Why Profiscience

Is your provider shaping its platform around your firm’s needs?

Profiscience develops learning and CLE technology in close collaboration with law firms. Client feedback shapes weekly improvements, while more than 26 years of legal-industry experience helps us understand the context behind each request.

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26+ years Helping law firms
14+ years Average client retention
400K+ Law firm employees served
500+ Weekly platform updates
What guides our work

What changes when your technology partner understands your firm?

The platform fits more naturally, product decisions reflect real administrative needs, and the relationship remains imperative long after implementation.

Specialization

Technology shaped around legal workflows

Learning, professional development, CLE, and compliance are not generic training processes. We design around the way law firms actually manage them.

Continuous improvement

Improvements informed by administrators

Weekly releases reflect client feedback, changing requirements, and the practical experience of people managing the work.

Client partnership

A relationship that continues after launch

Implementation is only the beginning. Our team remains involved through support, collaboration, and ongoing platform improvement.

What clients say

Why have firms stayed with Profiscience for 10, 15, and even 20+ years?

Long-term partnerships are earned over time.

Learn why firms continue to rely on Profiscience for responsive support, practical innovation, and a platform that continues to evolve with their needs.

"What stands out about Profiscience is how closely their team works with us. They are responsive, practical, and willing to adapt the platform to support the way our firm manages learning rather than expecting us to fit into a standard approach."
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Pamela Presley
Technology Training Manager
Akin
“Beyond providing an LMS designed for legal environments, Profiscience stands out as a true partner. Their team listens, seeks practical feedback, fosters a strong user community, and continually evolves the platform to meet the needs of our firm.”
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Ian Phillips
Senior Manager
Womble
"Profiscience has enabled a small team to support a much larger organization. From automated reminders and learning plans to CLE dashboards and reporting, the platform gives us the structure we need to scale training and compliance work without adding unnecessary manual effort."
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Daniel Kent
Training Manager
Foley Hoag
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Company timeline

How has Profiscience evolved alongside law firms?

The platform has expanded as firms’ learning, CLE, compliance, and technology needs have become more connected and more complex.

  1. 2000: A focus on law-firm learning begins

    Profiscience begins developing learning technology specifically for law firms.

  2. 2010-2015: UniversitySite expands globally

    The platform grows to support law-firm learning across the Americas, Australia, and Europe.

  3. 2016: Learning and CLE become more connected

    CLESite is introduced to bring specialized CLE administration and oversight alongside UniversitySite.

  4. 2017-2025: CLESite adoption continues to grow

    More than half of Profiscience clients now use CLESite alongside UniversitySite.

  5. Now

    Today: The platform continues to improve every week

    Client feedback continues to shape weekly platform releases, including improvements to automation, reporting, integrations, and carefully governed AI capabilities.

Our mission

What should learning technology make easier?

The best learning technology should help firms spend less time managing the process and more time supporting attorney and staff development.

Profiscience brings learning and compliance into a more connected environment, helping law firms reduce fragmented processes without forcing every firm into the same way of working.

The outcomes we focus on

Make learning easier to deliver and access

Support onboarding, professional development, continuing education, and firm knowledge through a more connected experience.

Reduce avoidable administrative work

Bring assignments, records, certificates, communications, and reporting into more coordinated workflows.

Give the firm clearer oversight

Help attorneys, administrators, and leadership understand requirements, deadlines, progress, and potential compliance concerns.

Leadership

Who will your team work with?

Clients work directly with a U.S.-based team of subject matter experts and developers who understand the platform, legal learning, CLE administration, implementation, and the day-to-day realities of keeping these programs running.

Michael Barshinger Michael Barshinger
Founder & CEO

Michael founded Profiscience and continues to guide its product vision and company strategy around the learning and compliance needs of law firms.

Lawren Finley Lawren Finley
Director of Legal Education

Lawren works with law firms to understand their learning, professional development, and compliance priorities and translate them into practical UniversitySite and CLESite approaches.

Carter Strey Carter Strey
Director of Partner Solutions

Carter leads conversations with firms evaluating Profiscience, connecting their priorities and existing systems with the right products, services, and implementation approach.

Daniel Wallace Daniel Wallace
Director of Product

Daniel leads product strategy. He works with clients and the Profiscience team to turn feedback and emerging needs into practical product improvements.

Autumn Masters Autumn Masters
Partner Advisor

Autumn works closely with existing clients to understand changing priorities, strengthen their use of Profiscience, and explore additional capabilities that may support their learning and CLE goals.

Derek Weihs Derek Weihs
Partner Advisor

Derek works with law firms that are evaluating Profiscience, helping them clarify their goals, assess their current processes, and determine whether UniversitySite, CLESite, or both may be a good fit.

Mark Staufenberg Mark Staufenberg
CLE Specialist

Mark helps law firms interpret CLE requirements and translate them into manageable CLESite processes, including jurisdictional rules, reporting, and administrative workflows.

Glenn Wilson Glenn Wilson
CLE Specialist

Glenn supports the day-to-day administration of CLE programs, helping firms manage records, reporting, and jurisdiction-specific requirements with greater confidence.

Mary White Mary White
Product Specialist

Mary works directly with clients when questions arise, helping them resolve issues and use the platform with confidence. She brings deep product knowledge and a practical understanding of how firms work.

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