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How Technology Can Drive Effective Case Collaboration

Matthew Hurd

Reviewing depositions and documents faster and more efficiently is critical for law firms in the face of increasingly complex and arduous litigation processes. While many firms are already using collaboration tools to promote and facilitate ongoing interaction across legal teams, it has also introduced new challenges. Predominant among them: How can legal teams and counsel leverage technology to collaborate and more efficiently manage case administration and trial preparation while keeping costs at a minimum?

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Recommended Practices for Document Review Workflow

Ron Best & Dean Gonsowski

In the paper world, "getting to the facts" was routine and predictable, with generally understood scope, costs and risks. With the explosion of electronic data and the evolution of ever more complex systems, "getting to the facts" is no longer routine and predictable.

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Is an Integrated e-Discovery Solution the Best Approach?

David Deusner

With law firms increasingly feeling pressure to adapt to client demands to reduce bills and expenses, an integrated e-discovery solution may seem like a wise investment. Having fewer vendors providing necessary services is always beneficial. It means less administrative overhead, less potential for miscommunication, and less time spent training staff on new software. However, when it comes to e-discovery, an integrated solution may not always provide a law firm with exactly what it needs.

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Ninth Circuit's Stay Order Underlines Standing Question in Gay Marriage Case

Kate Moser

Even as the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals pressed the brakes on Aug. 16 for gay couples hoping to wed this week in California, the court set an accelerated pace for hearing the case. And in what could be an ominous sign for Proposition 8 proponents, the judges ordered them to "include in their opening brief a discussion of why this appeal should not be dismissed for lack of Article III standing."

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<b>BREAKING NEWS:</b> Prop 8 Overturned Image

<b>BREAKING NEWS:</b> Prop 8 Overturned

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

A federal judge in California has struck down the state's ban on same-sex marriage, known as Proposition 8, as unconstitutional. If any observers thought Judge Vaughn Walker would have a difficult time striking down Proposition 8 as unconstitutional, they were mistaken.

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<b>ONLINE EXCLUSIVE:</b> Prop 8 Overturned

Scott Graham

A federal judge in California has struck down the state's ban on same-sex marriage as unconstitutional. If any observers thought Judge Vaughn Walker would have a difficult time striking down Proposition 8 as unconstitutional, they were mistaken.

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How Fulbright & Jaworski Transformed Its Document Review Process

Laurie Weiss & Tom Barce

As e-discovery practitioners, our goal is to make the process for our clients more manageable and as cost-effective as possible. We sought to automate and streamline the process through the application of strategic technology and well-developed workflows.

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Getting Users to Adopt New Productivity Tools

Karen Reiter

Getting people to adopt productivity-enhancing technology tools requires a thoughtful, meticulous approach. It's not just a matter of installing a tool on everyone's desktop and then hoping for the best.

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Bond Schoeneck & King Goes Mobile With BigHand

Jean Hay

At the end of June 2009, our lease on dictation equipment was coming to an end, so the strategic decision was made to investigate other options before upgrading. During demonstrations, it became clear to us that the BlackBerry component and mobility options provided by BigHand would be a key point in our decision-making process.

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Upgrading Microsoft Office and What It Means to Your Service Desk

Lance Waagner

With the worldwide release of Office 2010 in June, Microsoft has once again unleashed a frenzy of new software purchases ' and even more Office upgrades ' globally.

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