2 Hour MCLE Presentation Outline

LITIGATION SUPPORT IN THE 21ST CENTURY

I. Litigation Support Software Defined

A. 5 Traditional Litigation Support Components

1. Transcript Management
2. Document Management
3. Electronic Notes
4. Realtime Transcription
5. Case Organization

B. Expanding Lit Support into the 21st Century

1. Web Based Document Management
2. Linking Chains of Evidence
3. Enhanced imaging functionality
4. Standardized Windows interface

II. Interface of the Future

A. Creating Web Quick Links

1. On-line Document Repositories
2. Local Jurisdictional Rules
3. Legal Research Sites

B. Quick Start Menus

1. Immediate Access to Routine Functionality
a. Creating New Cases
b. Loading Transcripts
c. Saving Searches
d. Saving Layouts

C. Scripting and On-Line Help

1. Scripting as a time saving implementation tool
2. Scripting as an integration tool

III. Transcripts

A. Searching Multiple Transcripts Simultaneously
B. Flagging Important Transcript Testimony with Electronic Sticky Notes

1. Preparing for Summary Judgment Motions
2. Preparing Trial Binders
3. Preparing Deposition Summaries

C. Creating Evidence Links

1. Internal evidence linking
2. Linking to other applications or websites
3. Linking to Documentary Evidence

IV. Database

A. Searching Core Database Components - the Off-Line Solution
B. Remote Databases - the On-Line Solution
C. Companion Databases

V. Imaging

A. Crossing the Trial Presentation threshold
B. Linking Documentary Evidence to other Case Evidence

VI. Case Organization

A. Organizing Trial or Deposition Exhibits
B. Case Chronologies
C. Integration between Case Components