Ad Litem Consulting, Inc.

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Litigation Case Lifecycle

There are tools that each Litigation Support Department employee should have in order to work efficiently. The same is true of the person performing document review. When we do not have the proper tools, it may take longer to perform some or all tasks. Remember, litigation is deadline driven, so anything that helps get the job done more quickly is valuable.

Consider the robotic CD/DVD duplicator and burner which can free up hundreds of billable hours. If Litigation Support must generate each CD manually, then the technician must attend a manual, and essentially non-technical, process. The Litigation Support technician can load a stack of blank media and return in the morning to collect three complete sets of duplicates, labels included. A minor investment by the firm frees the technician to perform other, higher level, tasks for the firm.

The following sections cover the types of hardware and software recommended for any attorney performing review and for Litigation Support professional dealing with data. One may have a preference for one brand of spreadsheet program over another, but the need for a spreadsheet program of some sort exists.

The goal of software and hardware is to aid the speed and quality of the real work. These tools make your firm more profitable by:

1. Increasing the number of documents reviewed per hour;
2. Increasing the amount of time available for review;
3. Decreasing the amount of time spent performing or overseeing non-technical clerical tasks;
4. Decreasing the time required to perform technical tasks; and  
5. Decreasing the turnaround time to create and load productions.

Needs Assessment

Litigation Case Lifecycle