Frontera Consulting announces strategic hire for the North American Legal Sector
April, 2023, Frontera, an Accelalpha company, is pleased to announce that Jim Whitmore has joined us as Director of Sales, North America Legal. Jim will focus on expanding our business in the legal market for this region.
Jim has over 20 years of experience in the legal market and has worked across all areas of technology (Practice Management, Time and Expense Management and Human Capital Management), having worked previously as Vice President of Sales, Chrome River and Director of Sales, Thomson Reuters Elite. His influence spans the legal community and beyond.
“Jim is a well-known technology leader with global reach and experience in the legal industry”, said Jake Laliberte, Director of Frontera’s Global Practice Management Solutions. “Jim has an impressive track record of driving real change. Not only does he bring deep global experience in leadership, talent and experience, he is a welcome addition to our team to focus on our growth and enhance our client and partner success.
“We feel now is the perfect time to raise awareness of Oracle’s law firm specific capabilities and finally provide law firms with a proven suite of cloud solutions built from the ground up.”
Jim said, "I am very excited to join the Frontera team. I believe the potential for growth and value creation is tremendous, given the smart and passionate people, strong and unique technologies, and worldwide footprint. Having played a leadership role in similar business in legal, I am confident that we can develop and execute plans to drive consistent growth. I look forward to becoming part of the Frontera family and partnering with the team to build the business.
“Oracle solutions have a long history in the legal sector. We are excited that, Frontera, as a premier Oracle PMS/Performance Management and HCM partner, is devoted to the legal sector and we are already seeing the benefits of this focus with the addition of flagship clients.”
Rounding out Frontera’s legal focus, Jim will also work with iManage specifically in the area of new business intake and conflicts as well as TIQ Time for lawyer time entry in order to deliver solutions for the entire matter lifecycle.
About Frontera Consulting, an Accelalpha company
Accelalpha is a global consultancy headquartered in Bellevue, WA with offices in New York, Dallas, Atlanta, Canada, Mexico, UK, India, UAE, Singapore and Australia. We offer a full range of cloud applications for the legal market with over 600 consultants and implementations in over 80 countries.
Frontera brings deep industry-focused offerings for the legal market, including Oracle Cloud HCM, Performance Management, and Global Practice Management solutions, all built on Oracle’s award-winning Cloud Applications and secure cloud platform. With decades of experience delivering cloud-based solutions and expertise in Time Entry and Risk Management, Frontera can implement, integrate, and manage the entire matter life cycle delivering a complete comprehensive digital transformation solution for law firms.
Our mission is to create long-lasting value for our clients through the innovative use of technology and process expertise, earning the role of trusted advisor.