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Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Courts - Firms to market major civil trials, hearings, and oral arguments

ALM "currently owns and publishes 33 national and regional magazines and newspapers, including The American Lawyer, Corporate Counsel, The National Law Journal and Real Estate Forum." A press release announces:

ALM, a leading media company serving legal and business professionals, and Courtroom View Network (CVN), a legal news organization providing video coverage of newsworthy and precedent-setting legal proceedings, today announced a new partnership, designed to bring courtroom proceedings, including live and archived online video of courtroom proceedings, to litigators, law firms, in-house counsel, financial analysts and law schools. Under the agreement, ALM and CVN will identify major civil trials, hearings, and oral arguments for video coverage, and package and market live and archived video for use in trial preparation, expert witness evaluation, and education and training. Video will also be used to enhance news coverage on ALM’s Law.com network.

Video products and services will [allow] subscribers to view full trials or key elements such as opening and closing arguments and expert witness testimony, along with all exhibits presented to the jury. Attorneys can use video to evaluate opposing counsel, assess witness credibility and effectiveness, and analyze related litigation to assist in trial preparation. Video can also be used by in-house counsel to track trial progress, by law schools for teaching in conjunction with classroom work, and by law firms for in-house training of associates.

“We believe that courtroom video will represent a significant new addition to ALM’s already substantial legal practice offerings for attorneys,” said Jack Berkowitz, senior vice president at ALM. “Courtroom View Network has extensive experience in working with courts across the country to obtain video taping access and in the technical areas of video recording, as well as storage and distribution technologies. Our new partnership will allow us to combine this expertise with ALM’s strong relationships with the legal profession and marketing capabilities.”

Presumably, Indiana's prohibition against cameras in trial courtrooms, unless changed, will keep Indiana trials out of the package.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on September 18, 2007 01:13 PM
Posted to Courts in general