Litigation Support Software | Litigation Services

Litigation support software is critical to the smooth and efficient running of a progressive law firm. Electronic discovery or e-discovery has placed a large burden on many law offices and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure now permit the use of e-discovery in litigation cases.

A lot of states are also ensuring e-discovery sections in their civil procedure rules.

Because of the size and volume of documentation that is thrown up by e-discovery in the discovery process the need for good litigation support software has been born.

There is no one size fits all litigation support software that will suit every firm-rather you will need the provider of any litigation support software to assess your needs and tailor a software package for you.

Litigation Support Software Factors To Consider

Some of the main factors to consider when looking at litigation support software include

  • Document categories-does it allow the easy categorization of documents
  • Is it easy to use for your litigation support staff
  • Has is foreign language support
  • Can it handle all of the popular file types

Common and popular e-discovery programs include Concordance, CT Summation, IPRO, JFS Litigator’s Notebook, CaseMap, LiveNote, TrialDirector and Zantaz.

The main concern you should have when using litigation support software to assist you in the e-discovery process is the inadvertent disclosure of material or documentation which should remain privileged.

Such as attorney/client correspondence, phone records and any other privileged information that should not be disclosed in the discovery process.

Features of Litigation Support Software

Some of the features of litigation support software packages include

1.       Extensive databases to allow review and organization of discovery documentation, correspondence etc.

2.       Easy searching of all discovery documentation.

The American Bar Association has produced a comparison chart of litigation support software and you can access a copy at the link below.
Here is the link to the ABA comparison chart of litigation support software.

It takes a look at the principal features of well know litigation software packages such as

  • CaseLogistix
  • EDGE
  • iCONECTnXT
  • ImageDepot
  • MasterFile
  • Nextpoint
  • CT SummationiBlaze
  • Lexbe

We will take a closer look at these litigation support software packages and other litigation services in greater detail elsewhere on this site.

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