Bradford Jacob established EPC Consulting in 2011, a consulting firm specializing in construction law and contract management. Previously, Bradford Jacob worked as an attorney and director of contracts for two engineering companies. The American Bar Association website provides resources for contract management lawyers, including several contract management software packages and recent articles on using contract management software.

1. By Bradford Jacob, Virginia Lawyer

2.  In 2011, lawyer Bradford Jacob established EPC
Consulting, LLC, a Midlothian, Virginia-based
consulting firm that specializes in construction law
and contract management for businesses in the
energy and construction sector. Before founding EPC
Consulting, Bradford Jacob served as an attorney and
Director of Contracts with ALSTOM Power, Inc., a
leading engineering company in Virginia. From 2006
to 2008, he held the title of Senior Counsel and
director of commercial contracts at Delta-T
Corporation.
The American Bar Association (ABA) website offers
numerous professional resources for practicing
contract management lawyers.

3.  Managing contracts is a complex task, and the ABA
provides several contract management software
packages, including Arm Group Inc., OpenSource Inc.,
Ketera, Nextance, and Selectica.
The ABA website also provides recent legal news and
a selection of relevant articles and essays written by
legal professionals. For instance, in regard to contract
management, the ABA shares two articles that
discuss the use of contract management software:
"Automating contracts: Will companies sign on?" by
Melanie Austria Farmer of CNetnews.com and
"Report: Contract Management Software Is
Burgeoning Business," by Carol King of E-Commerce
News.