Case Study: Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough boosts intranet adoption and collaboration with Aderant Handshake

How Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, Aderant, and Fireman & Company Created a Lawyer-Centric Intranet

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, a growing law firm with 26 offices, needed to turn its underused intranet into a more relevant, lawyer-centric tool. Working with vendor Aderant and Fireman & Company, the firm sought a solution that would better support remote work, improve usability, and provide access to key firm data beyond basic communications.

Aderant’s Handshake platform was used to build NMConnect, a next-generation intranet with personalized dashboards, financials, firm expertise, historical data, and advanced search across people, practices, offices, and departments. The new system significantly increased adoption, with individual usage rising from 20% to 75%, and collaboration and communication among lawyers and staff improving by an estimated 40%.

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough

David Worth

Chief Information Officer