Halpern & Associates

Match your legal technology to your business goals

Target your technology investments to build greater efficiency.

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Spend strategically

Manage your technology budget with fixed monthly costs.

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Get help choosing the right legal software for the job

Train your team to use the latest technology. Deliver smart solutions and memorable customer service.

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IT Management

Your On-Demand Chief Information Officer (CIO) managing your entire technology team, in-house or outsourced.

Strategic Advising

An expert Project Manager, leading firm initiatives to strengthen teams and save time and money.

Training & Support

Our dedicated training team helps build a culture of lifelong learning through classes and one-on-one coaching.

Navigating the Cloud

As law firms move their technology systems from in-house to outsourced, they’re relying on managed services vendors to provide 24/7 technology support on a monthly subscription basis.

The challenge: many IT services vendors are unfamiliar with the unique needs of law firms including

Client data security demands
Legal-specific software interdependencies
Deadlines and unique formatting of legal documents

Ruth Halpern

Trusted Advisor

Small and mid-size law firms need a trusted adviser who can deliver high-level strategic planning and day-to-day support. But few can afford a fulltime Chief Information Officer. Halpern & Associates fills the gap: as a liaison between the firm’s management, its technology users, and its IT vendors, we deliver increased user productivity and higher client satisfaction at a predictable monthly cost.

Special projects, hourly consulting, and on-going retainer arrangements.

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I have worked with Ruth on numerous projects since 1991. She is clear, concise, focused, knowledgeable, responsive and above all else ENGAGING. Ruth is a joy to work with, and she always delivers outstanding results and tremendous client satisfaction. I recommend her very highly.

Eva Eilenberg, Independent e-Discovery Expert

Ruth facilitated the client’s computer system upgrade. She simplified and streamlined what would otherwise have been a chaotic process.

Laura Leader, Macro Programmer

Anyone would be hard-pressed to find a more qualified, professional information technology consultant than Ruth. She’s a wealth of knowledge and a delight to work with.

Richard A. Frankel, Attorney at Law

I'm very glad to hear [the firm] is working with Ruth Halpern for technology consulting. Ruth and I have worked together a lot, and she is a master at solving problems and identifying technology and software areas to improve for any environment.

Glynnis Elliott, WordAutomation, Document Automation Specialists

If anyone is looking for a terrific Desktop Specialist/IT Guru, I can’t recommend Ruth Halpern enough. We brought her on board to help with our disaster recovery refresh, Citrix implementation and ProLaw Update.

Derek Ryan, Executive Director

We’ve worked with Ruth over the years (major software implementation, refresher trainings, etc.) and she is top notch.

Grace Carr Lee, Executive Director, Hoge Fenton