Law firms and Attorneys may have various advantages in
the area of litigation support services for their preparation of court
proceedings. The Legal Process Outsourcing firms offer professional assistance
through well trained and experienced associates. These LPO’s usually have
specialized professionals who can provide support for wide range of services
for the cases which involves pre and post-trial preparation. To execute these
services for litigation support to the clients, the LPO firms usually have a
strategic methodology and software solutions to provide customized solutions.
The LPO firms offer a range of services under litigation
support flagship to meet the varying needs of diversified attorneys and law
firms:
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Managing documents by using effective
solutions like:
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Document coding and indexing.
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Document review.
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Electronic discovery.
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Pre-trial proceedings like:
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Research and drafting of documents such as
pleadings, motions and responses.
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Document discovery such as interrogatories
and answers, notices for production of documents, preparation of subpoenas.
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Summarization of deposition transcripts.
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Case management solutions like:
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Legal transcription.
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Management of lawsuits by case management
tools like Summation, Concordance, CaseLogistix, Ringtail, iConect, CaseMap,
Catalyst etc.
There are various technology based processes that include
tools for online web-based review, managing documents and assessing cases. With
the huge volume of data and documents to handle, having the appropriate process
solutions, software and technology is essential to thoroughly and successfully
prepare for legal proceedings.
The advantages and benefits could be realized based on
following features:
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Access to qualified and trained professionals
and resources to handle assignments;
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Tangible cost savings due to outsourcing
expertise rather than paying additional staff;
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The ability of legal professionals to compete
with other party in a better way by having ample time for case or trial
preparation;
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Engaging support services based on project
schedules, customized needs and demands;
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Better time management and faster turnaround
of projects.
The most important aspect of the litigation process
involves having the right information, effective documentation, useful evidence
and comprehensive preparation. By outsourcing the range of services to LPO’s
for litigation support services, the law firms (small or large) and solo
attorneys will surely be better equipped to successfully prosecute different
types of cases.
