Peer to Peer Magazine

46 PEER TO PEER: THE QUARTERLY MAGAZINE OF ILTA | WINTER 2017 FEATURES Transforming the Practice and Business of Law with Litigation Intelligence Strategic Profiles From Barclay Damon's perspective this solution has been a game-changer. Ultimately it allows the firm to gather insightful, actionable litigation intelligence —"strategic profiles" — that can provide a significant advantage in the courtroom. For any type of case, the firm can quickly create visual graphs that offer an analysis of the litigation history of opposing counsel, litigants, law firms, aorneys, judges and more. This helps aorneys anticipate the likely behavior of stakeholders in a case and determine an optimal case strategy based on that information. Going a step further, detailed profiles of other law firms can be created, complete with graphical analyses of how those firms have fared in factually similar cases. Fact paerns revealed from those cases may support a specific strategic direction and inform tactical decisions, creating substantial competitive advantage. Enabling Better Business Decisions Obviously the business of law is as important as the practice when ensuring the long-term viability of a law firm. Barclay Damon prides itself on its consistent commitment to finding new and innovative ways to drive growth and stand apart from its competitors. For this reason, the ability to generate daily, even hourly, alerts and notifications that keep the firm posted on new cases and new activity in existing cases has made a significant difference. Gone are the daily logins and checks of dockets for new cases or developments in existing cases. Aorneys interested in a particular case or a particular type of litigation or client can set alerts and instantly receive emails when there is new activity, before the court even makes it public. Aorneys save considerable time and energy, which they can now apply directly to client service. The alerts simplify the process of staying on top of numerous cases. They allow aorneys to react promptly and keep clients informed when a new case has been filed against them and make it easier to get a head start on case strategy. Even more significant for business growth, these alerts provide insight on new proceedings in ongoing cases as well as new filing trends or paerns in the courts. These data-supported insights are instrumental in guiding the firm's marketing efforts, whether it is endeavoring to strengthen relationships with existing clients or establishing connections with potential new clients. Litigation intelligence technology has already had a transformative impact on all aspects of the firm. Research is faster, more targeted and more streamlined than ever before, saving aorneys and librarians time and reducing costs. The analytical capabilities of today's technology are providing aorneys and law firm executives with actionable insights that it was simply not possible to access even a few short years ago. The value of these insights extends beyond the ability to develop a more informed case strategy, providing knowledge that is proving instrumental in terms of business development—a priceless commodity in this highly competitive industry. P2P For any type of case, the firm can quickly create visual graphs that offer an analysis of the litigation history of opposing counsel, litigants, law firms, attorneys, judges and more.

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