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Mobile Litigation
In the 21st Century
B Y WA LT E R L E E , C E O & C O - F O U N D E R O F L E G A L D O C U M E N T S E R V E R , I N C .
T
he legal industry has evolved a great deal
since the implementation of technolo into
everyday practice, perhaps most identifiable
in an attorneys' ability to operate in a mobile manner
and practice law without the traditional constraints of
an office. Indeed, the preparation and review of legal
documents can now be executed remotely with relative
ease; likewise, communication between attorneys
and their staff can be achieved efficiently through
telecommunication.
Litigation Support Tools
Online legal solutions, such as Electronic Filing,
Electronic Service and Case Management systems
have truly streamlined the process of litigation. Legal
professionals can draft documents and initiate cases
from anywhere in the world via mobile devices or
computers. Filing documents with the court and
serving litigants within a case has become as simple as
uploading documents to an online litigation support
system and clicking submit. The documents are
then processed for filing and service instantaneously.
A process which once consisted of waiting for a courier
to physically pick up documents to file and serve can
now be completed from anywhere in the world in mere
seconds.
Electronic Service & Online Case
Management
Litigation consists of many moving parts, and
the discovery phase involves the most amount of
