The evolution continues. Here are the latest enhancements to your ediscovery and case management software.
As Nextpoint wraps up the year, we’re announcing exciting new features that will help our users maximize profitability and efficiency. See below for a preview of what’s included.
Nextpoint Invoice Generator Simplifies Billing and Maximizes Profits
Nextpoint was the first ediscovery company to launch a per-user pricing model with unlimited data, providing a much-needed alternative to the per-GB costs that dominated the industry. Our users have enjoyed the predictability and affordability of Nextpoint pricing ever since. As legal data volumes see exponential growth, the Nextpoint approach to ediscovery pricing is more important than ever.
No matter what pricing structure is in place, legal teams can reduce their ediscovery expenses by passing through software costs to their clients. Nextpoint is launching a new tool that will make simplify and streamline this process: a Subscription Pass-Through Invoice Generator. Now, users can take advantage of our predictable pricing along with a seamless method to pass these costs through to their clients.
Currently available as a beta release, the tool will calculate how much should be invoiced for each case in a given month and generate a fully customizable invoice to share with the appropriate party. By simplifying the pass-through process, Nextpoint ensures that legal teams can focus on what they do best – delivering exceptional legal services – while we handle the complexities of cost allocation and invoicing.
Meet Ned: The Nextpoint AI Support Assistant
At Nextpoint, we take pride in our user-friendly interface and the wealth of onboarding and training materials available to our clients. Still, we understand that the ediscovery process is complex, and questions will inevitably arise as you navigate those complexities. We created a companion that will supply streamlined answers to your questions in an instant, empowering you to execute ediscovery projects without disruption.
We’re excited to introduce Ned, the Nextpoint AI Support Assistant, a smart helper built to deliver faster, more personalized support at your fingertips. Get instant, relevant answers from our help center, effortless navigation with direct links, and intelligent topic recommendations.
And if you need further assistance, our human support team is still just a click away. They’ll have access to your chat history with Ned, so they can quickly understand your challenges and provide the right solutions. We know our users love the accessible, hands-on support our team provides, and we’re excited to utilize AI to enhance our offerings.
Who Is Ned?
Ned, short for Nextpoint eDiscovery, is the friendly, knowledgeable, and highly efficient AI Support Assistant designed to guide Nextpoint users through our comprehensive litigation software. Whether you’re a legal professional, paralegal, or IT administrator, Ned is always available to answer questions, troubleshoot issues, and provide personalized solutions to help you get the most out of the Nextpoint platform.
Efficiency Gains from Collection to Case Building
This quarter, we launched several updates to enhance user efficiency in Nextpoint. Whether we’re addressing small challenges or major feature needs, we always listen to our users as we make improvements to ensure Nextpoint is a valuable part of your litigation process.
Custom Expiration Dates for File Requests
In any Nextpoint database, you can securely Request Files from any third party (clients, counsel, etc.) from your database File Room. The recipient of that request will receive a secure link to upload their respective files, and you can access the uploaded files right away.
Now, this feature offers greater flexibility, allowing Nextpoint users to set a custom expiration window for the secure link to upload files. They can choose between 5, 7, 14, and 30 days. This update reduces the need for repeated requests and provides better control over managing expiration timelines.
File Room Extraction Enhancements
In the Nextpoint File Room, users can unzip and extract data from zipped or compressed files. In this upgrade, we expanded the size of compressed files that can be uploaded and extracted in Nextpoint, accommodating the rapid growth of typical legal data volumes. We also now support more archive formats in addition to ZIP files, including .7z, .rar, and .tar. These changes, along with a clearer interface for streamlined workflows, will reduce friction, save time, and simplify handling large data sets.
Grid View Updates for Smoother Review
When you’re progressing through an enormous document review, it can be easy to lose your place amid a sea of muddled files and similar documents. Now, the last document you examined in the Document Viewer will be highlighted in Grid View, empowering you to navigate between documents quickly and efficiently.
Reordering Documents in a Folder
You may sometimes need to change the order of documents within a folder after it has already been set up. This can be helpful when exporting items like privilege logs and exhibit lists. An update to Document Reordering brings greater clarity, functionality, and ease of use to the feature. Key changes include enhanced tooltips, the removal of automatic document family inclusion, and a new “Choose Order” feature that allows sorting folders by date, family, or specific fields.
Confidentiality Stamping in Litigation
Nextpoint users now have a seamless way to add, remove, and modify Confidentiality Stamps on document pages in the Litigation suite, a valuable feature that was previously only available in Discovery databases. You’ll find the ability to create confidentiality codes in your document settings, manage document status in hot fields, and select a stamp placement in your endorsement templates. New information and needs can arise at any point across the litigation lifecycle, and we’re excited to provide our users with a more unified experience at every stage of their case.
Quick Wins and Enhancements
These are all the bug fixes and quick wins our software team has been working on this quarter to make sure Nextpoint provides the smoothest experience possible for our users.
Preservation & Processing Enhancements
- Enhanced handling of HTML characters in uploads ensures seamless processing.
- Load file text/native paths for load file imports are now generated automatically based on File Room naming conventions of the user selection for greater accuracy.
- Simplified load file imports leveraging image_file by removing the unnecessary Skipper column requirement.
- Time field mapping has been standardized to ensure accurate master date-time values.
- When a file is unzipped, it includes the file path in the metadata; and combines any sub-folder path in the zip in the file name.
Review & Analysis Enhancements
- Page numbers now display consistently in the document viewer for a smoother reading experience.
- Custom page start numbers for proceedings can now be set, offering more flexibility for users.
- Document issues can now be created from Documents > Issues without triggering page errors.
- Performance has been optimized when loading more than 250 related documents, and navigating email chains is now more efficient.
- Responsiveness, privilege, and confidentiality settings can now be added back to grid view templates after removal.
- The file path grid view filter now stays intact when pressing enter, improving workflow consistency.
Production & Presentation Enhancements
- Endorsement email copy has been improved for clearer and more consistent messaging.
- Export templates now feature clearer language, with optimized PDF image export defaults for common workflows.
- Non-advanced users no longer see the Exchange option in grid view, eliminating the 404 error.
- Exchange defaults for transferring natives and native placeholders have been optimized for better efficiency.
- Users can now easily toggle between treatments and the original page view in the theater for improved navigation.
Questions? Feedback? Please contact our team at support@nextpoint.com.