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Bridgeway Software's 2010 Client Conference to Put Spotlight on Latest Advancements in Legal Enterprise Management Technologies and Best Practices

Conference Sessions will be led by Speakers from Bridgeway, Bridgeway Clients, and Partners

HOUSTON, March 26, 2010 - Bridgeway Software, the leading provider of legal enterprise management solutions, which span e-discovery, matter management, litigation management and corporate governance, will host its annual client conference May 3 - 6, 2010 at Walt Disney World® in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.  Bridgeway's 2010 Client Conference will feature a wide variety of presentations, panel discussions, training sessions and networking events where attendees can learn more about Bridgeway's solutions.  In order to provide attendees with real world practical and usable ideas and advice, Client Conference sessions will be led by Bridgeway experts, and Bridgeway clients and partners.

"My attendance at the Bridgeway Client Conferences has been an enriching experience, providing me a great opportunity to network with other clients and learn how to apply the latest enhancements from Bridgeway in a way that makes sense for my organization," said Edward Villanueva, at Celera Corporation. "The Client Conference has also allowed me to really get to know the Bridgeway team, which is top notch, and makes it a real pleasure to work with the organization."

The conference will commence with an optional Pre-Conference training and a welcome reception on Monday, May 3 at Disney's Contemporary Resort at the Marina. Fees for the Pre-conference full day educational training classes have been waived for conference attendees as part of Bridgeway's Free Training Program.

Throughout the conference, attendees will learn about Bridgeway's comprehensive legal enterprise management solutions and current litigation technology implementations.  Highlights include:

• Disney Institute Keynote, "Storytelling: A Meaningful Translation of Culture" - The first full day of the conference will feature the Disney Institute with the story behind the ever-present force in the nearly hundred-year history of The Walt Disney Company® and gain insights into how to use the element of storytelling to pass on the culture that keeps its business world-class.
• Jim Kline Keynote, "Cooper Tire Law Department: How It Functions" - The day two keynote session will feature Cooper Tire's vice president, general counsel and secretary with a look inside the Cooper Tire Legal Department's use of legal technology to maximize results.
• Workshop Sessions - The conference offers more than 45 technology and legal business process workshop sessions on Bridgeway's solutions, legal office operations, IT application infrastructure and support and legal office best practices. Notable sessions include:
• • Best practices from Bridgeway clients including Chesapeake Energy's use of Secretariat to maximize efficiency; T-Mobile's implementation of eCounsel to save time and stay informed; and Dynegy's savings with e-Billing.
  • Sessions outlining integration with key partners such as BusinessObjects for unmatched data retrieval capability.
  • A review of the Fulbright & Jaworksi 2009 Litigation Trends Survey and sessions from Hildebrandt Baker Robbins on mutually beneficial alternative fee arrangements and collaboration trends for law departments and law firm.
• Bridgeway Demonstrations - Bridgeway will host demonstrations of its legal enterprise management solutions which are the only fully integrated portfolio of products for the General Counsel and Corporate Secretary to address their eDiscovery, matter management, litigation management and corporate governance functions.
• Bridgeway Bash - Capping off the event on the last evening, Wednesday, May 5, is the Bridgeway Bash. Bridgeway is providing each conference attendee an "After 4 pm" theme park pass to Epcot® and a gift card for food and beverages to explore the park. Following that, the Bridgeway will host attendees at Italy Isola in the World Showcase to enjoy Epcot® IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth from a private viewing area.

Bridgeway's Free Disney 1-Day Theme Park Pass Offer

For this year's conference, Bridgeway is matching The Walt Disney(R) Company's offer for a free one-day admission to a Walt Disney World(R) or Disneyland(R) Theme Park to further promote volunteer service in the attendees' communities. In addition to completing a day of service for a free ticket from Walt Disney, Bridgeway is asking its attendees to complete another day of volunteer work by April 25, 2010 for an additional one-day admission. For more details on this program, please visit: http://www.theclientconference.com/special_offers.html

For additional information on the Bridgeway Client Conference or to register, please go to http://www.theclientconference.com/index.html

About Bridgeway

Bridgeway is dedicated to providing software solutions and professional services to implement best practices for the offices of the general counsel and corporate secretary. Leading corporations and government agencies optimize productivity and reduce risk with Bridgeway's integrated technology approach for complete legal enterprise management. Bridgeway implements systems in the areas of electronic discovery, matter and case management, electronic invoicing, cost management, corporate governance, contract management, litigation risk assessment and entity management. Founded in 1989, the company is headquartered in Houston, Texas with representative offices in Philadelphia and Toronto. More information about Bridgeway eDiscovery, Bridgeway Legal Hold, eCounsel®, LawManager®,  Smart Invoice,  Corridor™,  Secretariat®, and Bridgeway Diligent Boardbooks™  is available at http://www.bridge-way.com/ or by calling 888-272-4699.

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