Litigation Support System

A Litigation Support System is a legal technology system that facilitates litigation management and case administration.

• AKA: Litigation Management System, Case Support System, Litigation Technology Platform, Legal Case Management System.
• Context:
  • It can typically integrate document management, deadline tracking, and communication tools.
  • It can typically support e-discovery processes and document review workflows.
  • It can often provide analytics dashboards and reporting capabilities.
  • It can often enable collaboration between legal team members and clients.
  • It can automate court filing, service of process, and calendaring.
  • It can maintain chain of custody for evidence and exhibit management.
  • It can integrate with billing systems and time tracking applications.
  • It can range from being a Basic Litigation Support System to being an Advanced Litigation Support System, depending on its feature complexity.
  • It can range from being a On-Premise Litigation Support System to being a Cloud-Based Litigation Support System, depending on its deployment model.
  • It can range from being a Single-Case Litigation Support System to being an Enterprise Litigation Support System, depending on its scale capacity.
  • It can range from being a Standalone Litigation Support System to being an Integrated Litigation Support System, depending on its system connectivity.
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• Examples:
  • Case Management Litigation Support Systems, such as:
    • Matter Management System for case organization.
    • Docket Management System for court deadline tracking.
    • Client Portal System for client communication.
  • Document Litigation Support Systems, such as:
    • E-Discovery Platform for electronic document processing.
    • Document Review Platform for privilege review and production.
    • Trial Presentation System for courtroom display.
  • Specialized Litigation Support Systems, such as:
    • Class Action Management System for class member tracking.
    • Mass Tort Case Management System for plaintiff inventory management.
    • Intellectual Property Litigation System for patent analysis.
  • Analytics Litigation Support Systems, such as:
    • Legal Analytics Platform for case outcome prediction.
    • Judge Analytics System for judicial tendency analysis.
    • Settlement Analytics System for valuation modeling.
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• Counter-Examples:
  • Contract Management System, which focuses on agreement lifecycle rather than litigation.
  • Legal Research Platform, which provides legal authority rather than case management.
  • Billing Software, which handles invoice generation without litigation features.
  • Document Automation System, which creates legal documents rather than managing cases.
  • Practice Management System, which handles firm administration rather than litigation support.
• See: Legal Technology System, Case Management System, E-Discovery, Document Management, Legal Software, Litigation Practice, Law Firm Technology, Legal Professional Service, Plaintiff Firm, Defense Firm, Trial Practice.

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