JURIS GOBBLED

The rumor mill proved right, again: Juris Inc. has been snapped up by LexisNexis. I've always been impressed by Juris, which is featured in the President's Corner of the June issue of Law Technology News.

Tom Collins, who lead the family-run company for years, is one of the smartest, most savvy people in the legal tech community. And nobody, flat out nobody, is funnier and nicer than Lee Ann Herron, of its sales staff.

Collins, left, recently handed the helm over to his son, Stephen, and last month, the company introduced its Juris Active Information Suite, which consists of three programs: Reporting, Business Intelligence, and Budgeting & Forecasting. "With the newly-released Reporting module, users can integrate dashboards, images, and charts into their reporting models," we reported in LTN. "The Business Intelligence component, slated for release in July, includes a dashboard designer, business metrics library, and a link to the Juris Insight benchmarking tool. The third module, Budgeting & Forecasting, incorporates complex budgets into the reporting system, and is scheduled for an October launch."

Tom now focuses much of his attention on his superb blog, "More Partner Income."  The tag line says it all: "Dedicated to ideas and techniques for the financial management of the law firm with the objective of increasing the income of equity partners." (Here's his post on the sale.)

I hope he thrives in this next chapter of his life, and enjoys the rewards of his very hard work. He's one of the most refreshing, irreverant, and interesting people in our community -- who makes legal technology fascinating to observe and understand.

Congrats to all involved.