LitWorks Blog
A blog highlighting information relevant to the continuing education of litigation support professionals sharing ideas, concepts, and methodologies.
Are you a good listener?
Sometimes we must step out of our comfort zone (and our cubicle) to meet face-to-face with an attorney or paralegal to discuss important technology decisions for the litigation matter.
Time Management Skills for LSPs
Time management in litigation is largely based on a sense of urgency… and a healthy dose of “hurry up and wait.” This makes managing our time as litigation support professionals a little challenging. One of the things I’ve always enjoyed about our industry is the opportunity to learn something new or have a new challenge every day. However, this is exactly why many of us fail at time management.
E‐Discovery Management Workshop
Join Erika Santiago for a one‐day workshop in Chicago to develop your project management skills for electronic discovery: March 23, 2010
Reporting on Trends & Industry News
Where do you go to stay current on industry trends and news? We’ve listed our top 4 places to go on the web for litigation support industry news and trend watching. Which sites would you recommend?
The E-Discovery Application Matrix
As a litigation support manager, you may be tasked with researching and selecting a standard litigation & e-discovery application(s) for your firm or organization.
Legal Tech NY 2010 – Highlights
Pretty much everyone said that this year’s conference had a positive vibe to it and the light at the end of the dark economic tunnel seems to be getting brighter. One of the trends that seems to have carried over from last year is the increasing importance of having a litigation support (e-discovery) professional on your case team who understands both the technology and legal workflow objectives of the case teams. This is important whether you outsource your e-discovery projects or process & manage everything internally.
Estimating & Managing Risk in E-Discovery Projects
Does your standard e-discovery project management workflow include early case assessment technology? What are some of the key concepts in explaining the value of this option that you normally share with your case teams?
