PERSUIT

The Outside Counsel Selection and Rate Negotiation Platform.

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Overview

PERSUIT is a unique legal technology platform focused on the procurement of outside counsel services. It is not a traditional matter management system, but rather a platform that enables in-house legal teams to run competitive RFPs and AFAs (Alternative Fee Arrangements) for legal work. By creating a competitive bidding environment, PERSUIT helps companies to reduce their legal spend and make more data-driven decisions when selecting law firms.

✨ Key Features

  • RFP & RFI Automation
  • Competitive Bidding for Legal Services
  • Alternative Fee Arrangement (AFA) Tools
  • Rate Negotiation
  • Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) Analytics
  • Spend Analytics

🎯 Key Differentiators

  • Sole focus on the legal procurement process
  • Advanced features for creating complex AFAs
  • Clean, intuitive user interface for both clients and law firms

Unique Value: Transforms how legal services are purchased by creating price competition and transparency, enabling legal departments to achieve significant cost savings and better value from their law firms.

🎯 Use Cases (4)

Sourcing outside counsel for high-value legal matters Running competitive bids to reduce legal spend Negotiating and implementing alternative fee arrangements Tracking law firm diversity metrics as part of the selection process

✅ Best For

  • Achieving significant cost savings on outside counsel spend for Fortune 500 companies
  • Driving the adoption of AFAs over traditional hourly billing

💡 Check With Vendor

Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:

  • Day-to-day matter management or e-billing (it integrates with these systems)
  • Small companies with minimal legal spend

🏆 Alternatives

SimpleLegal (RFP Module) Onit (RFP Module) Manual processes (email/spreadsheets)

Provides a far more robust, structured, and data-rich process than using email and spreadsheets, and is more specialized than the RFP modules within larger ELM platforms.

💻 Platforms

Web

🔌 Integrations

Leading e-billing and matter management systems (e.g., Legal Tracker, Onit)

🛟 Support Options

  • ✓ Email Support
  • ✓ Live Chat
  • ✓ Phone Support
  • ✓ Dedicated Support (Enterprise tier)

🔒 Compliance & Security

✓ SOC 2 ✓ GDPR ✓ ISO 27001 ✓ SSO ✓ SOC 2 Type II ✓ ISO 27001

💰 Pricing

Contact for pricing
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