Legal IT Professionals

SOS Connect from Solicitors Own Software has been selected by Lodders LLP of Stratford-upon-Avon for its next generation legal system. SOS Connect will help the firm to attain real-time management information, automate and standardise business processes and further support the goals to forge strong client relationships and deliver the first rate services which distinguish Lodders in the marketplace.

Lodders is an established firm of solicitors based in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire with additional offices in Cirencester and Henley-in-Arden, offering specialist advice to individuals and businesses. Private client work forms the core of the business and remains the common thread of the other main areas of work: property, business and agriculture. The goal is to combine technical ingenuity and thoughtful advice with a pragmatic approach to problem solving.

In 2008 the firm first decided to replace the existing Axxia system which had reached the end of its life and was not providing the readily available information deemed necessary for accurate and timely decision-making. SOS Connect was selected after a lengthy and in-depth evaluation, interrupted by software industry consolidation, which was taking place at the time. The selection process was managed by Lodders’ existing technology consultant Solutions Squared Ltd. During the process AIM, Mountain and Axxia were subject to acquisition which reduced the initial short list to SOS, Pilgrim and Axxia (DNA).  Following presentations to department heads and secretarial employees the final shortlist of SOS and Pilgrim were presented to senior partners, who opted for SOS Connect.

Commenting on the key anticipated benefits of SOS Connect, Rod Bird, managing partner of Lodders said: “ With SOS Connect we expect to automate formulaic processes, freeing up partners’ time for the high end, bespoke work and client services which are paramount in the business, and equip the firm with modern, efficient systems to take us forward.”

The roll-out of the new system to 100 users across the three offices is on schedule for a go live date of July 2010.

David McNamara, managing director of SOS said: “Progressive firms such as Lodders fully understand the need for efficiency, optimised time management and the necessity to deliver excellent client service and satisfaction, as the impact of the Legal Services Act unfolds. SOS Connect offers a modern, flexible solution which we hope will exceed Lodders’ expectations for many years to come.”

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