Westlaw Legal Calendaring Gives Litigators a Clear View of Key Trial Dates and Updates

EAGAN, Minn., Feb. 4, 2008 - Successful litigators are always focused on the outcome. But successful outcomes at trial often hinge on essential steps in the litigation process, such as filing dates and deadlines. Today, Thomson West announced a powerful new online tool to give litigators an edge in managing critical trial dates and filing logistics: Westlaw Legal Calendaring.

Westlaw Legal Calendaring is the first web-based rules calendaring system that allows you to recalculate deadlines. It automatically calculates litigation dates from the first complaint filed through the final appeal, and tracks every event change requiring recalculation along the way, helping litigators and support staff stay abreast of dates and updates throughout a trial.

LeAnn Blanchfield, vice president, Litigation Product Development for Thomson West, said Westlaw Legal Calendaring includes analysis of the federal, state, and local court rules by West attorney-editors to identify and calculate the calendar deadlines for litigation events, pulling from 750 unique rules sets and 270 intellectual property rules sets.

Through this complete assessment and analysis of rules and docket information, Westlaw Legal Calendaring provides a seamless link to court rules and docket information that translates into automatic calculations - it even provides updates in personal Outlook calendars.

"Westlaw Legal Calendaring eliminates time, expense, and worry by keeping litigation on track, especially when the court makes a change and all subsequent deadlines must be recalculated," Blanchfield noted. "Westlaw Legal Calendaring automatically recalculates and updates - something many support teams currently spend endless time on - and then updates the team about these changes through Outlook. This way, the team can easily manage deadlines, and litigators can stay focused on trial strategies and client needs."

Westlaw Legal Calendaring is available on www.litigator.westlaw.com. For additional information on Westlaw Legal Calendaring, go to west.thomson.com.

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