TechnoLawyer: Litigation/Discovery/Trials

Coming today to LitigationWorld: Do we need new amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for electronically stored information? Can litigators cooperate on ediscovery methods such as predictive coding? Should judges abstain from ediscovery disputes to avoid the fate of Da Silva Moore? In this issue of LitigationWorld, ediscovery expert Tom O'Connor answers these questions in plain English, including a new illustrative court opinion. In the ever-changing world of ediscovery, there's no better sherpa to guide you though the latest trends. Also, don't miss the LitigationWorld Pick of the Week for a new online legal research service.

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All practice areas evolve, but none faster than litigation. Written by successful litigators and other litigation experts, LitigationWorld provides you with practical tips related to electronic discovery, depositions, litigation strategy, litigation technology, and trial presentations. LitigationWorld also features in-depth litigation product reviews with accompanying TechnoScore ratings, as well as links to the most noteworthy litigation articles in other publications so that you'll never miss anything. The LitigationWorld newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Coming today to LitigationWorld: Our editorial team has selected and linked to 84 articles from the past two weeks worthy of your attention. Below you'll find a sample article from each section of today's issue, including our LitigationWorld Pick of the Week.

Review: Zotero (Legal Research Organizational Software)

The 14 Most Preventable Trial Preparation Mistakes

Juries and Social Media (Book Excerpt)

Two Contracts Cases Attach Significance to Email

Congratulations to Ken Lopez of The Litigation Consulting Report on winning our LitigationWorld Pick of the Week award: Top 21 Ways to Conduct Background Research on Your Judge

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All practice areas evolve, but none faster than litigation. Written by successful litigators and other litigation experts, LitigationWorld provides you with practical tips related to electronic discovery, depositions, litigation strategy, litigation technology, and trial presentations. You'll also receive in-depth litigation product reviews as well as links to the most noteworthy articles in other online litigation publications so that you'll never miss anything. The LitigationWorld newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Coming today to LitigationWorld: Our editorial team has selected and linked to 88 articles from the past two weeks worthy of your attention. Below you'll find a sample article from each section of today's issue, including our LitigationWorld Pick of the Week.

What's the Best Trial-Presentation Software for PCs?

Eight Horrible Courtroom Jokes and Their Ensuing Calamities

Sixth Annual Ediscovery Survey

How to Not Inadvertently Produce Privileged Documents

Congratulations to Megan E. Boyd and Adam Lamparello of John Marshall Law Review on winning our LitigationWorld Pick of the Week award: Legal Writing That Gets Results

How to Receive LitigationWorld
All practice areas evolve, but none faster than litigation. Written by successful litigators and other litigation experts, LitigationWorld provides you with practical tips related to electronic discovery, depositions, litigation strategy, litigation technology, and trial presentations. You'll also receive in-depth litigation product reviews as well as links to the most noteworthy articles in other online litigation publications so that you'll never miss anything. The LitigationWorld newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Coming today to LitigationWorld: Nextpoint offers three products for litigators. We previously published reviews of Trial Cloud and Cloud Preservation. In this issue of LitigationWorld, ediscovery consultant Brett Burney finishes our trilogy with a review of Discovery Cloud, the company's web application for importing, culling, reviewing, and producing discovery documents (including email). Using the Burney-LitigationWorld Discovery Dataset, Brett describes and rates each of these functions. Also, don't miss the LitigationWorld Pick of the Week for new courtrooms designed for modern presentations (including photos).

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All practice areas evolve, but none faster than litigation. Written by successful litigators and other litigation experts, LitigationWorld provides you with practical tips related to electronic discovery, depositions, litigation strategy, litigation technology, and trial presentations. LitigationWorld also features in-depth litigation product reviews with accompanying TechnoScore ratings, as well as links to the most noteworthy litigation articles in other publications so that you'll never miss anything. The LitigationWorld newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Coming today to LitigationWorld: What happens if the district court issues an order that you'd like to appeal but can't because the court considers it non-final and won't certify it for appeal. Wait until after the trial concludes? If it's a critical issue, you should instead consider a writ of mandamus. In this issue of LitigationWorld Seattle litigator and motion practice expert Kim Gunning explains how to file a petition for this extraordinary writ, the applicable rules, hurdles you'll need to overcome, and factors that will work in your favor. Don't write your writ without reading this article first. Also, don't miss the LitigationWorld Pick of the Week for the final word on "that" versus "which" in legal writing.

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All practice areas evolve, but none faster than litigation. Written by successful litigators and other litigation experts, LitigationWorld provides you with practical tips related to electronic discovery, depositions, litigation strategy, litigation technology, and trial presentations. LitigationWorld also features in-depth litigation product reviews with accompanying TechnoScore ratings, as well as links to the most noteworthy litigation articles in other publications so that you'll never miss anything. The LitigationWorld newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Coming today to LitigationWorld: Our editorial team has selected and linked to 76 articles from the past two weeks worthy of your attention. Below you'll find a sample article from each section of today's issue, including our LitigationWorld Pick of the Week.

How to Present With an iPad and Apple TV Via Old VGA Gear

Go for Mad Instead of Sad if You Have the Burden of Proof

Seeing Discovery With New Eyes

Sekisui v. Hart: The Illustrated Version

Congratulations to Stewart R. Albertson of Albertson & Davidson Post on winning our LitigationWorld Pick of the Week award: Top 10 Tips From a Litigator Who Just Won a Large Verdict

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All practice areas evolve, but none faster than litigation. Written by successful litigators and other litigation experts, LitigationWorld provides you with practical tips related to electronic discovery, depositions, litigation strategy, litigation technology, and trial presentations. You'll also receive in-depth litigation product reviews as well as links to the most noteworthy articles in other online litigation publications so that you'll never miss anything. The LitigationWorld newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Today's issue of Fat Friday contains these articles:

D. Rebecca Mitchell, My Paperless Workflow Plus Reviews of Two Fujitsu Scanners

Jason Pink, If You Want Stability, Join a Midsize Law Firm

Blair Clark, Review: Perfect Authority for Creating Tables of Authorities

Bastiaan Sparreboom, Starting a Sentence With a Conjunction

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Our most serendipitous offering, Fat Friday consists of unsolicited contributions by TechnoLawyer members. You'll no doubt enjoy it because of its mix of interesting topics and genuinely useful knowledge, including brutally honest product reviews and informative how-tos. The Fat Friday newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Coming today to LitigationWorld: Remember how the bad guy in Lethal Weapon 2 kept getting out of jams by proclaiming diplomatic immunity? Well, the long arm of the law may similarly fail you when you try to depose foreigners in their home countries if you don't know how to proceed. In this issue of LitigationWorld, lawyer and ediscovery blogger Joshua Gilliland explains how to ensure that you get your deposition — with the help of two sidekicks. Also, don't miss the LitigationWorld Pick of the Week for spoliation case involving a laptop and a river.

How to Receive LitigationWorld
All practice areas evolve, but none faster than litigation. Written by successful litigators and other litigation experts, LitigationWorld provides you with practical tips related to electronic discovery, depositions, litigation strategy, litigation technology, and trial presentations. LitigationWorld also features in-depth litigation product reviews with accompanying TechnoScore ratings, as well as links to the most noteworthy litigation articles in other publications so that you'll never miss anything. The LitigationWorld newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Today's issue of Fat Friday contains these articles:

Fred Kruck, Review: Jaybird Freedom Bluetooth Stereo Headphones

Paul Lepine, Review: QuickJump (Outlook Add-On)

Tonya Kaiser, More Advice for Remote Depositions

Joseph Travaglini, Desktop as a Service: A Viable Cloud Alternative

Don't miss this issue — or any future issues.

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Our most serendipitous offering, Fat Friday consists of unsolicited contributions by TechnoLawyer members. You'll no doubt enjoy it because of its mix of interesting topics and genuinely useful knowledge, including brutally honest product reviews and informative how-tos. The Fat Friday newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Coming today to BigLaw: Jones Day partner John Walker travels far and wide for his product liability practice. But not alone. In this issue of BigLaw, fellow large firm litigator and iPad for lawyers expert Jeff Richardson interviews John about how he uses his iPad and iPhone in the office, at trial, to learn new languages, and more. Also, don't miss the BigLaw Pick of the Week for a continuation of the interview in which John discusses his favorite travel apps.

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Large and midsize law firms have achieved unprecedented success yet they still have tremendous growth potential. Written by insiders, corporate counsel, and other industry experts, BigLaw unearths best practices in leadership, marketing, strategy, and technology, and features detailed product reviews with accompanying TechnoScore ratings. BigLaw also ensures that you won't miss anything published elsewhere by linking to insightful articles (and podcasts and videos) about large and midsize law firms, as well as notable press releases issued by the world's largest law firms. The BigLaw newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.