Litigation Support

The term "Litigation Support" generally means the use of computers to help with the conduct of litigation or arbitration. Litigation Support Systems ("LSS") are the hardware and software tools used for this.

Litigation Support also includes the knowledge, skills and services to back the technology - an understanding of the context (that is, the requirements of fee earners, barristers, clients and courts), skills in data exchange and data conversion, case planning, and the methodologies to handle scanning and coding accurately and efficiently. Lastly, it requires the assurance that the confidentiality of both the client and the firm will be observed.

We are experts in Litigation Support, both as software designers and as providers of the backup services. Follow the links below to learn more about the subject and what we can do for you.

Disclosure Systems
Disclosure Systems like our Openlaw Litigation Software are primarily designed to handle the creation of lists of the documents disclosed in litigation, the pre-trial analysis and the preparation and use of trial Bundles.

Litigation Services
Much of our work in this area is ancillary to our Openlaw Litigation software but the skills, particularly in data conversion and data exchange, are relevant whatever application you use.

Demystifying the Process
A set of articles to help readers new to litigation support including a guide to Terminology.

Case Management Systems
Case Management Systems automate some of the repetitive functions of litigation and help with setting and meeting deadlines, producing standard documents and reporting on the status of a caseload. A brief overview for those new to the subject.