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The very process of going to trial often feels like you're spinning 10 plates over your head while simultaneously jumping rope. So many things to remember, and such high consequences if you forget something, especially if you're presenting using technology. (Imagine if you left the power cord for the laptop back at the hotel, and the battery starts to fail an hour into your presentation.)

To reduce some of the stress and help your days go more smoothly, you might try using a Technology Trial Checklist, such as the one in this article.

Technology in the courtroom can help level the playing field when David goes up against Goliath. But technology isn't the answer in and of itself. This article gives some guidance for your first foray into court using computers to present evidence. (Originally published in Legal Assistant Today.)

Some trials are big enough, flashy enough, high-profile enough to fall resemble a Cirque de Soleil show. Others, perhaps those we see most frequently in the halls of the courthouses (not on the Channel 10 news), are less elaborate productions. Still, "less elaborate" doesn't translate to "less prepared." (Originally published, in part, in Legal Assistant Today.)

Here are just a few resources in the litigation support arena that you might find valuable.

Part of Evans Training & Consulting's "Best Practices" series, this document gives some suggestions about how you can work with your imaging vendor, so that when you load images into Summation, the process goes more smoothly.