Now that the trial date is only a month away, Peg has decided that she is too afraid that she might not handle the trial properly. But she still cannot afford to pay for Joyce to handle the trial itself. Nonetheless, she has returned to the law office with a shoebox full of various papers, asking for organizational help so that she can be better prepared for the trial. Joyce has asked you to show Peg what she should do.

Visit at least one of the litigation support software websites mentioned in thePlenty of Options when it comes to litigation fact management software (abajournal.com) article. Read about its pros and cons. Assume that your law firm uses it for all of its litigation cases. Then be creative as you supply relevant hypothetical information about Peg's case in a way that replicates what that software could do to help her to organize her case information better.

Complete a succinct technical analytical report, using the provided template. Identify your source material, as appropriate.

1. Provide an overview and detail the key points of the litigation support software product (e.g., Everchron, Casefleet, FactBox, or any of the others that are mentioned in the Plenty of options when it comes to litigation fact management software (abajournal.com) article. Consider its value to Peg, if any. Do not copy from the article, the software's website or any others; provide your own personal critical thinking analysis.

• • Explain why you selected the software product that you did.
  • Go to the website of your selected software product to examine it in more detail. If the website has a free tutorial or online demo, then give it a try if you would like.
  • Within your report, explain what you learned from this website, especially about the software product's purpose and functions as they may relate to Peg (and the firm's other clients) and the law firm itself. Consider its features, as well as your own experience with it, if you used a free demo.
  • Conduct your own follow up research (either in the library or through the internet) as part of your analysis here. Discuss why you went in that direction, including what you hoped to learn and how you sought unbiased information (or counter-balanced the bias that you noticed).
  • Based on your research, analysis and practice with this software product, provide your opinion as to whether Peg might benefit from being able to use this product, as well as your perception of their user-friendliness.
  • Note any terms that were unfamiliar to you that you had to research.