Attorney Terminal Having Outline Preparation Capabilities For Managing Trial Proceedings
First Claim
1. In a computer network having an attorney terminal and an outline library, a method used by the attorney terminal for preparing for examination of a witness in a legal proceeding comprising the steps of:
- providing access to an outline library comprised of a plurality of categorization entries;
enabling selection of at least one of said plurality of categorization entries; and
providing access to the selected ones of said plurality of categorization entries during a legal proceeding.
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Abstract
The present invention provides attorney terminals which operate using an outline for storing, associating and managing case evidence, case law and work product for a given lawsuit at issue. Accessed through attorney terminals, the outline is structured based on a hierarchical categorization of the lawsuit into the law and fact at issue. Associated with each categorization entry in the hierarchical outline are groupings of case law, case evidence, relevance and draft discovery information for rapid access by the attorney. Each categorization entry in the tailored outline provides instant access to case law via headnotes, treatise selections, seminal cases, and preset searches. The disclosed invention also automatically: 1) tracks the use of Exhibits in a proceeding; 2) generates draft portions of a pretrial order including jury instructions; and 3) generates time-lines for analysis and use during a proceeding. Draft interrogatories, document requests and deposition or trial questions are also provided.
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2 Claims
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1. In a computer network having an attorney terminal and an outline library, a method used by the attorney terminal for preparing for examination of a witness in a legal proceeding comprising the steps of:
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providing access to an outline library comprised of a plurality of categorization entries;
enabling selection of at least one of said plurality of categorization entries; and
providing access to the selected ones of said plurality of categorization entries during a legal proceeding.
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