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The business of law has entered the AI era
Legacy systems like Elite weren’t built for AI transformation. Staying still now, risks everything you’ve built.
Your firm spends more time managing systems than driving growth
Firms using legacy systems, such as Elite, are often stuck with anywhere from dozens to more than 100+ disconnected tools layered on over time. Think 3E MatterSphere for matter management, 3E Proforma for billing, 3E Data Insights for analytics, 3E Budgeting and Forecasting for planning, and countless others added as each new need emerged. These tools may get the job done, but they don’t work together.
evergreen by sa.global replaces this complexity with a single unified platform that simplifies everything from intake to insights. It enables law firms to move beyond merely managing the business of law and start transforming it.
The future of law firms
Legacy platforms like Elite once felt like the safe choice. But with decades-old architecture, hosted cloud models, and layers of best-of-breed tools added over time, they can’t scale for what’s next. Law firms now need a platform built from the ground up for the demands of an AI-driven future.
The Microsoft Industry Cloud for Law Firms by sa.global is a purpose-built, cloud-native platform designed to meet the unique operational needs of modern law firms. At its core is evergreen, a unified financial and practice management solution that brings together client intake, matter management, billing, compliance, and performance insight.
evergreen by sa.global is not just legal tech. It is the business foundation your firm needs to compete and lead in this new era.
Unlock what’s next with the right legal tech foundation
evergreen by sa.global is cloud-native and built with AI at its core. It simplifies the entire matter lifecycle, supports smarter decisions, and works inside Outlook, Word, and Teams so your lawyers stay focused without switching between tools.
This is legal tech that scales with your firm and works the way your people do.
Here’s how it compares to legacy platforms like Elite.
| Feature | Legacy legal tech | Future-proof legal tech |
|---|---|---|
| Platform | As a partner, you don’t get a clear view of your firm with legacy platforms like Elite. Financials, client records, and matter data sit in disconnected tools, leaving you with partial reports, outdated insights, and decisions made without the full picture. | evergreen unify intake, matter management, timekeeping, billing, and reporting in one seamless flow. As a partner, you get real-time visibility into firm performance and profitability without chasing data across disconnected systems. |
| Lawyer | As a partner, you don’t get efficiency when your lawyers are stuck jumping between tools. Legacy systems like Elite force them to switch between platforms for time entry, conflicts, and billing. That slows them down, frustrates them, and delays revenue. | evergreen meet your lawyers where they already work. Inside Outlook, Word, and Teams, they capture time, manage matters, and stay focused without switching tools. As a partner, you gain clearer visibility, faster billing cycles, and stronger adoption across the firm. |
| AI | As a partner, you don’t get the timely insights you need to lead effectively with legacy tech stacks like Elite. Disconnected tools block automation, time entries go missing, and reports arrive too late to support confident decisions. | evergreen capture time automatically, flag billing gaps, and surface real-time profitability insights. As a partner, you stay in control of performance without chasing data or adding overhead. |
| Cloud | As a partner, you deal with constant rework and disruption because cloud-hosted systems like Elite 3E still run on outdated architecture. Every upgrade slows your operations and drives up firm-wide costs. | As a partner, you need systems that scale without slowing you down.evergreenis a true cloud-native platform, updating seamlessly and growing with your firm without disruption. |
| IT efforts | As a partner, you deal with constant complexity in systems like Elite. Every integration adds more consultancy fees, repeated rework, and unexpected downtime. Over time, costly development drains resources and stalls momentum across the firm. | evergreen work from day one and scale with your law firm. With low-code and no-code flexibility, your internal team can make changes without outside vendors. Skills are easy to find, upgrades are automatic, and you’re always on the latest version with no surprises or downtime. |
| Security | Law firms relying on tech stacks like Elite are limited by the platform’s foundation. Elite is an 8-million-dollar company, and that’s the ceiling for how much it can invest in security. Controls are fragmented across disconnected tools and missed access updates expose the firm to risk. | Law firms need a platform that understands their world. evergreen sits at the core of Microsoft’s 56-billion-dollar cloud ecosystem, applying consistent controls across users, systems, and workflows. Its AI understands and adapts to your firm’s hierarchies and access levels so nothing slips through the cracks. |
Risk-free migration in 3 steps
With sa.go! and our law-firm-specific migration toolkit, we have guided countless firms through the same journey. We start by mapping your current environment, apply proven best practices, and manage every stage of the transition. Go live on evergreen in as little as six months.
No surprises. No downtime. Just momentum.
All powered by our migration tool.
Leave legacy tech behind. Start your evergreen journey today.
With sa.go!, your firm can go live in as little as 6 months with no hassle, no downtime, and no patchwork.
It’s faster, simpler, and smarter than moving from legacy systems like Elite’s on-prem system to their hosted version.
Hear from experts on why it’s time to
move beyond legacy systems
See how legal tech leaders and law firm executives are rethinking outdated systems and what they’ve gained by switching to evergreen.
Expert Interview
Christina White, Legal Tech Transformation Consultant at sa.global, shares what legacy systems are costing firms and why evergreen is built for what comes next.
Podcast
Industry experts break down the risks of staying with systems like Elite and the operational advantages of moving to a true cloud-native platform.
Comparison Video
Watch Elite and evergreen go head-to-head. See the difference in features, performance, and long-term value for your firm.
