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Hello InterAction Customers! The LexisNexis InterAction training team will be hosting our in-house InterAction for Application Administrators class in downtown Chicago, February 14-16 and May 9-11. As most of our classes are held in Raleigh, NC, w...

Register here for our free InterAction Reporting Webinar, Wed, Jan 25, 2p-3p Eastern. My reporting stream of consciousness (feel free to wear your beret and turtleneck, and snap along): Analyze, interpret, understand, data, pretty, fancy, Excel, me...

Drew Sammeth, Client Educator, LexisNexis: Four months ago I left my law firm as an InterAction Administrator and joined LexisNexis as a client trainer for InterAction. I am thrilled to work directly with clients, passing the knowledge and tips...

In the eDiscovery world, data size and time are two factors that can impact a project. With the right tool a project doesn’t have to be as daunting as most people might think. It’s Monday morning and your manager drops off a one terabyte hard drive o...

Ever since the concept of synchronized transcripts was introduced to the litigation industry, creation of smaller clips from larger media files has never been easier. While this concept can greatly reduce the amount of time litigation support profes...

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), which over the years has been followed by a variety of other federal, state, and local “open records” laws. In the interest of democracy, we expect our gov...

In many working environments today electronic signatures have become a common practice in the United States and around the world. Digital signature technology was invented in the 1970’s as a solution to sending secure uncrackble messages. Electronic ...

I will be the first one to admit that I have a HUGE problem. Staying organized. Every day, I tell myself that this is the day to get myself organized, and keep it that way. I start the day off thinking how disorganized my desk and computer look. I te...

What is Concatenation? Concatenation is the joining together of two or more Concordance Desktop databases, allowing users to view multiple databases as if they were one database in Concordance Desktop. Benefits of concatenated databases Large re...

As administrators of any database, it’s always a struggle to keep an eye on your users and databases. As data continues to grow in the eDiscovery world, so are the responsibilities of those managing that data. More and more, we are seeing an increase...

Over the years I’ve been asked hundreds if not thousands of questions about Time Matters, one in particular that often surfaces especially when individuals are evaluating the program is related to what type of environment it can work in. “Can Time M...

Isn’t it great when something you’re used to suddenly surprises you? I teach Juris to lots of people, and there are times in my classes where I notice I’ve surprised people with a feature or tool they didn’t know about. Here are two such ...

Creating matters, reviewing invoices, searching; sure you can do that. Now, let’s take your skills to the next level. Here are some underutilized features to increase operational efficiency and visibility into your data. Most of these features are...

What does it really mean for the non techie folks working through mountains of data in the litigation world? There is so much talk about technology that it gets jumbled and difficult to determine what the right path for you and your business would b...

The opening question of this manifesto is “When was the last time you did something for the first time?” the point being that not enough of us are initiators when it comes to trying something new in our jobs or in our lives. The title comes from a st...

A few months ago, at a restaurant in Houston, I overheard a Senior manager (SR) interviewing a candidate (CD) for a project manager position. SR:”Tell me about your ability to multitask.” CD: “I single-task. Multitasking project ta...

In case you missed it, click here to watch the May 6th webinar on this topic. I often hear from my clients that they don’t have enough time or resources to manage data quality in InterAction the way they’d like to. And when they want advice, the...

We are always striving to improve at LexisNexis University in everything we do. Our main focus is always on developing and delivering world class training curriculums to our clients and now we have released new product specific training homepages to...

Harvard Law School announced on October 29, 2015 that it is digitizing its entire collection of United States case law and that it will make the collection available online for free, with help from its partner Ravel Law. Its ENTIRE collection! Free a...

I spend a lot of time away from my office, so I know how important it is to have access to client and contact information on-the-go. Knowing how and where to contact my clients, having the ability to log and communicate pertinent information, access...

Where to look!? Where to look!? As a Juris user, sometimes you may find yourself challenged with a new function or you need a little help with a certain part of the software. As a Juris trainer, I enjoy helping people with similar needs, but where ca...

Deduplication is just one of the tools to help you save time and money. As mentioned last week, data collections are growing bigger and bigger every day. Deduplication will help you identify and exclude those documents so your reviewers spend less ...

Imagine being a reviewer working on a case with multiple Custodians. There were constant emails and interaction amongst the Custodians so lots of records within the collection are similar or exactly the same. As a reviewer, it would be nice to have...

Everyone in your organization is listening to station WIIFM: What’s In It For Me. Are you listening? You should be. If you’re not tuned in, end user adoption of your CRM is likely to falter, or worse yet, fail. Successful CRM adoption requires users...

Whether you’re new to LAW PreDiscovery or an advanced user, you may find this article helpful and may even uncover valuable information to help in your current eDiscovery process. I’ve highlighted a few core administrative functions within LAW PreDis...