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LegalEase Acquires CLM Gurus; Expands Services, Capability and Capacity

Posted by LegalEase

Acquisition adds top-shelf talent, deepens company’s current end-to-end CLM implementation offerings

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (August 22, 2022) — LegalEase Solutions, which provides customized legal solutions for corporations, in-house legal departments and law firms, has acquired the leading contract lifecycle management (CLM) consulting firm CLM Gurus, along with key executives and staff. The acquisition adds senior talent and experience for the company’s end-to-end CLM implementation offerings, which encompass selection, requirement scoping, migration, abstraction, technology integration and change management.

“Successful and cost-effective CLM implementation requires a holistic and strategic approach at every stage to get it right, which is missing with many deployments right now,” said LegalEase CEO and co-founder Tariq Akbar. “With Jim O’Hare and his team joining LegalEase, we have added some of the best CLM talent out there to bolster every aspect of our services for enterprise clients. It has also significantly enhanced our onshore U.S. delivery team, complementing our substantial offshore delivery capability.”

CLM Gurus co-founder and CEO Jim O’Hare will serve as Vice President, CLM Services and will lead the vertical for LegalEase. Rita Zandbergs and Spencer Essey both join as directors.

“We’re excited to join LegalEase, a legal tech pioneer for 17 years with a well-deserved reputation for guiding prominent in-house legal departments through all phases of legal transformation,” said O’Hare. “This is an exciting time for CLM, and working within LegalEase will ensure we can address a substantial need in a massively growing market.”

“CLM success depends on identifying the right internal and external teams, blending strategic direction around selection of the right platform, and deploying the right technical and change management skills,” said LegalEase president and co-founder Tariq Hafeez. “There is an art to ensuring the CLM solution addresses a company’s needs and continues to evolve with the business. With Jim and his team onboard, we have built a dominant offering for the CLM market.”

About LegalEase Solutions, LLC

LegalEase Solutions offers corporate legal departments and law firms innovative support with regulatory compliance, contract lifecycle management, legal analytics, legal research and legal writing. Its team functions as an extension to legal practices and corporate legal departments, providing them with the capabilities and resources to stay up-to-date with their needs. To learn more, visit https://legaleasesolutions.com/solutions/contract-review-and-lifecycle-management/

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