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  • Michael Beumer

Nextpoint Trial Preparation and OnCue Software
Nextpoint Trial Preparation and OnCue Software 150 150 Michael Beumer

We are very pleased to announce our integration with OnCue. Litigation teams using Nextpoint to manage depositions, documents and video evidence during trial preparation can now easily export data directly into OnCue courtroom presentation software. Nextpoint is the leading cloud-based software for evidence management in collection, discovery and trial preparation. Litigation teams across the country…

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  • Michael Beumer

Expert Witness: Chad Burton Explains the Virtual Law Firm
Expert Witness: Chad Burton Explains the Virtual Law Firm 150 150 Michael Beumer

Nextpoint’s Expert Witness is a feature offering insights from lawyers, technologists, law enforcement, entrepreneurs, and other interesting people influencing our industry and world. Check back regularly for thought-provoking expert opinions. The Man with the Virtual Law Firm Chad Burton is a serious multi-tasker. While building a fast-growing practice at Burton Law, he’s also managed to…

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  • Jason Krause

The Mindful Document Reviewer: Keys to Making eDiscovery Affordable
The Mindful Document Reviewer: Keys to Making eDiscovery Affordable 150 150 Jason Krause

  Mindfulness is a popular term coming out of psychology and Buddhism. It means moment-to-moment awareness of events as they are happening. Before you roll your eyes and dismiss this as new age-y nonsense that doesn’t apply to litigation, consider that the reason litigation costs explode is often a simple lack of awareness. Brainpower and…

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  • Jason Krause

Litigation Collaboration: The Four Simple Rules
Litigation Collaboration: The Four Simple Rules 1000 667 Jason Krause

When your team is preparing for a new litigation matter, how do you organize, collaborate, and share information? Do you email files to co-counsel, team members, or outside parties? Do you have a collaboration tool to keep track of where documents go and who has the current version? According to the ABA Legal Technology Survey,…

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  • Jason Krause

New Nextpoint Feature: Digital Notes for Document Reviewers
New Nextpoint Feature: Digital Notes for Document Reviewers 150 150 Jason Krause

Folder Tags is a brand new feature that lets reviewers add notes to folders in Nextpoint. The inspiration came from a Nextpoint client with a large review project. The review team wanted to make it possible for groups of reviewers to leave comments after finishing work on individual folders. Like a Post-it for Document Reviewers…

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  • Jason Krause

Nextpoint & Clio Integrate Cloud-based Practice & Litigation Management
Nextpoint & Clio Integrate Cloud-based Practice & Litigation Management 150 150 Jason Krause

Cloud-based Providers Announce New Discount Program and Integration Roadmap to Deliver Unprecedented Value to Law Firms Nextpoint and Clio have announced the formation of a strategic initiative to deliver an integrated service offering to law firms seeking to move their practices to the cloud. Nextpoint is the leading cloud-based evidence management service. Clio is the…

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Better Deposition Software
  • Jason Krause

Deposition Summary Software: Do More with Depositions
Deposition Summary Software: Do More with Depositions 1000 667 Jason Krause

Deposition Summary Software Imagine you are deposing an adverse expert witness from a remote location. Your expert is listening to the deposition by telephone to help you ask the appropriate questions. Suddenly, the adverse expert produces a revised report. How do you get the report into your litigation database and get everyone on the same…

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  • Jason Krause

Lawyers Getting Paid: Better Legal Billing Practices
Lawyers Getting Paid: Better Legal Billing Practices 1000 783 Jason Krause

Your clients do not order legal service a la carte. They can’t order one deposition, two filings, and a side of legal research. They are paying to have their disputes resolved. That said, clients want to limit the ultimate cost of any dispute resolution at the outset of a matter.   The Alternative to Alternative Fee…

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  • Jason Krause

Faster Document Review: Introducing Review Folders
Faster Document Review: Introducing Review Folders 150 150 Jason Krause

Document review for litigation can be tedious slog. At Nextpoint, our goal has always been to help legal teams do it more quickly and efficiently. Longtime users will notice some enhancements to the Review tab in Nextpoint. It’s all part of our continued effort to improve control, collaboration, and preparation for any matter. Say Hello…

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  • Tricia Boguslawski

Prepare Your Matter for Any Type of Dispute Resolution Venue
Prepare Your Matter for Any Type of Dispute Resolution Venue 1000 752 Tricia Boguslawski

Few matters ever actually see the inside of a courtroom. Few attorneys can claim to have selected a jury, much less obtained a successful verdict. In fact, 90 percent of some types of matters settle without going to trial. But that hardly means lawyers do not need serious trial presentation skills. In fact, lawyers often need…

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