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Do-It-Yourself Legal Graphics and Trial Exhibits
By Brett Burney
Juries and even clients have difficulty understanding legal jargon, and often find verbal testimony boring. To more effectively communicate legal concepts, you could hire an artist to create snazzy, professional graphics and demonstrative evidence. Or you could save a lot of money by using SmartDraw Legal Solution instead.
If you can "drag-n-drop" with a mouse, you can use SmartDraw Legal to create accident diagrams, calendars, crimes scenes, evidence charts, family trees, floor plans, flowcharts, forensic diagrams, Gantt charts, maps, medical diagrams, organizational charts, patent diagrams and illustrations, storyboards, and the always-popular timelines. Simply select the shapes you need and drop them where they belong. You can add text into a variety of shapes that will automatically expand as you type.
SmartDraw Legal Solution bundles thousands of ready-to-use symbols, templates, shapes, lines, and arrow styles. Additionally, it integrates seamlessly with Microsoft Office and other applications. For example, you can convert images (such as photos) from other programs into a SmartDraw graphic, and you can copy and paste completed SmartDraw graphics into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and even Visio. SmartDraw also works with leading litigation support software, such as Sanction, Summation, and TrialDirector
If you lack artistic talent, SmartDraw Legal Solution will take you by the hand with step-by-step tutorials, tips, and wizards. If that's not enough, SmartDraw offers 100% free live technical support. When you perfect your masterpiece, SmartDraw Legal Solution gives you the option of printing it in poster size for mounting on foam board. If you don't have a large-format printer handy, SmartDraw has partnerships with AlphaGraphics and Sir Speedy — you can send your job to your local branch directly from SmartDraw Legal Solution's print dialog box.
SmartDraw Legal Solution works with Windows 98 and later. A single license sells for $449, but has an introductory price of $297 with volume discounts available. You can also download a free 30-day trial version. Learn more about SmartDraw Legal Solution.
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