Elite and Cogence Direct to Offer Staffing Support to Practice and Financial

Management System Upgrades

Los Angeles  August 24, 2010 – Law firms can now ensure cost-effective and comprehensive practice management and financial system implementation support through an arrangement between Elite, part of Thomson Reuters, and Cogence Direct.

Cogence Direct is a niche recruitment consultancy firm specializing in staff support skilled in implementing practice and case management systems.  Law firms that are upgrading to the latest version of Elite Enterprise or the Elite 3E platform can rely on Cogence for a smooth, cost-effective transition. Professional and flexible staffing capabilities during a system upgrade process can ultimately save time and money, and help ensure an effective implementation.

“Every law firm has distinct staffing requirements when undertaking a practice and financial management system upgrade. Cogence brings focused experience and an extremely competent staff ranging from expert project managers to very technical software test analysts,” said Kim Massana, president, Elite. “By working together, not only will our clients benefit from industry-leading software solutions that foster growth and maximize performance, they will also acquire invaluable personnel support to ensure maximum optimizations of our systems.”

“We are proud of our strong relationships with leading suppliers of technology such as Elite to ensure compatibility of the highest standards,” said Nigel Lawrence, executive director of Cogence Direct. “The synergy between our companies is key for our team to intuitively understand our clients’ specific needs, and deliver solutions that can best support the firm’s operations.”

About Cogence Direct

Cogence Direct, part of international legal recruitment specialists, Cogence Search, provides technical resources to law firms in conjunction with the suppliers of practice management solutions. Utilizing its extensive sector expertise, Cogence is able to source contract and interim staff to assist law firms with system roll-outs, from inception through the full project life-cycle and subsequent support and maintenance. These services are offered to support our supplier partners. We have a pool of highly experienced professionals all with existing expertise in the arena. For more information about Cogence Direct, visit www.cogencesearch.co.uk.   

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 http://elite.com.

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