Laughlin began his career in the litigation support market in 1995, when he founded a scanning and coding company.

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Every civil section and its respective litigation support staff participates in the group in order to uncover and implement best practices.

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Ms. O'Keefe, chief executive of Dancel, a provider of litigation-support services for attorneys, uses SpectorSoft to help track time spent on client projects by all employees, either in the office or at home.

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Rikelman said the center also would support the clinic in other litigation, if need be and at no cost.

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And they often cite the emergence of litigation financing in countries like Australia and the United Kingdom to support this position.

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