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Litigation Support Today is the one magazine founded specifically to serve this vital and expanding area of contemporary law practice. With the number of lawyers in the United States already exceeding one million, and growing exponentially, there has been a comparable increase in the demand for first-rate litigation support personnel. Further impacting that demand is a dramatic shift toward the use of technology to better manage the complexities of modern day litigation.

As a result, a new occupation has emerged over the last decade—that of the litigation support professional. The function of these specialists is vital to case work efficiency and effectiveness. While attorneys continue to stay focused on the legal matters, litigation support professionals provide the technological support behind the litigator’s success. And Litigation Support Today provides the information, ideas, reports and articles that help the litigation support professional perform better and advance in his/her career.

Litigation Support Today Acquires Legal Assistant Today from James Publishing, Inc.

Conexion International Media, Inc., publisher of Litigation Support Today has acquired Legal Assistant Today - the leading magazine for the paralegal profession from its former owner James Publishing, Inc.

Legal Assistant Today is the leading independent national trade magazine written exclusively for paralegals. It has been published continuously for more than 25 years and it is the established authority in the paralegal field.

Specializing in the development of international and niche-market publications particularly those focused on vertical professions or special interests with multiple growth potential in the USA and the markets of Latin America, Asia-Pacific, or other regions, Conexion International Media is based in Columbia, MD and has sales offices in Miami and New York. The company currently publishes Litigation Support Today magazine with a total of 10,000 in circulation which is currently scheduled to be audited by BPA Worldwide. Additionally, the company produces The International Litigation Support Leaders Conference, an annual education/networking conference and the prestigious Betsy Ann Reynolds Awards for Excellence in Litigation Support, recognizing the important role of today’s litigation support professionals.

“We are pleased to announce the acquisition of Legal Assistant Today,” said Charles Buckwalter, VP of Conexion International Media, Inc. “Legal Assistant Today shares areas of convergence with our other publication and we are confident that we will be able to maximize promotional opportunities with both current and new clients in the legal support community. In addition, we intend to build on LAT’s strong legitimate base of paid subscribers and expand circulation to better serve the information needs of the paralegal profession.”

LitWorks Announces Certified Litigation Support Project Manager Course

LitWorks a DTI Company has added a Certified Litigation Support Project Manager course to their existing training catalog. The three-day course, offered to litigation support professionals with three or more years of industry experience, is focused on improving project management skills. In addition, LitWorks offers a weeklong Certified Litigation Support Professional Training that is designed for staff with one to five years of litigation support experience. The first LitWorks Certified Litigation Support Project Manager Course is being held March 9-13, 2009. To register for this or any LitWorks course, visit www.LitWorks.net.

Research Reveals PDF is Format of Choice for Document Archiving

Recent AIIM research found that 90% of organizations are using the PDF file format for long-term storage of scanned documents, and 89% are converting Office files to PDF for distribution and archive. Not surprisingly, paper is currently used by 100% of organizations, but when asked to predict the situation in 5 years time, use of paper for long-term storage dropped to 77%, whereas PDF rose to 93%. Time-honored storage on microfilm or fiche is still used by 43% of organizations, but this is expected to drop to 28% over the next five years. At the other end of the media spectrum, 34% of organizations are archiving digital video, rising to a projected 47% in 5 years. Digital audio archiving will rise from 30% to 37%. The new AIIM Market IQ report: “Content Creation and Delivery - The On-Ramps and Off-Ramps of ECM” is available for free download at www.aiim.org/capture/.

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