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ALM study: Attorneys' view on litigation case analysis

> DOES ELECTRONIC CASE MANAGEMENT AND ANALYSIS HELP YOU SUCCEED UNDER CASE AND CLIENT PRESSURES? As the legal world becomes more complex, does your firm feel the pressure to accurately and quickly organize and analyze the growing amount of information about each case? Law firms increasingly search for an easy way to highlight critical information, and get up to speed quickly, and ensure that your firm is using a consistent case strategy. Does case management and analysis software fulfill these needs? In February 2016, ALM® conducted an independent online survey of law firm attorneys regarding their use of case management and analysis software and their attitudes about it. ORGANIZATION MATTERS MORE THAN EVER Attorneys were asked: “What is your biggest pain point when preparing for trial?” Searching for a term or document in a large case file Analyzing large amounts of facts and issues Gathering case data Summarizing or compiling designations on transcripts Outlining case strategy Creating a timeline of key facts T o p pa i n p o in t s fo r t h e a t t o rn e y s s u r v e y e d : 1 . S e a r c h i n g f o r a t e r m o r d o c u m e n t i n t h e l a r ge r c a s e fi l e 2 . A n a l y z i n g l a r g e a m o u n t s o f f a c t s / i s s u e s i n t h e c a s e fi l e t o fi n d c o n n e c t i o n s T h e s u r v e y r e i n f o r c e s t h e i m p o r t a n c e o f h a v i n g o r g a n i z e d i n f o r ma t i o n r e a d i l y a v a i l a b l e . 26% 23% 14% 14% 13% 10% O R G A N I Z A T I O N I S K E Y T O E X P E R T L E G A L S T R A T E G Y A t t o r n e y s w e r e a s k e d : “ H o w i m p o r t a n t i s o r g a n i z in g a ll o f t h e d o c u me n t s i n y o u r c a s e to a n a l y z i n g a ll o f t h e f a c t s a n d i s s u e s ? ” 9 6 % I M P O R T A N T T h e f a c t s c o n t a i n e d i n y o u r c a s e d o c u m e n t s h e lp s h a p e c a s e s trat e g y , a l l o w i n g y o u t o s e e a m o r e c l e ar d i r e c t i o n f o r t h e f a c t s a n d i s s u e s s o y o u c an d e v e l o p a c o m p r e h e ns i v e s t o r y . A t t o r n e y s w e r e a s k e d : “ D o y o u b e l i e ve e l e c t r oni c c a s e m a n a g e me n t w i t h a n a l y s i s c a p a b i li t y w o ul d m i t i g a te t h e r i s k o f m i s s in g c r i t i c a l d e t a i l s i n a c a s e ? ” 9 7 % A G R E E H a v i n g t h e s t r a t e g y i n p l a c e i n v o l v e s t h e r i g h t a n a l y s i s . E l e c t r o n ic c a s e m a n a g e m e n t m it i g a t e s t h e r i s k o f m i ss i n g c r it i c a l de t a i l s t h a t c o u l d a f f e c t t h e o v e r a l l s t r a t e g y o f y o u r c a s e . A L M S T U D Y : E L E C T R O N I C F I L E S I M P R O VE C L I E N T S E R VI C E A t t o r n e y s w e r e a s k e d : “ D o y o u a g r e e t h a t a t t o r n e y s w h o u s e e l e c t r oni c t r i a l bo o k s a r e a b l e to p r o v i d e b e t t e r c l i e n t s e r v i c e ? ” 7 7 % A G R E E A t t o r n e y s w e r e a s k e d : “ D o y o u ag r e e t h a t a t t o r n e y s w h o u s e e l e c t r oni c t r i a l bo o k s a r e m o r e e f fi c i e n t ? ” 7 4 % A G R E E T h e a b i l i t y t o q u i c k l y a cc e s s c a s e fi l e i n f o r m a t i o n p e r m i t s f a s t e r a n d m o r e t h o r o u g h r e s p o n s e s t o c li e n t s w h e n y o u a r e s w i t c h i n g f r o m o n e c a s e t o t h e n e x t. E f fi c i e n c y n o t o n l y l e a d s t o b e t t e r c li e n t s e r v i c e, b u t g r e a t e r o v e r a l l p r o d u c t i v i t y w i t h i n y o u r o f fi c e . T h e a b i l i t y t o q u i c k l y fi n d i m p o r t a n t c a s e d e t a i l s e n a b l e s y o u t o q u i c k l y r e f r e s h y o u r m e m o r y a n d fi n d i n f o r m a t i o n w h e n y o u n e e d i t m o s t . P o r i n g o v e r an e n d l e s s s t r e am o f c a s e d o c u m e n t s i s t h e n o r m f o r a t t o r n e y s . T h e k e y t o s u cc e s s f u l l y m a n a g i n g i n f o r m a t i o n o v e r l o a d – s o y o u c a n d i s c o v e r t h e r i g h t f a c t s a m o n g c a s e d o c u m e n t s – i s a s y s t e m o f o r g a n i z a t i o n t h a t d r a w s u p o n l e g al i ns i g h t s , a n d o f f e r s ea s y a cc e s s t o c o m p l e t e c a s e i n f o r m a t i o n . C A S E N O T E B O O K F R OM T H O M S O N R E U T E R S D E L I V E R S E F F I C I E N C Y , L E G A L I N S I G H T … AN D M O R E . W i t h C a s e N o t e b o o k ™ f r o m T h o m s o n R e u t e r s , y o u c a n l e v e r a g e t r u s t e d t e c h n o l og y t o o r g a n i z e , a n a l y z e , a n d s h a r e e s s e n t i a l c a s e i n f o r m a t i o n . C a s e N o t e b o o k i nt e g r a t e s w i t h M i c r o s o f t ® O u t l o o k ® , T h o m s o n R e u t e r s W e s t l a w ™ , D r a f t i n g A s s i s t a n t a n d o t h e r l e g al t o o l s t o h e lp y o u m a n a g e c a s e s i n t h e m os t e f fi c i e n t w ay p o s s i b l e, s o y o u c an s a v e t i m e a n d b e m o r e p r o fi t a b l e . L i t i g a t i o n c a s e a n a l y s i s t e c h n o l og y . T h e A n s w e r i s C a s e N o t e b o o k . A s s i g n c o l o r - c o d e d i s s u e s , k e y f a c t s , a n d m a k e n o t e s o n i m p o r t a n t c a s e i n f o r m a t i o n , t h e n r u n r e p o r t s t o v i e w y o u r c a s e i n a g l o b a l w a y . A ll d o c u m e n t s – i n c l u d i n g s c a n n e d d o c u m e n t s a n d P D F s – a r e s ea r c h a b l e . S e n d W e s t l aw ® re s ea r c h d i r e c t l y t o y o u r c a s e fi l e , o r s t a r t a r es e a r c h se s s i o n f r o m C a s e N o t e b o o k . Ma k e c o n n e c t i o n s a m o n g l a w , f a c t s , a n d e v i den c e. A u t o m a t i c a l l y b u i l d a n d m o d i f y g r a p h i c a l t i m e l i n e s . R e c e i v e r e a l - t i m e f ee d s o f d e p o s i t i o n t e s t i m o n y ; m a r k u p t r a n s c r i p t s; h y p e r l i nk y o u r e x h i b i t s t o t r a n - s c r i p t s a n d i m p o r t t h e e n t i r e b u n d l e. S e n d e m a i l s a n d a t t a c h m e n t s f r o m M i c r o s o f t O u t l o o k , a n d ea s i l y i nt e g r a t e i n f o r m a t i o n i n t o M i c r o s o f t W o r d , C o r e l ® W o r d P e r f e c t ® , P ow e r P o i n t ® , a n d m o r e. R e m o t e a cc e s s l e t s y o u w o r k w h e r e v e r a n d w h e n e v e r i t ’ s c o n v e n i e n t . DELETE UP D A TE O R G AN I Z A T I O N L E G AL S T R A T E G Y CLI E N T S E R V I C E

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