Web Version     April 2008   developments in litigation technology LITIGATION 'SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE' ARRIVES   featured in Litilaw Legal Research   Introducing Electronic Evidence   How does one properly introduce email, electronic files, native files, web site pages, digital photographs and other electronically stored information (ESI) at trial? These issues are discussed at length in Lorraine v. Markel (Judge Paul Grimm) and summarized in this paper. more Preserving a Record for Appeal while Keeping the Jury on your Side  by Theodora R. Lee In the best-case scenario, a jury trial will go along in a smooth, satisfying way. The first thing you have to do is to focus on a theory on appeal. The most likely theories and the ones you can begin to build during trial are: prejudicial misconduct of counsel; juror misconduct; and judicial misconduct. more Legal Process Outsourcing of First Level Document Review  by Dario Olivas and Michael Dolan Over the last several years, the proliferation in electronically stored information (ESI) and e-Discovery, such as email, instant messages, electronic documents and data on handheld devices, has drastically changed the litigation practice. more Should You Sue Over A Term Sheet?  by Gregory G. Ballard and Jessica Lively When negotiations break down between term sheet and contract, you might need to litigate. The range of circumstances in which parties find it useful to prepare a preliminary document memorializing their common goals before they execute a final full-scale contract is limitless. more Litilaw is a free, full-text, searchable, collection of over 800 articles written by lawyers as part of advanced CLE or similar presentations.  Articles are organized into over 30 substantive and procedural categories so you can easily browse to articles that are important to you.       Small and medium-sized firms benefit most from fast deployment, less onerous IT demands and sophisticated access to case data  Software as a service, or 'SaaS', refers to a web-native software offering that the service provider both develops and supports. Customers do not buy the software but rather pay to use it, usually on a monthly basis. SaaS applications have become popular in a number of industries because of its ability to provide robust functionality while not requiring from the user an upfront investment for hardware or software, or ongoing support. more BEST PRACTICES: REDACTING PDFs THE RIGHT WAY Redaction of PDFs can be a tricky proposition.  This best practices article shows you how to redact with several different tools.   A lot of people have assumed incorrectly that redacting text in a PDF using standard markup tools is effective.  It may not be, as hidden text may remain even if not visible.  There are several right ways to redact PDFs using different tools, and this article describes the problem, shows the right way to redact and refers to effective tools, including the new Acrobat Professionals 8. more TIPS: HOW TO SPLIT & MERGE PDF FILES TO THEIR RIGHT SIZE So you've received a PDF file that's too big to use effectively. Or someone has given you a documents as single page PDFs.  These tips show you the how, when and why of splitting and merging PDF files. Tips include: >Deciding how to split and merge files >Splitting and merging files with Adobe Acrobat Professional >Using free software instead to split and merge PDF files >Speeding up the process with specialty utilities >Guidelines for rightsizing PDFs in the first place more ADDITIONS TO LEXBE We regularly update Lexbe, our web-based case analysis and evidence management application, with new features and functions Recent additions include: >Faster Access; Improved Document Lookup. Lexbe.com has been enhanced to allow faster look-up and viewing of documents in larger cases. We have also added improved controls for viewing and sorting documents by file type and by date uploaded. more >Lexbe Adds Email Filtering and Culling Service. Email is critical in modern litigation and dealing with email formats can be complicated.  Our new service allows you to filter PSTs to get only the relevant email for attorney review.  Pricing is by the MB/GB, so you know ahead of time what the service will cost. No surprises!  more >Expanded List of Supported File Formats. Lexbe.com now supports over 100 popular file formats. more About Lexbe Lexbe.com is a web-based case analysis and evidence management application for litigation teams. >Case analysis features include fact and issue analysis, case calendaring, tracking of case participants, deposition analysis, case research, fact tracking and dynamic chronology and timeline generation. >Document and evidence management features include full-text search, document sorting, retrieval and repository, native file review, metadata analysis, document coding, document encryption and off-line access.  >Discovery production features include relevancy and privilege tagging, automatic Bates numbering and automatic privilege log generation. Lexbe is offered on a software-as-a-service (SaaS) basis, so users can access the Lexbe application from any web-based computer without the need to install or maintain software. 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