The evidence is clear. Comprehensive case assessment early in the litigation process can eliminate unnecessary costs and help you determine the best, most effective course of action. Ongoing analysis and evaluation will keep you going in the right direction throughout the litigation lifecycle.

Unfortunately specific tools to help litigators quickly and cost-efficiently facilitate essential case assessment & analysis activities are few and far between.
 
Today LexisNexis is about to change all that with the launch a whole new category of litigation support resources—LexisNexis Case Assessment & Assessment Solutions.

Get Case Assessment & Analysis off to a fast start with Total Litigator
Launched in 2006 as a powerful Web destination created exclusively for litigators, LexisNexis® Total Litigator delivers vital litigation tools and resources via a revolutionary task-based interface. All organized by the specific work you do across the life of any case.

For critical Case Assessment & Analysis that means providing simple, single point access to an unrivaled collection of powerful intelligence gathering, fact management, case analysis and collaboration resources that you can turn to throughout the entire litigation process.

In just a few clicks Total Litigator lets you:

• Search verdicts and settlements of similar case types to make quick case valuations
• Review on-point jury instructions to nail or negate the specific elements of a claim
• Scout opposing counsel—his or her tendencies, track record with an issue, even specific tactics 
• Thoroughly investigate the litigation history of your opposition and other key players
• Size up expert witnesses—the opposition’s and your own
• Uncover potentially case-making insights from the Web’s most comprehensive collection of news, business, public record and court record resources

—and much more.

Only Total Litigator delivers the essential case assessment & analysis resources you need, when you need them most—in the context of your workflow. Critical tools and information you need are “pushed” directly to you based on what you want to do. No more disconnected databases or complex source selection.
And now with the seamless integration of Total Litigator and CaseMap—the industry’s premiere case analysis and fact management software—the organization and analysis of vital case information takes another dramatic leap forward.

Organize, analyze and connect key facts and issues with greater speed and confidence
Developed to take the place of an ocean of yellow pads, sticky notes and hand-cribbed or word processor-generated memos, CaseMap gives litigators unprecedented control of all the facts and issues in any case. No matter how or where it resides.

In the simplest terms, CaseMap offers a central, flexible repository for all critical case knowledge—key facts, individuals, issues, legal research, even your notes and analysis.  It puts all the critical facts and case law at your fingertips to help you:

• Organize, analyze and connect all case critical information with unprecedented ease
• Create compelling case chronologies and summaries to best assess case strengths and weaknesses
• Identify issues most ripe for summary judgment quickly and easily—then convert undisputed facts into court-ready work product in just a few clicks
• Impress clients and prospects with a detailed case reports you create in seconds

Time-saving automation capabilities make it so simple to send facts, key passages from your research, or even entire documents to your CaseMap file.

Now fully integrated into the Total Litigator platform, CaseMap reaches out in even more powerful, productive new ways to facilitate fast, effective Case Assessment & Analysis.

Select any term, issue, individual, or cited legal authority in your CaseMap case analysis spreadsheets and send it to Total Litigator. Get more background info on key case players. Facilitate critical fact-finding and case research. Even Shepardize®. You can also automatically populate your CaseMap file with key information culled from Total Litigator. All with just a few clicks of your mouse.

With the integration of these industry-leading litigation resources into a single case analysis package, you can:

• Strategically organize all case information from any source (eDiscovery, Depositions, Factual investigations Research, etc.)—connecting relevant information to the key issues and cast of characters critical to case strategy.
• Organize, analyze and collaborate with your litigation team—evaluating relationships between key facts, people, issues and documents with powerful, simple-to-use case analysis technology. 
• Optimize your Case Analysis efforts with leading, exclusive litigation content:

  Thoroughly investigate the litigation history of your opposing counsel and litigants, judges and other key players with the most comprehensive collection of news, public records and news records in the industry—all tied to case analysis technology delivered through Total Litigator. Leverage relevant, leading legal arguments tied to issues that matter, through the exclusive Briefs, Motions & Pleadings collection.

Introducing our New Case Analysis Consulting Group [ PDF ]
Building on the success of CaseMap award-winning service and support, we’ve also launched our new Case Analysis Consulting Group to help litigators quickly create customized case analysis processes and institutionalize effective procedures for their practice. LexisNexis Litigation Solution Specialists work closely with your team to establish sound procedures for gathering and organizing information critical to assessing case risk, setting client expectations and strategic litigation planning.

In a market crowded with litigation support tools, only LexisNexis has positioned itself—our products and industry-leading expertise—to help litigators make the best, most informed decision on how to proceed with any case, quickly and with confidence.

To learn more, download: 
Total Litigator Case Analysis Suite Overview
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