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EXHIBIT 5
(312) 207-1000
December 20, 2000
Allscripts, Inc.
2401 Commerce Drive
Libertyville, Illinois 60048
Re: Registration Statement on Form S-3 ("Registration Statement")
Gentlemen and Ladies:
In connection with the proposed registration for resale of 1,398,303
shares of common stock, $0.01 par value (the "common stock"), of Allscripts,
Inc. (the "Company"), covered by the above-referenced Registration Statement, we
have examined such documents and have reviewed such questions of law as we have
considered necessary and appropriate for the purposes of this opinion. We have
assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents
submitted to as originals, the conformity to original documents of all the
documents submitted to us as certified or photostatic copies and the
authenticity of the originals of such latter documents.
Based upon such examination, we advise you that, in our opinion that:
(i) The Company has corporate authority to issue the shares of
common stock proposed to be offered as set forth in the Registration
Statement.
(ii) The shares of common stock registered for resale as set forth
in the Registration Statement have been duly authorized by the Company, and
upon issuance, will be validly issued and fully paid and nonassessable, and
will continue to be so when sold as set forth in the Registration Statement.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the
above-referenced Registration Statement and the reference to this firm under the
caption "Validity of Stock"' in the Prospectus constituting a part of such
Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not hereby admit that we
are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the
Securities Act of 1933 or the rules and regulations of the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Sachnoff & Weaver, Ltd.
Sachnoff & Weaver, Ltd.
JAS/JTA
