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RealLegal and AIRE Partner to Improve How Technology Is Used in the Legal Industry


DENVER (December 17, 2004) - RealLegal, LLC, developers of litigation software and services for court reporters, law firms and courts, and the Alliance for Independent Reporting Excellence (AIRE) announce a new partnership between the two organizations. AIRE is an independent network of leading court reporting firms across the United States. As a Preferred Partner of AIRE, RealLegal will consult and educate members about how technology enhances the services provided to legal professionals.

AIRE members will be offered a comprehensive training curriculum led by specialists at RealLegal, and upon completion they will receive authorization to resell software directly to attorneys. The partnership also provides AIRE members with special member pricing on RealLegal software. Each component of the partnership will assist members in acquiring, adopting, learning and utilizing technology in their businesses.

“AIRE is an important organization for the court reporting industry. The group is in touch with the future of the industry and they have a very clear strategy for solidifying the role of the court reporting agency in the legal process,” said Bill Feid, president and chief executive officer for RealLegal. “We are pleased to partner with AIRE and help members deploy the most strategic technologies for their reporting businesses.”

“RealLegal and AIRE will jointly promote the important technology and services that reporting professionals bring to the legal industry,” said Robert Hawkins, chief executive officer for AIRE. “Through this partnership, the law firms that our members serve will ultimately benefit from the technologies and services delivered by AIRE members.”

About RealLegal, LLC
RealLegal provides E-Transcript™ for electronic transcript creation, standardization and delivery; Publisher™ for bundling E-Transcript files with imaged documents and synchronized video; Binder™ for discovery management; Exemplaris™ for online access to federal and state court transcripts; and, Practice Manager™ for maintaining and managing matters and cases. RealLegal’s offerings have earned the company a client base of more than 4,000 court reporting firms as well as 1,000 law firms, corporate legal departments and government agencies. Headquartered in Aurora, CO, RealLegal’s investors include U.S. Equity Partners L.P., a private equity investment fund sponsored by Wasserstein & Co., L.P. For more information, call (888) 584-9988 or visit www.reallegal.com.

About AIRE
The Alliance for Independent Reporting Excellence (AIRE) is a network of the nation's top independently owned and locally operated court reporting agencies. AIRE court reporting agencies provide legal professionals with premium litigation services including realtime reporting, videoconferencing, legal video and imaging services. AIRE was founded to enhance the success of independent court reporting agencies, provide convenience and superior service to legal professionals seeking litigation support, and ensure competitive benefits for affiliated court reporters. AIRE is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, and its nationwide member network provides law firms and corporate clients desired out-of-town deposition services. For more information, visit www.airedep.com.

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