ACCA has formed working partnerships with leading legal and business services providers to ensure the accessibility of high-quality products and services for corporate counsel. The ACCA Alliance Program offers professional products and services specifically designed for the in-house practitioner at special rates.

Altman Weil, Inc. provides management consulting services, products, and publications exclusively to legal service organizations. Founded in 1970, the firm is headquartered in suburban Philadelphia and maintains full service satellite offices in California, Florida, and Wisconsin.

As an ACCA Alliance partner, Altman Weil publishes its leading law department survey reports in partnership with ACCA...and at specially discounted rates for ACCA members only. Years of hands-on experience and hard data from its unique surveys allow Altman Weil consultants to assist legal departments in strategic planning, reengineering, benchmarking, organizational development, client surveys, outside counsel qualification and recruitment, quality management programs, attorney/staff training, automation technology, and compensation and financial management. Altman Weil clients include legal departments of all sizes throughout North America and the world.

The only consulting firm specializing in legal department and law firm management matters, Altman Weil has been repeatedly named to the Consultants' News list of top 100 management consulting firms.

Altman Weil is proud to be an ACCA Alliance partner. With ACCA, Altman Weil conducts two major surveys for legal departments:the Law Department Compensation Benchmarking Survey and the Law Department Performance Measures Survey: Functions · Operations · Staffing · Expenditures.

Both studies are available to ACCA members at Altman Weil's guaranteed lowest discount prices.

Additional custom survey studies are available to ACCA members at specially discounted rates. ACCA members should inquire about Regional Law Department Compensation Studies.

Call Altman Weil: 610/359-9900 for ACCA member pricing information and unadvertised special offers. "You can also visit Altman Weil's website at www.altmanweil.com or Altman Weil Publications, Inc. at store.altmanweil.com."

With extensive input from corporate attorneys and administrators, Bridgeway Software has developed LawQuest — a system capable of tracking information on legal issues of all types.

More than a case management system, the sophistication and flexibility of LawQuest provides the benefit of tracking both litigated and non-litigated matters all from the LawQuest desktop.

Key features of LawQuest are:

• Matter Tracking — provides quick access to information with online search capabilities;
• Outside Counsel Management — monitors law firm representation;
• Budgeting — analyzes costs-to-date versus budgeted amounts;
• Invoice Processing — produces cost summary sheets for easy bill analysis;
• Time Log — records time spent on each matter;
• Docket Events and Calendar — tracks scheduled items and notifies of due dates;
• Staff Management — maintains complete records of employees, including work group assignments and continuing education;
• Reporting — generates standard or custom reports quickly.

For more information about LawQuest,contact Bridgeway Software:

Bridgeway Software, Inc.
6575 West Loop South, Third Floor
Bellaire, TX 77401
Phone: 713-599-8300
FAX: 713-599-8301
www.bridge-way.com.

Ensuring that your organization is in compliance with U.S. copyright law is one of the many issues you face as in-house counsel. More than ever before, copyright owners are actively protecting their intellectual property rights and litigating against organizations for unauthorized reproduction of copyrighted materials. In addition to published cases, you are probably also aware that confidential settlements of valid claims occur regularly and can be quite expensive.

In most instances, for the employees in your organization to lawfully make photocopies of copyrighted works in trade and technical journals, magazines, and newspapers, they must first receive permission from the copyright owner and, secondly, pay a royalty fee — a process that can be time consuming, costly, and frustrating. Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) can help you solve that problem and reduce your organization's risk.

Copyright Clearance Center, formed in 1978 to facilitate compliance with U.S. copyright law, is the largest licenser of photocopy reproduction rights in the world. A license from CCC enables all employees in your organization to lawfully make unlimited photocopies of copyrighted information represented in CCC's repertory of over 1.75 million titles. CCC-licensed organizations can make photocopies for internal use without having to contact individual publishers for permission and without having to pay royalty fees one at a time. And, in addition to the authorization to copy that you receive from the 9600 publishers represented by CCC, a CCC license means that you benefit from the agreement of the Association for Copyright Enforcement and the Association of American Publishers not to pursue, nor support, copyright infringement litigation against CCC-licensed organizations.

To learn more about the discounts available to ACCA members, and to receive your free copy of Guidelines for Creating a Policy for Copyright Compliance, call CCC: 800/982-3887, ext. 2377 and ask to speak with one of its licensing consultants. You can also visit CCC's website at www.copyright.com.

eLawForum is the world's premier business-to-business exchange for legal services.

Using eLawForum, companies can find the best legal talent, at the best price, anywhere in the world. Created specifically for you, as in-house legal counsel, eLawForum is a powerful Internet tool to help you build on and expand your relationships with outside counsel through merit-based competition.

Companies register on www.elawforum.com without cost and post RFPs describing the legal work, fee structure, expertise, bar admissions and other desired information. You then select from the law firms registered with eLawForum those you want to bid. This allows firms, who also register without charge, to compete for your business.

Once bids have been reviewed, you may go off-line to meet the attorneys bidding prior to your final selection. Saving money is a compelling reason to use eLawForum. Equally important are personal "chemistry" and the ability to choose the firm and attorneys you believe will best serve your companyÕs interests.

As an Alliance partner, eLawForum offers ACCA members the opportunity to post an RFP without charge, attendance at an ACCA conference with our paying the registration fee; scholarships to ACCA conferences (recipients chosen by ACCA) and support for ACCA Regional meetings. For more information, please contact our Chief Operating Officer, Kay Ellen Consolver, or our Vice President-Marketing, Susan Farnsworth, at (202) 466-0520 for further details.

We are look forward to welcoming you as part of the client team eLawForum proudly serves in the U.S. and abroad.

ELF Technologies, Inc. is the leading application service provider to the legal profession. Its Internet site, SerengetiUS.com, provides a full range of integrated software and services that allow corporate law departments to work more efficiently, both internally and with outside counsel. With only a computer and a web browser, Serengeti users can work from anywhere, any time, with anyone else on Serengeti, using the most sophisticated collaboration tools. Serengeti gives the law department and its outside firms one user interface and integrated set of tools for the entire team, rather than a variety of law firm extranets or other piecemeal solutions.

Serengeti's primary services currently include electronic invoice processing, document repository and collaboration, case management, and analysis of business intelligence. Other services are being added so that corporate law departments benefit from nationwide discounts from vendors. These services are offered through a world class data center built in partnership with IBM, that provides state-of-the-art security. Through Serengeti, any law department can have access to the latest web-based collaboration technology, without having to invest in infrastructure and staff to build and maintain its own system.

Through the ACCA Alliance, ACCA members can use without charge Serengeti's document collaboration tools to conduct projects associated with ACCA business, including committees, presentations for conferences, etc. ACCA members will also receive an exclusive discount when using these tools for their own work. ELF and ACCA will also conduct a comprehensive annual survey of ACCA members regarding the key elements of their relationships with outside counsel, the results of which will be published on the ACCA website.

As cost-conscious companies seek to have in-house counsel perform services traditionally delegated to law firms, corporate attorneys face increasing liability exposures, especially to non-client third parties. Chubb Executive Risk is proud to be the Employed Lawyers Professional (ELP) liability insurance provider recommended by ACCA, and to be a part of the ACCA Alliance program.

Chubb Executive Risk understands the unique risks faced by corporate attorneys, and provides comprehensive coverage and many features designed to meet the special needs of in-house counsel, including:

• Employment practices coverage for claims by co-workers for discrimination, harassment, or wrongful termination which arise out of the attorney's legal work for the company;
• Coverage for SEC and regulatory claims;
• Coverage for claims by individual employees the in-house attorney is assigned to represent;
• Coverage for claims by third parties, non-clients, that now account for 25 percent of all claims against attorneys;
• No deductible for claims not indemnified by the employer, and full reimbursement coverage (subject to a self-insured retention) for indemnified claims;
• Defense cost coverage for claims brought by the employer, the board of directors, and officers.

To learn more about Chubb Executive Risk, call 800/432-8168, or visit its website at www.execrisk.com.

Chubb Executive Risk
82 Hopmeadow Street
Simsbury, CT 06070-7683

Legal Research Center (LRC) is pleased to offer ACCA members a cost-effective solution for frequently asked, compliance-related questions of law - LRC's Multijurisdictional Survey Program.

LRC multijurisdictional surveys report the statutes, regulations and caselaw related to a specific legal topic on a multistate or multinational basis. Surveys are ideal for identifying the best markets for expansion and for minimizing liability in corporate policies, product design, consumer literature, and other compliance activities.

Designed exclusively for ACCA members in 1992, LRC's Multijurisdictional Survey Program provides ACCA members with a unique choice of dollar-saving options. You can:

• Purchase existing surveys.
• Commission your own customized surveys.
• Lower your initial investment via cost-sharing.
• Recoup your investment via resale.

For further information about LRC's Multijurisdictional Survey Program, please contact James Seidl at 1-800-776-9377 or jseidl@lrci.com.

Minneapolis-based Legal Research Center (www.lrci.com), offers legal research and writing services to attorneys in corporate practice throughout the world. Founded in 1978, LRC's work products include electronic knowledgebases and multijurisdictional surveys, office memoranda and formal court-ready documents such as trial and appellate briefs, prepared by a staff of highly credentialed attorneys. From 1989 to 1996 and in 1999, the American Corporate Counsel Association selected LRC as the exclusive provider of research and writing services to its 10,700 members, also honoring LRC in 1996, 1997 and 1998 with ACCA's Prestigious President's Award.

For 130 years, corporate counsel have relied on the Martindale-Hubbell® Law Directory for information on the legal profession. It is recognized as the most comprehensive and reliable database of lawyers and law firms worldwide.

When you need to select outside representation or research the background of an opponent, Martindale-Hubbell is the authoritative resource. With accurate, up-to date information on over 900,000 lawyers and firms in 150 countries — plus exclusive attorney ratings based upon peer review — the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory allows you to locate, evaluate, and contact the right lawyer for every business need.

You can access the law directory in four formats: print, CD-ROM, online through LEXIS®-NEXIS® and on the internet via the Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Locatorª at www.martindale.com, and our new consumer-oriented site at lawyers.com. The electronic editions allow you to search by multiple criteria—such as area of practice, location or language ability—to instantly identify lawyers who meet your requirements.

With your purchase of the print or CD-ROM version, you can also showcase your department's credentials with a professional listing in the Martindale-Hubbell Corporate Law Directory, which provides multi-media visibility and networking opportunities for you and your legal staff. Special discounts are available for ACCA members listing for the first time.

Martindale-Hubbell has been a long-term supporter of ACCA and now publishes the ACCA Membership Directory as part of the print version of the Martindale-Hubbell Corporate Law Directory. For more information, please contact 800/526-4902, ext. 6744; fax: 908/771-7792; email: info@martindale.com.

Martindale-Hubbell
121 Chanlon Road
New Providence, NJ 07974

Spherion has over 25 years experience providing specialized legal support services exclusively to corporate legal departments and law firms which include:

• Legal Staffing Services
  • Temporary Staffing, Temp-to-Hire and Project Teams
  • Contingency/Full-time Recruitment and Retained Legal Search
  • Personnel provided include: attorney, paralegal, legal secretary and litigation support personnel
• Deposition Services
  • Court Reporters and Realtime Reporters
  • Video Services
  • Translators/Interpreters
  • Transcription, Summarizing and Digesting Services
• Litigation Support and Document Management Services
  • Discovery Services
  • Claims Resolution
  • Records Services
• Consulting and Training Services
  • Professional Coaching and Training
  • Human Resource Management and Career Consulting

• Special Rates For Staffing Services
• Cost Management Solutions For Outside Counsel
• Additional Corporate Benefits
• Exclusive Trend Information
• Personal Career Development Assistance

In 2000, Spherion in cooperation with ACCA will soon release the new ACCA Membership Card and conduct an exclusive Corporate Counsel Study.

Spherion is a division of Interim Services Inc. (NYSE:IS) a worldwide leader in identifying, assessing and deploying talent. With an estimated $4 billion in annual revenues, Spherion operates nearly 1,200 offices in 12 countries. Through consulting, managed services, search/recruitment and flexible staffing, Interim helps companies effectively manage their human assets.

For more information about the Spherion ACCA Alliance Program, please contact Merle Isgett at merleisgett@spherion.com or call (954)489-6370.

TyMetrix provides a system and service for the receipt, processing, settlement and analysis of legal invoices. We have been fully Web-based since 1997 and currently process and direct payment on hundreds of millions of dollars for over a thousand law firms. Our comprehensive analytical system provides a vast array of customized reporting options. As Microsoft Certified Solution Providers, we have preferred, pre-release access to the most advanced technologies in the industry. This world-class technology and our extensive legal experience converge in the most integrated, easy-to-use, system of matter and knowledge management, collaboration and e-billing available. ACCA members can now integrate a law department's financial, matter, vendor, law firm and document information and deliver it to authorized users through a highly personalized Web interface. Because we are a browser based system, there are no costs for hardware, software, upgrades, consulting, conversion, or personnel needed to maintain it. Best of all, our systems and services are provided at little or no charge to ACCA law department members.

As a result of our alliance with ACCA, its members will receive financial incentives that can be used to support pro bono activities-- or reward law firms who through using TyMetrix are shown to be the most efficient and effective. TyMetrix offers clients free national conference registrations, and local conference support for regional chapters. ACCA members who become TyMetrix e-Commerce Partners will move to the forefront of legal enterprise management through the use of our innovative, dynamic, collaborative systems.

TyMetrix
207 Main Street
Hartford, CT 06106
Phone: 860.549.8795
Fax: 860.240.1768
Email: info@tymetrix.com

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