News

May 24, 2011

ALIUNDE LAUNCHES WEB-BASED PLATFORM TO STREAMLINE LEGAL RFP PROCESS

Aliunde.com Delivers the Industry’s Most Effective and Efficient Way to Connect Companies and Law Firms on Specific Matters

CHICAGO, IL – May 24, 2011 – Aliunde announces the launch of a unique web-based service that uses a streamlined request for proposal (RFP) system to facilitate the process by which businesses find and engage outside legal counsel on specific matters.

Aliunde.com’s simplified, non-binding RFP system makes it faster and more efficient for clients and law firms to exchange information and proposed engagement terms for potential projects.  The efficiency of the system opens potential matters to multiple law firms in a way that has never before been practical. 

“The pressure to improve efficiency in every business continues to build, and legal departments are not exempt from this pressure,” says Peter Tarsney, General Counsel of GE Healthcare Performance Solutions.  “Legal departments need tools like Aliunde to help them gain clarity into the fair market price for legal services and the options available from service providers, which will drive both efficiency and effectiveness.”

“Until now, clients seeking outside counsel for a particular matter have had few choices for identifying potential firms and evaluating their interest and qualifications.  Chief Legal Officers and other decision makers have generally been limited to contacting existing outside counsel, relying on personal relationships for referrals, or conducting a time-consuming formal RFP process. These approaches either generate limited options or are time-consuming,” says attorney Michael Gardiner, founder and CEO of Aliunde. “Our web-based platform was created to fill this void by offering a structured yet flexible process for creating and submitting RFPs and responses.”

Because Aliunde.com allows for a more efficient exchange of information, both companies and lawyers gain myriad benefits: 

• Companies are able to make more informed engagement decisions because of their ability to efficiently collect, compare, sort, and manage multiple responses from an array of interested law firms. 

• Law firms gain access to a new marketing channel that connects them directly to prospective clients and provides detailed marketplace information about the demand for legal services.

The platform does not require special software, training, or the involvement of any consultants. The structured yet flexible process through which companies and law firms use Aliunde.com allows participants to tailor postings to both the matter and existing relationships. After reviewing responses, companies follow up with law firms offline as appropriate. 

To request a demo or secure an interview with Michael Gardiner, please contact Cindy Kazan at (414) 559-0745; cindyk@agwideagroup.com.

About Aliunde:

Aliunde was founded to facilitate the process by which businesses find and engage law firms by providing a web-based service companies use to bid out legal projects. Its simplified, non-binding request for proposal (RFP) system gives clients and law firms the ability to quickly and efficiently exchange information and proposed engagement terms for potential projects. Drawing from Aliunde’s leadership’s experience as both in-house counsel engaging outside counsel and as outside counsel seeking new business, the system was uniquely designed to address the issues and concerns of both sets of participants. (www.aliunde.com)