Faegre & Benson has been recognized as a pioneer in the use of technology. A 2006 survey of associates in The American Lawyer magazine ranked Faegre & Benson #4 in the country in its technology for clients, and a survey of international businesses by the BTI Consulting Group ranked us among the most tech-savvy law firms in the United States. Using the best legal technology tools available, we are able to deliver greater efficiency and greater value to clients.
We have pushed the leading edge of law firm technology, partnering with major vendors (including Microsoft and Thomson-West Group) to develop advanced practice support, information and knowledge management, and litigation technology services. Since 1993, we have devoted significant resources to building a technology platform that is the finest in its class, with capabilities beyond the reach of most large law firms.
Our technology staff maintains the highest levels of technical certification. Our technology managers are leaders in their fields and have served on Thomson-West's Online Advisory Board. Led by Chief Information Officer Brad Frederiksen, our technology team consists of more than 125 in-house employees in four departments: Information Technology, Information Resources, Application Development and Client Technology Services. Our technology platform draws on the expertise of both IT and legal professionals. On our team we have software engineers, network administrators, researchers, application developers, project managers, data analysts, attorneys and paralegals. The value of their broad expertise is palpable in every aspect of our practice, including our nationally recognized web site, our work product databases, our global transactional support services, and our ability to create customized software that solves unique electronic discovery challenges.
We routinely provide legal technology solutions and support including:
Electronic Discovery and Litigation Support
- Project management
- Electronic discovery consulting
- Document collection resources
- Document review staffing
- Database management
- Trial technology and site coordination
- Graphic design and creation of demonstratives for trial
Transactional Support
- Virtual data rooms
- Due diligence support and staffing
- Electronic closing volumes
- Centralized repository of transaction information and documents
- Workflow management systems
Extranet and Data Sharing Solutions
- Client extranet sites
- Patent and trademark docket reports
- Web-accessible litigation support systems
- Interactive CDs for electronic briefs and transactional documents
Information Resources and Knowledge Management
- Research and reference services
- Law library
- Faegre & Benson work product databases
- Comprehensive intranet
- Personalized research portal and current awareness alerts
- Court decision tracking
- Partnerships with Thomson-West and Lexis
International/Global Technology Services
- Client extranet sites
- Web-accessible litigation support systems
- Relationships with local IT vendors around the world
- Multiple web sites with localized legal information and publications
- On-site technology resources staff
- International videoconferencing to facilitate cross-border teamwork
- International billing, accounting and reporting services, including multicurrency and VAT billing and reporting
Electronic Billing and Financials
- Support for numerous electronic billing services and formats, including LEDES
- Support for UTBMS, ABA Litigation Code Sets, as well as custom code sets
- Custom electronic bill formatting
- Business Intelligence reporting and analytics, facilitating client billing summaries and other client reporting
Communications
- State-of-the-art technology supporting a mobile workforce
- Blackberry technology deployed globally
- Videoconferencing for meetings, witness interviews and depositions
- Multilingual workforce