TechnoLawyer: Litigation/Discovery/Trials

Originally published in the October 25, 2012 issue of LitigationWorld: In brief writing, small mistakes such as failing to define an abbreviation, inconsistent capitalization, etc. inevitably occur. Intelligent Editing's PerfectIt Pro 2.0 combs through your Word documents to help you find and correct these and other errors. We asked Charlotte real estate lawyer Richard Belthoff Jr. to test PerfectIt Pro for this issue of LitigationWorld, figuring that if it can handle his 35,000 word commercial leases it can handle anything in the litigation realm. Read his review to find out how well PerfectIt Pro performed. Also, don't miss the LitigationWorld Pick of the Week for tips on creating supplemental juror questionnaires.

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Originally published in the October 22, 2012 issue of LitigationWorld: Congratulations! After reading ediscovery consultant Tom O'Connor's final Ediscovery 101 installment in this issue of LitigationWorld, you will possess more technical mastery of this topic than the average litigator. In closing out this series, Tom points to helpful resources, identifies caveats, and imparts some wisdom gained from his experience working on cases large and small. Now that you've got the knowledge, take the ediscovery bull by the horns on your next case and make Tom proud. Also, don't miss the LitigationWorld Pick of the Week for apps and uses for your iPad in litigation practice.

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Originally published in the October 11, 2012 issue of LitigationWorld: Computer assisted review (a.k.a. predictive coding) promises to make document review — the most dreaded and expensive component of many lawsuits — a breeze and even fun. In this issue of LitigationWorld, litigator and ediscovery consultant Bruce Olson reviews one of the leading tools in this emerging field — kCura's Relativity Assisted Review (free for Relativity licensees). Bruce walks you through the functionality, provides some best practices he learned while testing the software (including the composition of the ideal review team), and most importantly rates the product and bestows a TechnoScore. Also, don't miss the LitigationWorld Pick of the Week for advice from high profile litigator David Boies on preparing CEOs for cross examination.

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Originally published in the October 8, 2012 issue of LitigationWorld: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." Even if you can't name the author or novel, you probably recognize that introductory sentence. Given the power of introductions, your briefs should always include one. In this issue of LitigationWorld, Seattle litigator Kim Gunning provides five tips for introductions, including examples and what to avoid. Charles Dickens would approve. Also, don't miss the LitigationWorld Pick of the Week for an analysis of two recent cases with opposite holdings on the discovery of social media.

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Originally published in the October 4, 2012 issue of LitigationWorld: Welcome to your seventh Ediscovery 101 class — the penultimate installment of this year-long series. In this issue of LitigationWorld, ediscovery consultant Tom O'Connor puts into context everything he has taught you so far. He explains why your knowledge of how computers, smartphones, and other such devices store data can prevent you from being sanctioned, and even give you a leg up when drumming up new business and during the fog of discovery. Also, don't miss the LitigationWorld Pick of the Week for ediscovery tips from an ediscovery special master, including a model federal appointment order.

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Originally published in the September 24, 2012 issue of LitigationWorld: Many aspects of litigation are exciting (depositions, trials) or at least interesting (legal research). But not privilege logs despite being both important and risk-prone. In this issue of LitigationWorld, ediscovery blogger Joshua Gilliland provides a three-step plan to minimize risk and speed up the creation of privilege logs. Best of all, Josh's plan enables you to delegate much of the work to contract or junior lawyers (and still sleep at night). Also, don't miss the LitigationWorld Pick of the Week for the most feared litigators according to a new survey of corporate counsel.

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Originally published in the September 20, 2012 issue of LitigationWorld: Thanks to Schoolhouse Rock, Generation X lawyers likely have a better understanding of conjunctions than other lawyers. But many litigators, including Gen-xers, mistakenly believe that you cannot start sentences with conjunctions. In this issue of LitigationWorld, lawyer and legal writing expert Ed Good busts this myth, and provides other tips on using conjunctions to improve your legal writing. Also, if you listen closely to that Schoolhouse Rock song, you'll hear one instance in which the conductor starts a sentence with a conjunction. Also, don't miss the LitigationWorld Pick of the Week for tips on identifying "stealth jurors" with an agenda.

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Originally published in the September 11, 2012 issue of LitigationWorld: Your client wants to settle. The opposing party ignores your entreaties. So that means full steam ahead, right? Not necessarily. In this issue of LitigationWorld, Seattle litigator and civil procedure expert Kim Gunning discusses an underused settlement escape hatch in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. This rule essentially forces a crucible. In some situations, it can put money into your client's pocket even if your client loses at trial. Just one warning though — your client may kiss you. Also, don't miss the LitigationWorld Pick of the Week for a tip on how to make jury trials more of a sure thing.

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Originally published in the September 7, 2012 issue of LitigationWorld: Meet Professor Marin Levy of Duke Law School. Someday all litigators who practice in federal court may know about Marin because of her area of research — appellate case management practices (i.e., the inner workings of the federal courts of appeal). In this issue of LitigationWorld, Marin explains some of the key differences among the circuits regarding their management of the pre-argument, oral argument, and disposition phases, including some surprising statistics. Also, don't miss the LitigationWorld Pick of the Week for tips on how to give presentations using your iPad.

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Originally published in the August 27, 2012 issue of LitigationWorld: Welcome to your sixth Ediscovery 101 class. Now that you know how computers work and store information, and about the history of ediscovery, you're ready to learn how to supervise an ediscovery project. In this issue of LitigationWorld, http://www.gulfltc.org ediscovery consultant Tom O'Connor discusses the difference between petrified and native files, the problems posed by metadata, and how to collect and process digital documents for review without getting yourself sanctioned. Also, don't miss the LitigationWorld Pick of the Week for a waiver of privilege case involving a former truck driver who set up shop as an ediscovery consultant and the unfortunate law firm that hired him.

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