Not long ago, Chase Simmons, chairman and CEO of Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli, recognized that the firm needed to bolster the way it uses technology to support its litigation work.

The firm had made internal investments in its litigation capabilities. And it had worked with outside vendors for support in areas including ediscovery and collections. One of these vendors was UnitedLex, whose CEO Dan Reed has pitched the company as a force intent on revolutionizing the legal industry.