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ADERANT Partners with Kraft Kennedy & Lesser; Partnership Will Help Law Firms Successfully Address Pressing Business and Technology Issues.


PALM SPRINGS, Calif. -- ADERANT, a global provider of business and financial management software for professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products.  organizations, today announced at its Momentum 2005 User Conference that it has formed a strategic partnership with New York-based Kraft Kennedy & Lesser, Inc., a global provider of business and technology consulting services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.)
service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services"
 for the legal industry. The partnership enables ADERANT to provide its clients with an independent third-party authority to help them better understand pressing business and technology issues and successfully deploy solutions that improve the operations and performance of their firms.

Kraft Kennedy & Lesser provides law firms This list of the world's largest law firms by revenue is taken from The Lawyer and The American Lawyer and is ordered by 2006 revenue:[1]
  1. Clifford Chance, £1,030.2m – International law firm (headquartered in the UK);
  2. Linklaters, £935.
 with a broad range of services, including strategic IT planning, business process reviews, needs analysis, business continuity planning Business Continuity Planning (BCP) is an interdisciplinary peer mentoring methodology used to create and validate a practiced logistical plan for how an organization will recover and restore partially or completely interrupted critical function(s) within a predetermined , technology audits, project management, systems design, and implementation. Their team includes former executive directors, CIOs, and project managers with years of experience at some of the industry's top firms and is backed by a one of the strongest groups of technical consultants to specialize spe·cial·ize
v.
1. To limit one's profession to a particular specialty or subject area for study, research, or treatment.

2. To adapt to a particular function or environment.
 in the legal market. Kraft Kennedy & Lesser's multi-disciplinary approach has helped hundreds of small and mid-sized law firms as well as more than 50 of the AmLaw 100 maximize value and fully leverage their technology investments.

"We are excited about our partnership with such a well-respected firm as Kraft Kennedy & Lesser," said Geoff Joynt, Senior Vice President of Global Field Operations at ADERANT. "As the business of law continues to undergo dramatic changes, this partnership will allow our clients to leverage Kraft Kennedy & Lesser's expertise and experience to ensure they get the most out of their technology systems. Their broad range of services -- including business process consulting, technology integration, and business continuity planning -- will provide our clients with an independent authority they can consult to help them deploy the right business solution to deliver a lasting competitive advantage."

"We are pleased to add ADERANT to our growing list of premier partners, especially given the direction they are moving in the legal marketplace," said Peter Kennedy Peter Kennedy may be:
  • Peter Kennedy (figure skater)
  • Peter Douglas Kennedy, a folklorist and folk musician
  • Peter Kennedy (folk-rock musician) of The Kennedys
  • Peter Kennedy (New Zealand ambassador), in the List of Ambassadors from New Zealand to South Korea
, Chairman at Kraft Kennedy & Lesser. "The partnership allows us to take advantage of the combined experience of our two organizations to deliver additional value to our clients. Assisting law firms to select and implement the correct front and back office solutions for their business is a key step in helping them address the complex challenges facing them today."

In addition to the partnership, Kraft Kennedy & Lesser will be an active participant in Momentum 2005, ADERANT's annual user conference. Experts from Kraft Kennedy & Lesser will deliver informative presentations on a variety of industry topics, including effective planning for law firm mergers, developing business continuity strategies, and improving client service.

About Kraft Kennedy & Lesser, Inc.

Since 1988, Kraft Kennedy & Lesser has helped law firms plan, implement, and manage technology that advances the practice of law. Kraft Kennedy & Lesser's interdisciplinary team interdisciplinary team,
n a group that consists of specialists from several fields combining skills and resources to present guidance and information.
 of lawyers, IT managers, project specialists, project managers, systems engineering, and training experts focus exclusively on meeting the needs of law firms and corporate law departments. The diverse backgrounds and experience of Kraft Kennedy & Lesser's staff provides unique insights into the pressing issues facing lawyers and their firms. As a result, Kraft Kennedy & Lesser can help ascertain what lawyers and their support teams need for success as well as act as a knowledgeable resource on industry best practices. Headquartered in New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
, Kraft Kennedy & Lesser also has offices in California and Texas. For more information, please visit www.kkl.com or call (212) 986-4700.

About ADERANT

ADERANT, headquartered in Atlanta, GA, is a leading provider of software for services organizations. The global software company offers a comprehensive suite of solutions, consisting of financial, resource and practice management software that enables services organizations of all sizes to maximize operational efficiencies. ADERANT provides solutions to the world's largest and most prominent service organizations -- including Computer Sciences Corporation, KPMG KPMG Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler (accounting firm)
KPMG Kaiser Permanente Medical Group
KPMG Keiner Prüft Mehr Genau (German)
KPMG Kommen Prüfen Meckern Gehen
 LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol , Manugistics, Deloitte Consulting, Macleod Dixon LLP, Mayer Brown Mayer Brown is one of the largest international law firms with £538.5m (approximately US$1b) of 2006 revenue[1]. It was founded in 1881 by Levy Mayer in Chicago.  Rowe & Maw LLP, Skadden Arps and Winston & Strawn. ADERANT also has offices in Asia Pacific and Europe. More information about ADERANT is available at www.aderant.com.

Editors Note: The correct usage of the ADERANT name is all capitals.

Javelan and Novient are registered trademarks and ADERANT Expert, Expert Back Office, Expert Executive Office, Expert Front Office, Expert Mobile Office, CMS (1) See content management system and color management system.

(2) (Conversational Monitor System) Software that provides interactive communications for IBM's VM operating system.
.Net, Keystone key·stone  
n.
1. Architecture The central wedge-shaped stone of an arch that locks its parts together. Also called headstone.

2. The central supporting element of a whole.
, and all ADERANT product logos are trademarks of ADERANT Holdings, Inc. or its subsidiaries. All other trademarks mentioned herein are the properties of their respective owners.
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