may find that purchasing through the GSA provides the best option.

 

To find out if your organization is eligible to purchase through GSA, submit an eligibility request.

 

CobbleStone Software’s acclaimed contract management platform, Contract Insight®, is located in the GSA schedule 70, and has proven to be a winning solution for many government agencies. Contract Insight equips public organizations with full contract lifecycle management software – featuring key date notifications and budget alerts, compliance oversight tools, DBE tracking, FOIA procedures, Dun & Bradstreet integration, process transparency with automated contract workflows, and much more!

 

CobbleStone maintains strong relationships with leading government organizations, including cities, counties, states, universities, federal agencies, and others.  Discover case studies and success stories from government agencies regarding how they have used Contract Insight to achieve better contract management and procurement processes.

 

 “We are proud to be an approved vendor on the GSA Schedule 70 for another 5 years. When CobbleStone Software’s source-to-contract suite – Contract Insight – is purchased through GSA, eligible buyers can expedite and simplify their purchase through a reputable and long-trusted organization.”– Bradford Jones, Director of Sales & Marketing at CobbleStone Software

About CobbleStone Software

CobbleStone Software has been a leader in providing enterprise contract management, vendor management, and eSourcing software solutions for over 20 years and is trusted by thousands of users. CobbleStone’s Contract Insight contract management suite provides contract and vendor tracking, configurable email alerts, calendar notifications, contract workflow management, robust security options, authoring of contract templates with dynamic clauses, revenue/cost management, full-text indexing and searching, vendor/client ratings, document version control, custom reports, electronic signatures, smarter contracts with artificial intelligence and machine learning, and more.

To learn more about Contract Insight, contact the CobbleStone Team at sales@cobblestonesoftware.com or call 866-330-0056.

 

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We are delighted to announce that Hubshare are among the first to partner with Reynen Court as a featured vendor. On the 15th August 2019, Reynen Court LLC announced the Beta release of their software platform designed to help accelerate the acquisition of new and existing technologies for law firms and legal departments.

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Hubshare have been named “Storage Product of the Year” at the recent Document Manager Awards ceremony on Thursday 28th November in London.

/by Rebecca Welsh

Hubshare are delighted to announce a new cloud hosting in Canada on Microsoft Azure, after noting the high demand from Canadian firms to keep their data local to Canada.

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Harwood Andrews is the largest regional law firm in Victoria, Australia and is home to a diverse team of 170 talented individuals, including lawyers, special counsel and support personnel. Harwood Andrews is recognised as a progressive legal firm, striving to provide positive commercial solutions to their clients. As testament, they have received numerous nominations and award wins in 2016, 17 and 18 for the Regional / Suburban and State firm of the year by Lawyers Weekly and Australasian Law Awards.

After being awarded the 2017 Lawyers Weekly Regional/ Suburban firm of the year, CEO Andrew Barnes commented, “it was largely due to the implementation of digital products that give our clients a new way to connect with us.” Harwood Andrews had developed a range of online services in 2017, as well as our interactive client portal, Hubshare.

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Founded in 1903, Bishop & McKenzie LLP is a leading client focused Canadian law firm who offer a broad range of legal services. Based in the province of Alberta, Bishop & McKenzie’s lawyers have grown with their home, to build a firm exuding values of excellence, effort and respect for people. They believe in a co-operative
approach to problem solving, working with their clients to meet objectives, and as a full-service firm, cover many areas of practice using all the resources at their disposal.

Bishop & McKenzie implemented Hubshare in June of 2018 and have predominately been using it to improve their client communications and collaborative working. Users were able to grasp and start using Hubshare almost instantly, meaning workflow was uninterrupted and the lawyers could smoothly transfer existing and new clients onto the platform.

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“Hubshare was the standout choice because it not only offered the features we need along with iManage integration, but also it is an intuitive easy top use interface. Our decision was also based on the transparent Hubshare model that is financially sound without any expensive data commitments or hidden costs.” – Madgwicks Lawyers

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Steele Raymond LLP is a UK law firm with a large presence in Bournemouth and the surrounding areas. Having practiced law for around 40 years and recently achieving their 15th consecutive year as a Top Tier firm in the Legal 500 UK Edition, Steele Raymond have proven their excellence in this ever-growing and challenging industry.

Before implementing Hubshare, Steele Raymond predominately relied on email and another solution to cater their file-sharing needs, however when preparing for GDPR, it became apparent this did not meet compliancy requirements.

After considering numerous data room providers, the firm found that unlike others, Hubshare was very easy to implement and cost effective. “During the demonstrations of Hubshare, we found the platform was very user friendly and this was very important for us”, explained Yvette Moss. “You don’t expect fee earners and support staff to be IT specialists, they are experienced in what they do. Any software product put in front of them, really needs to be easy-to-use and we found Hubshare was the best out of all of them”, she finished.

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Plus honorable mention in two additional categories

Minneapolis – November 1, 2019 – Edge Marketing, Inc., a Minneapolis-based public relations and marketing firm serving the needs of organizations in the legal and accounting industries, was recently honored with two prestigious 2019 MarCom Awards. The agency was named a Platinum Winner for a social media campaign in the Digital Media category and a Gold Winner for a public relations program in the Strategic Communications category. Submissions were for campaigns fully designed and executed by the agency on behalf of its clients.

The agency was also awarded Honorable Mention in two additional categories: Digital Media for a Business to Business website and Print Media for a Business to Business brochure.

MarCom Awards honor excellence in marketing and communication while recognizing the creativity, hard work and generosity of industry professionals. Since its inception in 2004, MarCom has evolved into one of the largest, most-respected creative competitions in the world. Each year about 6,000 print and digital entries are submitted from dozens of countries.

“We are thrilled Edge has once again been recognized as a top agency by MarCom. Our team has always believed that taking a strategic approach is the best way to exceed our clients’ expectations. As a Platinum and a Gold MarCom award winner, our agency has yet another proof point of the great results we have created with our services,” says Vicki LaBrosse, director of global public relations at Edge.

The Edge team’s past work has been recognized with MarCom Awards in 2015, 2016 and 2018, in Public Relations, Website, Logo Design, White Paper, eBook, Infographics and Social Media. The Edge Marketing team has also received a 2019 National Law Journal Award in Public Relations (Legal Marketing, Social Media).

Amy Juers, founder and CEO of Edge Marketing, states, “It is an honor being recognized alongside national and global brands like Cisco, Aflac, Dell, Hilton and IBM. Winning these awards should give our clients peace of mind that when they choose Edge, they will get the best-quality people and strategic services. While I know in my heart that we excel at what we do, having the affirmation of MarCom and the prestige of winning other industry awards will continue to energize and push us to new levels for our clients.”

About Edge Marketing
Edge Marketing delivers marketing and public relations expertise to clients in the legal and accounting markets. The company helps B2B organizations promote and sell their products and services to audience segments within each industry, including corporate legal departments, law firms, federal and state courts and legal associations, accounting firms and organizations supporting the accounting market. As a full-service agency, Edge provides strategic planning, public relations, marketing and e-marketing action plans, alliance building, website development, market research and advertising (concept and media plans). To learn more visit www.edgelegalmarketing.com or www.accountingedgemarketing.com.

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Improving access to justice through the use of open source software

Denver CO, October 16, 2019—John Tredennick, longtime trial lawyer and former CEO and founder of award-winning Catalyst Repository Systems, today announced the formation of the Merlin Legal Open Source Foundation. The Merlin Foundation is a nonprofit corporation in the process of registering as a 501(c)(3). Its simple mission is to improve access to justice and make legal and regulatory compliance more efficient through the use of open source software.

The Mission: Promoting Open Source for Legal

“Open source has revolutionized the way software is developed worldwide,” explained  Foundation Director John Tredennick. “It represents a new and powerful alternative to proprietary software and has great applications in legal. Teams of developers and legal professionals worldwide are collaborating to make software that improves access to justice for clients and makes legal and regulatory compliance less costly,” he continued.

“At its heart, open source is about collaboration. What makes it so powerful is that people can come together worldwide to develop and release free, fully featured software tailored to legal needs,” said Mary Mack, the former Director of ACEDS and now embarking on a new venture. “I am excited to support and be a part of this great new venture.”

The Merlin Foundation plans to achieve its mission by:

  • Fostering worldwide education about the advantages of open source software and secure cloud computing;
  • Providing a central platform for legal professionals to collaborate on open source development projects; and
  • Distributing open source software under free licenses to individuals and organizations around the world for legal and regulatory compliance processes.

The goal is to develop a central repository of active legal open source projects and provide a home for legal technologists to collaborate on great software that will benefit both the legal profession and those who need legal services at an affordable price.

“An Open Source Foundation like this has been needed for the legal profession for years,” stated Bob Ambrogi, an award-winning legal reporter, writer and podcaster who will serve on the Merlin Advisory Board. “Open source has been opening doors for efficiency and cost savings in just about every other part of the world. Legal is ripe for open source collaboration efforts. In fact, we are already seeing open source projects springing up across the globe,” he added.

Industry veteran Lew Visscher will act as Chief Financial Officer for the Foundation. Lew is a well known financial and accounting professional who served for more than a decade as Catalyst’s CFO. Before that he worked with a number of foundations and technology companies, beginning his career as a CPA with PriceWaterhouse. “As a nonprofit, Merlin has to be above reproach with respect to its financials and donations. My job will be to make sure the organization is in sound financial shape and to report on our books to the public,” Lew stated.

Starting fast out of the gate, the Merlin Foundation has already lined up a number of leading professionals to serve on its Advisory Board. “We are going to hold back until we have the board fully established,” explained Tredennick. “But we already have top names from major law firms, legal departments and open source technologists in the U.S and the EU. We hope to recruit in Asia Pacific and Australasia as well in the next few months,” he added.  “We are actively looking for great people to join our cause.”

Increasing Complexity and Regulatory Demands

As worldwide legal and regulatory requirements increase in both scope and complexity, there is a pressing need for technology that helps legal departments and law firms meet their obligations. Open source collaboration allows legal teams from different organizations to work together to build software that they can all use for compliance processes. It can also help us reach out to consumers worldwide, helping them navigate these difficult waters.

About the Merlin Legal Open Source Foundation

The Merlin Legal Open Source Foundation is dedicated to improving access to justice and making legal and regulatory compliance more efficient through the use of open source software. A worldwide, non-profit organization, the Merlin Foundation strives to foster worldwide education about the benefits of open source software; provide a central platform for legal professionals to collaborate on open source development projects; and distribute open source software under free license to individuals and organizations around the world to improve access to justice and for legal and regulatory compliance.

The Merlin Foundation is a non-profit corporation in the process of registering as a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization.

For more information about the Merlin Foundation, go to www.MerlinFoundation.org.

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