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Pushing the Technology Envelope in and Out of the Courtroom

By Peter Hecht
February 28, 2014

End-to-end service providers in the legal industry are experiencing a remarkable transformation in delivery of traditional services in the deposition, discovery and pre-trial areas. Technological advancements have dramatically improved the speed, capabilities and, in most cases, the cost-effectiveness in which these services are provided. Companies that have embraced the latest developments in jury research and selection technology ' particularly social media monitoring tools ' are best situated to thrive in the current environment.

This article describes the various tools, software interfaces and methodologies that are making the lives of law firms, corporations and governmental agencies much easier ' as well as sharing the pros (and even the cons) of the present ' and future ' of technology-based tools that lawyers will come to rely on as needs change.

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