1. Law Firm Practice
Dittakavi Rao (Copyright, 2010)

14. Law Practice Software
• Both leading legal information providers
(Westlaw and LexisNexis) offer in addition to
Westlaw and LexisNexis research database
services, several legal practice tools (software
services) for case management, public
records etc. to the law firms on a subscription
basis.

15. LexisNexis –Legal Practice Software
• PCLaw – Billing & Accounting
• Juris – Billing & Accounting
• CaseMap – Case Management
• Martindale – Lawyer Directory
• Accurint – Background Checks
• InterAction – CRM
• Total Litigator – Collaboration Tool
• Time Matters – Calendar Application
• Net Documents – Document Management
• Law Prediscovery – EDD
• Concordance – EDD
• LexisNexis Total Search – Knowledge Management
• Lexis Document Profiling – Risk Management
• CourtLink – Docket Search Database of Filings

16. Thomson West – Legal Practice
Software
• LiveNote – Real Time Court Reporting
• Hubbard One – Prospective Client Connection
• PeopleMap – Public Records, Legal Filings
• Elite – Case Management
• ProLaw – Case Management
• West KM – Knowledge Management
• Case Notebook – Case Management
• Westlaw Litigator – Complete Litigation
• CourtExpress – Docket Search Database of Filings
• Westlaw Court Wire – Alerts new lawsuits same day

17. Practice Management
• Practice management software includes:
– Case/matter management
– Document management
– Calendaring
– Contact management
– Task management
– Time tracking
– Billing and reporting etc.

18. Knowledge Tools
• CaseShare (www.caseshare.com) & LextraNet
(www.lextranet.com)
– Provide online repositories of pleadings, decisions,
exhibits, transcripts, and other materials involved
in pending cases
• Interwoven, OpenText, and Worldox
– Supply document management systems.
» Marc Lauritsen. The Lawyer’s Guide to Working Smarter
with Knowledge Tools.

19. Knowledge Tools – Contd…
• CaseMap (www.casesoft.com)
– Spreadsheet like tool for organizing people, issues,
events, evidence, and other components involved
in a case.
• Attenex Patterns (www.attenex.com), Valora
(www.valoratech.com), and Dolphinsearch.
– Advanced tools for classifying and characterizing
documents in the discovery process.

20. Knowledge Tools – Contd…
• DealBuilder, HotDocs, and Rapidocs
– Documents assembly engines
• DealProof (www.dealproof.com)
– Advanced proof-reading tool.
• Recommind (www.recommind.com)
– Helps categorize and organize information.