Company Extends Leadership in Legal Market

The Corporate Executive Board Company (NASDAQ: EXBD) today announced that it has entered into a strategic collaboration with Legal OnRamp, the leader in Legal Web 2.0, as part of an initiative to bring new resources to law department members of the General Counsel Roundtable, a program of the Corporate Executive Board.

“We are hearing every day from thousands of our corporate members, in their legal departments and also from their internal clients in finance, sales, HR and other functional areas, that they want legal operations to become more efficient and better aligned with the rest of the company. The Web 2.0 approaches, pioneered by Cisco and commercialized by Legal OnRamp, represent industry best practice in improving quality, reducing costs and aligning law (both in-house and in firms) with the key organizational drivers,” said Caren Gordon, Executive Director, Legal and Compliance Practice of the Corporate Executive Board. “OnRamp provides an integrated, multi-faceted way for in-house counsel to do their jobs better.”

Legal OnRamp is the leader in integrated Web 2.0 for law departments and law firms. Founded in 2007, it has over 9,000 members, half of whom are in-house lawyers. According to Legal OnRamp CEO Paul Lippe, “General Counsel Roundtable is a great partner. They have the best combination of strategic vision, member-generated sophisticated collaboration and great content. With content and workflow markets converging, they are an ideal partner to accelerate the transformation of the legal industry.”

This partnership will enable attorneys to network and share knowledge with one another to reduce costs and increase quality of legal counsel. As part of the initiative, General Counsel Roundtable’s 14,000 in-house members will be invited to participate in Legal OnRamp, including separate free and premium services.

Mark Chandler, Senior Vice President, Legal Services, General Counsel and Secretary, Cisco Systems, and one of the creators of Legal OnRamp.

“Everywhere we look, Collaboration is accelerating as a way to improve productivity and reduce costs. Legal OnRamp is the leader in the legal world, and one of the most sophisticated collaboration platforms in any field.