05/11/09

Smartsheet today announced a partnership with multi-jurisdictional law practice, jdrlegal for the purpose of creating unique workflows for the legal industry.

The two companies will work together to identify and develop best practice templates in the field of law. The initial areas of focus include compliance, corporate governance, and corporate transaction management. Through the combination of jdrlegal’s industry expertise and Smartsheet’s online tools for work management, the templates will enable customers to more efficiently manage and access legal information.

“jdrlegal possesses the balance we seek in expanding solutions for a given segment”, says Mark Mader, CEO of Smartsheet. “Domain expertise combined with a deep knowledge of how processes can deliver maximum value in Smartsheet, make jdrlegal a superb firm with which to partner”.

As Jarmal Richard, CEO of jdrlegal explains, “Smartsheet represents the most practical technology for implementing methodologies into business operations. We use Smartsheet with our clients in various industries, including fashion, technology, health services, and government.” He adds, “Smartsheet’s focus on developing pre-built solutions for its target segments enables our customers to spend less time implementing software and more time expanding their businesses.”

About jdrlegal

jdrlegal is an innovative multi-jurisdictional firm offering strategic and legal advice to clients across numerous business sectors and industries. jdrlegal has 5 offices around the world and offers a retainer based “general counsel office” service as an alternative to the traditional billable hours system. Jarmal Richard, founder and chief executive officer of jdrlegal was previously a lawyer at Blake Dawson, General Counsel Asia Pacific for Hitachi Data Systems and General Counsel at Damovo (now Telstra Business Services).