Thomson Reuters Supports The Co-operative's Expansion in Legal Services with Advanced Matter Management Solution
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
The Co-operative is the UK's first consumer brand licensed to provide legal
services under the Legal Services Act
London, July 25, 2012 - Thomson Reuters, the world's leading source of
intelligent information for businesses and professionals, today announced that
The Co-operative Legal Services has selected MatterSphere to support its front
office matter management needs. The Co-operative Legal Services is a major UK
consumer brand which has recently been awarded an Alternative Business Structure
(ABS) licence to provide legal services as a result of the Legal Services Act.
Thomson Reuters won the multi-year contract with The Co-operative Legal Services
at the end of a competitive bidding process. The Co-operative Legal Services
selected MatterSphere to support its launch into the family law business, which
it plans to offer to the public later this year. MatterSphere is an industry-
leading practice and matter management platform and is available as part of
Thomson Reuters' Elite suite of integrated management solutions.
MatterSphere integrates with ELITE 3E®, Elite Enterprise(TM), and many other
financial management and document management platforms and is embedded in the
Microsoft® Office(TM) environment to unite operations and promote collaboration
across the enterprise and with a firm's clients. In addition, its mobile
capabilities enable access to case files, action activities, and file time
records from an iPad® or smartphone, which brings a higher level of client
service.
The Legal Services Act marked the biggest shake-up in the UK legal market for
generations with the introduction of the ABS in October 2011, which for the
first time allows external ownership of law firms. The Co-operative, the UK's
largest mutual business with more than 7 million members and annual revenues of
more than £13bn, is the first consumer brand to have obtained an ABS license.
"We are absolutely delighted to have secured this groundbreaking agreement to
support The Co-operative Legal Services as it embarks on expanding its legal
services offering to the public," said Tim Harty, vice president, Thomson
Reuters UK & Ireland Legal business. "The Co-operative Legal Services is paving
the way for a greater emphasis on efficiency and value for money, and to provide
tangible benefits that can be passed on to the customer. Thomson Reuters is
uniquely positioned to offer an unequalled range of solutions and services to
help meet their customers' needs."
"The Co-operative is committed to playing a leading role in the provision of
legal services to consumers in the UK. We are entering the family law market
this year and require a reliable software solution that can be implemented on
time and easily integrated to help us manage a range of everyday activities,
from billing to reviewing case files," said Ian Mackie Sales & Marketing
Director of The Co-operative Legal Services. "We chose MatterSphere for the
degree to which it can be easily customised to meet our specific requirements
and seamlessly integrated into our telephony and online functions, and
importantly, for its proven track record of successful implementation".
The Co-operative Group is a major food retailer and provider of professional
services operating The Co-operative Bank and The Co-operative Insurance. It
plans to become the largest consumer law business in the UK which will sit
alongside the number one funeral services provider, the third largest pharmacy
chain and one of Britain's largest farming operations. It offers a wide range of
consumer legal services, including Will writing, employment law and probate,
through The Co-operative Legal Services, which currently has 470 staff with
rapid expansion planned, and annual billings of circa £40M.
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