Ad Litem Consulting, Inc.

Ad Litem Consulting, Inc.
Technical Standards
   Includes:
     - Load Files
     - Cost Codes
     - Quotes
     - For Vendors
     - For Firms
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Read about litigation tech strategies and best practices for the case and firm.
 Litigation Support Department
Includes:
   - Budget Spreadsheet
   - Needs Assesment
   - Case Technology Plan
   - Task and Check Lists
   - Member's Area Access

    

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Intro
Acknowledgements
License
Preface
1.00 Introduction
1.01 For Vendors
1.02 For Firms
1.03 How to Use This Document
2.00 Business Standards
2.01 Outgoing Media Kit
2.02 Cost Codes for Litigation Support
2.03 Request for Quotes ("RFQs")
2.04 Quotes
2.05 Weekly Updates
2.06 Color Blindness
2.07 Quality Control
2.08 Required Test Load
3.00 Technical Standards
3.01 Media Labels
3.02 File, Folder and Volume Naming
3.03 CD Content and Organization
3.04 Organization of Sub-Folders
3.05 Bates Schemes
3.06 Data Files
3.07 Database Conventions
3.08 Native Files
3.09 Project Specifications Document
3.10 Bibliographical Coding Manual
3.11 Image Format
3.12 OCR
3.13 Slip-Sheets or Unitization Rules
3.14 Video
3.15 Synchronization
3.16 Transcripts
3.17 Delivery Media
4.00 Software Specific Requirements
4.01 Casesoft Suite
4.02 IPRO
4.03 Dataflight's Concordance and Opticon
4.04 Image Capture Engineering
4.05 Summation
4.06 iCONECT
4.07 inData TrialDirector
4.nn Additional Titles to Follow
5.00 Examples of What Not To Do
5.01 Media Labels
5.02 File / Folder / Volume Name Conventions
5.03 Database
5.04 Media Content
5.05 Load Files
5.06 OCR
5.07 Opticon Load Files
5.08 Image Format
5.09 Transcripts
5.10 General Errors / Issues
5.11 Real Experiences

 2.02 Cost Codes - Technical Standards

In order to facilitate the billing process the accounting department would like to have several pieces of information appear on every vendor invoice.

  1. The client–matter number must appear on invoices, media labels and business correspondence (including emails) between Firm and vendor.
  1. The attorney's name, whose signature will authorize the invoice, must appear on the invoice.
  2. Cost code must appear on every invoice:

 

Cost Code

Description

 

001

Litigation Video and Graphics:

Video and Graphics used at depositions, arbitration and trial.

 

 

002

Litigation Support Data Services:

This covers the range of work such as: electronic discovery and database creation, hosting, administration and so forth. Value added services such as OCR, programming, forensics, conversions, and media creation are all “Litigation Support Data Services”.

 

 

003

Scanning and Printing:

Photocopying paper, scanning paper or printing a paper set from electronic source (a/k/a “blow backs”).

 

 

004

Court Reporting Services – Non-Video

Court reporters and their non-video associated costs.


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