FYI for November 2006

The “Awards Season” is upon us again! For the past three years many of our clients have cast their vote for us in the Law Technology News (LTN) annual Vendor Awards. Read how you can vote for us this year in a number of the Vendor Award categories and make it another “winning season!” Don’t delay, voting closes December 15.

TextMap® 3 has been released! You can download the important new release of our transcript summary tool today. This new, completely freestanding application can be used to annotate and summarize transcripts even if you don’t have CaseMap®.

Take a sneak peek at new CaseMap integrations coming soon—WORLDOX® & Adobe Acrobat® 8

Check out our vast offering of Webinar series, from “Deep Dive” training Webinars to the best tips and techniques for case analysis presented by top litigation lawyers.

Are you a Legal Technology News (LTN) Subscriber?

Each year the editors of LTN ask the publication’s more than 40,000 subscribers to select products and vendors that represented outstanding achievement in legal technology in 14 award categories.

At CaseSoft we were very proud to have been selected as a winner and finalist for the past two years. We couldn’t have garnered that honor if it weren’t for our client’s votes. We would very greatly appreciate it if you would take the time to vote for us this year in a number of the Vendor Award categories and make it another “winning season!” Hurry, voting closes December 15.

VERY IMPORTANT: You must be a subscriber of Law Technology News to vote, but you can subscribe online for free. It’s easy, just go to: lawtechnews.com and click on the link to subscribe under the LTN logo on the upper left corner of the page.

After you subscribe, select the LTN Awards on the same toolbar you used to select the Subscribe option and then click on the Vendor Awards Ballot link on the left hand side. As the voting is time-sensitive, it would very helpful if you would do so today, or as soon as possible.

Here are our requests for your consideration as they are numbered on the ballot:

1. Case/Practice Management Software (over 50 attorneys)
Product: CaseMap; Company: LexisNexis CaseMap

2. Case/Practice Management Software (under 50 attorneys)
Product: CaseMap; Company: LexisNexis CaseMap

7. Knowledge Management System
Product: CaseMap; Company: LexisNexis CaseMap

8. Litigation Support Software
Product: CaseMap; Company: LexisNexis CaseMap

9. Litigation Support Service/Consultant
Company: LexisNexis CaseMap

13. Trial Presentation Software
Product: TimeMap; Company: LexisNexis CaseMap

14. Product of the Year 2006
Product: CaseMap; Company: LexisNexis CaseMap

We haven't presented a rationale for voting for us in each category listed above. We’re assuming anyone willing to vote for us will understand and agree with the request based on their own firsthand experience.

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TextMap 3: Major New Version of Our Transcript Summary Tool is Now Here!

Have you had chance to download and play with TextMap 3, the brand-new version of our award-winning transcript summary tool? Literally 100s of clients have downloaded TextMap 3 since it was posted two weeks back. Early reactions are very positive.

To learn more about the new features or grab a trial version to play with, please visit casesoft.com/textmap/download.asp

Get up to speed fast with TextMap 3 by attending one of our free TextMap Fundamentals Webinars. We’ll cover all the important features in the software in this 45-minute Web-based training session. Did we mention that this is a FREE training? The sessions run every Thursday at 2 p.m. ET. Visit casesoft.webex.com to enroll!

And, don’t forget you can also register to attend our weekly live CaseMap Fundamentals Training Webinar. This session is conducted by members of our Training Team and lasts about an hour. You will be able to ask questions for a limited amount of time at the end of the session. This is a group session limited to 15 enrollees on a first come first served basis. This option is also free and all you have to do is visit casesoft.webex.com to enroll.

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New LexisNexis CaseMap “Deep Dive” Live Training Webinars

We’re happy to announce a new type of training offering from the team at LexisNexis CaseMap: “Deep Dive” Live Training Webinars.

These are 75 – 90 minute sessions in which we’ll explore a specific advanced topic in depth.

The sessions will all be limited to a handful of attendees so there’s an opportunity for give and take during the training and for a lengthy Q&A session at the end of the session. We’re charging a $99 per registrant fee for these events given the nature of the content and the very limited seats.

We’re working on Deep Dive sessions related to CaseMap ReportBooks and the Intake Interview Jumpstart feature, but our first such Webinar will explore the integration between Acrobat, Bates Stamping and CaseMap. Details follow.

Up First: CaseMap/Acrobat/Bates Stamping Integration “Deep Dive” Live Training Webinar

This session will review tips and tricks for getting the most out of the Send to CaseMap Plug-in for Acrobat and will discuss best practices in file organization. It will also review how the CaseMap PDF Bates Stamper can be used to not only Bates Stamp batches of PDFs but to also jumpstart creating a document index in CaseMap. This session should be a great way to get you and your paralegal staff up to speed with these productivity boosters!

Sessions are scheduled for December 13 and December 27. To get questions answered or register for a seat, please contact Sam Scaggs at sam.scaggs@lexisnexis.com or 904-273-5000 x230.

Please also contact Sam if you would be interested in receiving the schedule for our ReportBook and Intake Interview sessions once they’re finalized.

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Fall Webinar Series: Discovery & Case Analysis sessions presented by Attorney Experts

LexisNexis CaseMap in conjunction with Applied Discovery® and Concordance™ will present a series of education seminars this fall. Click on the link below each webinar description for full details and to register. A sampling of the presenters are:

November 30, 2:00 EST, Steven Brower, Attorney at Law, Stephan, Oringher, Richman, Theodora & Miller, P.C., Costa Mesa

Actually Getting Value from a Database - Early Involvement by Trial Counsel
Don't be the next litigation disaster, be the next success! This webinar will discuss the role of trial counsel in early planning of litigation support technology and trial presentation technology, including examples of issues that need to be resolved *before* the documents are coded.

To Register Click Here

December 8, 2:00 EST, Mr. Michael F. Kelleher, Esq., Folger Levin & Kahn LLP, San Francisco

Sipping From the Fire Hose – Techniques for Surviving and Winning Complex Litigation
You experience too much information coming in too quickly, you want to keep attorneys' fees at a minimum to keep your client happy and you know any system that is too complicated will be ignored and abandoned. Mr. Kelleher will share his techniques for managing complex litigation.

To Register Click Here

December 11, 2:00 EST, Mr. Browning E. Marean, III, Esq., DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary, San Diego

Techniques and Practices for Successful Early Case Assessment
Increasingly clients are asking for early case assessment. This seminar will discuss tools and techniques for providing that assessment in a timely and efficient manner.

To Register Click Here

Please watch your mailboxes for more information and sessions!

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Coming Soon: CaseMap/WORLDOX Integration & CaseMap/Acrobat 8 Integration

CaseMap/WORLDOX Integration:

In late December or early January, we expect to release a new “Send to CaseMap” Utility that works with the popular WORLDOX Document Management System (DMS). This will be a fee-based utility as it’s the result of a very lengthy development effort and will require ongoing development and support work.

The “Send to CaseMap” plug-in for WORLDOX will make it easy to create new document records in CaseMap based on documents being stored in WORLDOX. In addition to automatically creating new document records in CaseMap based on documents stored in WORLDOX, the plug-in will also link the records created in CaseMap to the source documents stored in WORLDOX. You can later display a linked document stored in WORLDOX with one click in CaseMap. This new utility makes it easy to leverage the value of both CaseMap and WORLDOX for organizing key case documents.

We’ll provide additional details on functionality, links to an overview Webinar, pricing and release timing details in a future TechnoRelease but wanted to make you aware this new utility is likely to be released late next month or in January. This new utility will work with WORLDOX GX® or higher.

Acrobat 8 Integration:

In last month’s Client FYI we announced Adobe Systems made changes in Acrobat 8 that ended up breaking aspects of our “Send to CaseMap” plug-in for Acrobat. They certainly didn’t intend this result … it’s a natural byproduct of adding new features in Acrobat 8 and inadvertently stepping on work we had done.

We have just finished coding on an updated version of our Acrobat plug-in that is compatible with Acrobat 8 (as well as Acrobat 6 & 7). Testing is underway on the new code. If things stay on schedule, we’ll post an updated version of CaseMap 6.1 that will install the Acrobat 8 compatible “Send to CaseMap” plug-ins before the end of November. There will be no changes to the “Send to CaseMap” plug-in’s functionality or to the functionality of CaseMap 6.1 itself. We’re just fixing the aspects that Acrobat 8 broke.

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Adobe Acrobat 8 for Legal Professionals—Download the New White Paper by David L. Masters

Want to learn more about the new Acrobat 8? Read the new white paper by Acrobat expert, David L. Masters. David operates a paperless law firm in Colorado and wrote the highly acclaimed, The Lawyer’s Guide to Acrobat. Click here to download Adobe Acrobat 8 for Legal Professionals. You can also visit the blog of Rick Borstein, Business Development Manager, Legal Market for Acrobat Systems, Inc., here: blogs.adobe.com/acrolaw.

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Bennett Blum, MD Undue Influence – Elder Financial Abuse Webinars - IDEAL CaseMap Template

“Undue Influence” is a process of excessive or inappropriate manipulation. It is important in both civil and criminal litigation, but is often difficult to assess. In these two Webinar presentations, you will learn about a behavior-based method of analyzing and presenting undue influence cases. The method is called “IDEAL,” and uses a special CaseMap template, soon to be available.

The IDEAL template was developed by Bennett Blum, M.D., who is an internationally acclaimed physician specializing in both forensic and geriatric psychiatry. Dr. Blum is an expert on the evaluation of the manipulation tactics and psychological conditions used by offenders to abuse and exploit others. His pioneering assessment techniques in the areas of undue influence, mental capacity, and competency are taught throughout much of the Western Hemisphere.

Click here to view the first of two Undue Influence Webinars produced by LexisNexis CaseMap and presented by Bennett Blum.

For more information on Undue Influence visit Dr. Blum’s Web site:
bennettblummd.com/

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Preparing a Client for Deposition—DepPrep, Interactive Deposition Preparation Software

Think of DepPrep, the LexisNexis® CaseMap® interactive deposition preparation software, as a method and a structure for tutoring your client. The method in some ways is more important than the content. That is because DepPrep doesn’t attempt to foresee everything, and it scripts very little. DepPrep focuses on a thought process that enables your client to handle nearly every situation.

DepPrep is designed to assist in the preparation of a client for deposition. In addition to accomplishing that, it also functions as documental due diligence that a lawyer has met a certain standard of preparation with respect to preparing a client.

If you choose to use DepPrep to help a non-party witness prepare for deposition, DepPrep has the advantage of being neutral in its approach. If the witness is asked about preparation for deposition, it is relatively innocuous to respond that a commercial computer program was used to familiarize the witness with what happens at a deposition, and that the program emphasizes listening to the question and answering it truthfully. That is better than the witness saying one of the party’s attorneys educated the witness regarding how to answer questions.

DepPrep thoroughly and interestingly takes care of the basics, freeing you to focus on wedge issues with your client, without worrying about omitting important, but mundane, preparation. DepPrep builds a floor that allows you to erect the walls and raise the ceiling.

You can download free 30-day trial copies and get more information on DepPrep at casesoft.com/depprep/index.shtml

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