Clio

We’re extremely proud to announce that web-based practice management has arrived with today’s General Availability release of Clio. We’ll also be demonstrating Clio at the ABA Solo and Small Firm conference in Santa Fe, NM on October 2nd.

So what exactly does this mean? To date, we have been running a “closed beta” consisting of select, highly engaged users who have been providing us with invaluable feedback and guidance in helping shape Clio. This closed beta has culminated in a product that we feel is now ready for general release.

What it doesn’t mean is that we’re finished with Clio, or that we don’t want or need your feedback on feature ideas for Clio. Clio will continue to evolve and improve over time. We’re firmly committed to delivering the best web-based practice management solution we possibly can, and we need your continuing feedback and support to help that happen.

We’re offering free 30-day evaluations of Clio, so sign up today. We look forward to hearing from you with comments or questions at info@goclio.com.

Clio was recently highlighted as a Legal SaaS tool in the Practice Management section of Legal Technology News! We’re grateful for the amount of press coverage and blogger buzz we’ve been receiving, and thank everyone who has stopped by to sign up for the Clio beta, or inquired to find out more about the product.

We were pleased to have the opportunity to demonstrate Clio and answer some questions for Law.com’s Law.com’s Legal Technology Blog at LegalTech West. The writeup has just been posted, and we feel the conclusion does a great job of highlighting Clio’s value proposition: “it may be time to put away the spreadsheets and the haphazard databases for cost-effective, practice management software as a service: Clio.”

Our attendance at LegalTech West has generated coverage from Robert Ambrogi, who points out “a core advantage of a SaaS such as this is that it avoids the need to purchase, install and maintain software.”

We heard from plenty of lawyers at our booth at LegalTech West that were tired of the upgrade and maintenance treadmill that so many desktop software products offer - lawyers seem ready to embrace the pain-free, Software-as-a-Service model Clio offers.

If you’re ready to experience Practice Management 2.0, head over and sign up for the Clio beta. Thanks for the coverage Robert!

At LegalTech West we introduced Clio to the general media and public via this press release. The response has been very positive, and we’re excited to be experiencing such a huge influx of users into our beta program. Stay tuned for more developments as Clio and Practice Management 2.0 evolve.

Clio will be demonstrated at the upcoming LegalTech West conference. Clio is especially proud to be a Gold Sponsor of the LACBA First Annual Solo and Small Firm Conference. Solos and Small Firms - come find us and find out how Clio can help simplify your practice!

Clio is listed as one of the “Noteworthy Products from the ABA Techshow” in the June 2008 issue of Law Practice Magazine! Pick up the issue or check out the online version of the article.

Clio generated a very positive response at the Toronto Solo & Small Firm Expo last week. The lawyers in attendance at the show were very excited by the concept of Software as a Service and the benefits Clio can deliver via its mobility features. Thanks to those who attended for signing up for the beta and for providing  great feedback!

Brett Burney was kind enough to mention Clio in his excellent Tips and Tricks at the ABA Techshow 2008 article. As Brett puts it, “One concept that buzzed among several attendees was “online practice management.” This statement certainly echoes our experience at the Techshow.

The ABA TECHSHOW was a great success - thanks to everyone who visited our booth to find out more about Clio.

The response we received at the TECHSHOW was even more positive than we hoped it would be. It seems clear that the desire for web-based practice management software is present and fast-growing, as attendee after attendee told us that existing desktop-based products are too complex, too hard to use, and too hard to deploy. The idea of a completely web-based solution where deployment, upgrades, and data security backups are 100% managed definitely resonated with attendees we spoke with.

We were especially impressed with the reception we received for Clio from sole practitioners and small firms who seemed to agree that a web-based solution would help to overcome the technical hurdles, time and money associated with deploying desktop software. The Clio subscription-based Software-as-a-Service model presents these users with an affordable, easy-to-deploy and secure method of getting a practice management solution up and running.