Customer Testimonials
Read what clients have to say about Legal Counsel Consulting’s services,
our understanding of the Legal Research industry and our commitment and integrity.
”George helped us navigate the legal research landscape when we didn’t have time to and identify savings that we couldn’t see on our own. We are thrilled with the outcome and our savings on our new contract.”
”Shumaker Loop & Kendrick had the pleasure of working with George Chasse of Legal Counsel Consulting during our most recent contract renewal. My head librarian and I took the negotiations as far as we could go, and were making very little progress. Enter stage left, we sign George as our front line negotiator, and four months later, we have a new 5-year agreement with significantly more savings than we anticipated. George was also able to protect our interests by finding some additional holes in our agreements that got plugged as part of the new agreement. George, thank you for making this process a lot easier for me and Shumaker and we look forward to working with you again in just over 4½ years. Ken”
”Our firm recently hired George Chasse of Legal Counsel Consulting to reduce our legal research costs. George provided an in-depth analysis of two of our legal research products that we were currently using. He provided me with the knowledge base and tools needed to make a recommendation to the Management Committee.
Since George has worked for both Lexis and Westlaw his depth of knowledge was a real asset when it came to negotiating and making the final decision on research products. It also allowed him to really explain to me, the managing partner and ultimately a room full of attorneys the direction we needed to go. He told us the products/databases that we would need in order to maintain our current level of content while saving money. His presentation was flawless and he was able to assuage the concerns of some reluctant researchers.
Our negotiations were a success as George was able to get us what we wanted/needed. George went above and beyond my expectations. His analysis was thorough and detailed, his strategy was flawless and the end result was what we wanted. I would recommend George as a consultant to negotiate any legal research contracts. If you have any further questions I am happy to speak with you by phone.”
”I recently had the pleasure of working with George Chasse of Legal Counsel Consulting. He helped us manage the process of evaluating our legal research contracts. George’s prior experience of working for both Westlaw and Lexis was of particular benefit. It helped both with obtaining the usage reports necessary to evaluate our needs and in handling the negotiations. It is hard to overstate the benefit of having an insider who knew their lingo and pressure points when dealing with the Lexis and Westlaw sales people. George was able to anticipate the next move based on his experience and helped us negotiate from a position of strength.
I would highly recommend George when re-negotiating your legal research needs. Feel free to contact me if you need any additional information. Hire George, you will be glad you did.”
”I have had the pleasure of working with George Chasse for over 10 years and I am writing this letter of recommendation for George Chasse to be your next Business Consultant.
George has taken the unpleasant task of negotiating service contracts and provided an efficient and profitable outcome while always putting our needs first. I have been impressed with his professionalism and wealth of contacts which makes him an extremely valuable point of contact.
I can assure you that if you hire George as a business consultant, he will bring savings to your bottom line.”
”I am happy to write this letter of reference for George Chasse. George helped our firm negotiate with our legal research, file storage, document management software, case management software, and website vendors. He contacted multiple vendors, reviewed their products and presented his top recommendations. He coordinated demonstrations and negotiated final contracts.
In particular, his review of our legal research and publication package has proven invaluable in the amount of money he saved our firm. He helped us weed out publications we were purchasing but were not being utilized by the attorneys. His intricate knowledge of the two major legal research companies enabled us to get the best deal on our computer legal research package, and our attorneys are pleased with the outcome. The amount of time he saved me personally by handling all of the research and negotiations is invaluable. I highly recommend George as he will save you time and help your bottom line.”
“If you are in the process of negotiating your on-line legal research contract, I highly recommend George Chasse from Legal Counsel Consulting. George is extremely knowledgeable with both Westlaw and Lexis. He understands the proposals and the best ways to communicate and negotiate. George is also able to identify duplicate or unnecessary databases to produce some cost savings.”
“I especially appreciated that George promptly addressed our issues in a professional and pleasant manner. His goal was for us to have the results we desired, even if our choices reduced our potential savings.”
“I want to let you all know what a great experience I had. In all my years of firm administration, I’ve bounced between Westlaw and Lexis, but have never fully understood all that they provide or frankly, bury in their contracts. To make sure we have what we need at the best cost, I went down the rabbit hole trying to figure out which service would best meet our needs. Well, after delving into Lexis and Westlaw, trying to compare the different research sources, different products, different legal print etc., my mind turned to slush as I don’t really know what all these things are and what they provide. And of course the sales reps give the ‘our product is so much better than theirs speech’ that they aren’t a lot of help.
Then George Chasse entered my life. I’ve always been leery of those consultants who say ‘we can save you a gazillion dollars if you use us to negotiate your contract’, but I agreed to his service. He has worked at both Lexis and Westlaw during his career and he knows the inner workings of their sales pitches and products. He worked diligently comparing apples to oranges, negotiating terms between the two services and basically has held my hand over the last three months to make sure I have all the services my firm needs and still cut costs.
I won’t say which service we are going with, but he was able to negotiate nearly a 25% reduction in our cost (huge $$!!) with reduced annual increases while increasing the products/services we are going to have! (He is paid a percentage of that savings.) I know there is no way I would have been able to accomplish this on my own, and even including George’s share, I look like a hero with the amount we will be saving.
He did such a great job I wanted to share with you. If you are walking that Lexis/Westlaw line, and need an advocate, George is your guy.”
“Over the years we’ve had the pleasure of working with Mr. Chasse and recently had the opportunity to work with him again through Legal Counsel Consulting. Our law firm was facing unusually high legal research costs and began exploring ways to reduce the monthly expense.
Mr. Chasse presented our firm with a plan to renegotiate our legal research contract allowing us to reduce our monthly expenses. Mr. Chasse took the time to carefully evaluate our legal research needs and successfully matched our firm with a plan that maximized our research capabilities. He was able to drastically reduce the overall cost of our firm’s legal research plan and saved our law firm considerable amounts of time, money and headaches.
We are sincerely thankful for the opportunity to have worked with Mr. Chasse again and especially for the savings and results he professionally provided our firm. We highly recommend Mr. Chasse and the services of Legal Counsel Consulting without reservation.”
“I am writing this letter to recommend the service of George Chasse and Legal Counsel Consulting, LLC. Our office worked with George to renegotiate a legal research contract that will save our firm thousands of dollars over the length of the contract.
George was knowledgeable of the legal research needs of a firm of our size and was quick to identify the services we were paying for but didn’t need. Most importantly, George was patient and worked around my hectic schedule. In addition to the money he saved us, he saved me the time I would have spent attempting to renegotiate the contract myself. For the foregoing reasons, I highly recommend Legal Counsel Consulting, LLC.”
Are you spending too much on legal research and need to cut back?
- Make sure the attorneys have all the tools to do their research without overpaying.
- We help take the pressure off of dealing with numerous vendors.
- You need to know where to start when negotiating the price.
- We’ll show you, in detail, all databases that your attorneys use.
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