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Why Do Lawyers Need to Keep Up with Legal Technology?

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Technology can automate routine tasks such as document review, legal research, and timekeeping, allowing lawyers to focus on more complex legal work by utilizing document management software, legal research databases, and e-discovery software. How Can Lawyers Use Technology?

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Top 7 Tips for Litigation Paralegals in 2024

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A document management system that organizes the electronic version of everything in the case, like the Microsoft Word documents that you’re drafting, memos, etc. eDiscovery software, which is used to process, review, and produce discovery in cases. Where is that hot document?

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Top Technology Trends for Transactional Lawyers

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This increase in complexity and volume required a different set of professional skills needed for litigation practitioners that combined an intimate knowledge of both the litigation process and how technology can be used to drive efficiencies in the e-discovery process. Kate Jansons Johns is the Litigation Support Manager at Nutter.

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Most Law Firms Use Just Five or Fewer Unique Software Products, Smokeball Study Says

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Document management, 47%. Practice management or case management, 34%. Document automation, 26%. E-discovery, 22%. Reputation management, 10%. Business, estate planning, and family law firms spent the most time in software, with about three in 10 spending 75% or more of their time using tech.

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Is it Worth it to Become a Litigation Paralegal?

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eDiscovery skills What is eDiscovery? E-discovery, or electronic discovery, refers to the process of identifying, collecting, and producing electronically stored information (ESI) in legal proceedings. As a litigation paralegal, proficiency in eDiscovery is crucial. Yes, they do on occasion.

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Litigation Technology Tips for Paralegals

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Why EVERY Litigation Paralegal Should be a MASTER in eDiscovery Gaining eDiscovery skills is essential to a successful litigation paralegal career. As a litigation paralegal, you can use it to streamline your document management process so that you have fewer papers to store, organize and manage to prepare for court.

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What I Learned in Paralegal School vs On The Job

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Document Management and Organization Being the only paralegal for seven attorneys means having to manage 100+ cases efficiently. I developed an internal system that helped me stay organized and adapted to the electronic aspect of the job rather than relying solely on the paper-based methods I learned in school.

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