ALM Launches Redesigned National Law Journal

Posted on July 10, 2001

American Lawyer Media (ALM), a legal journalism and information company, has launched a redesigned and expanded National Law Journal (NLJ), focused on serving lawyers who are actively involved in trial work. The newspaper will serve as the central element in a new company initiative, the NLJ Litigation Services Network, which will integrate ALM's print and online resources for litigation-related news, information and research services. As part of that network, ALM will introduce two new Web-based research services, VerdictSearch and NLJExperts, that provide lawyers with online access to databases of jury verdict information and expert witness listings.

The National Law Journal will feature a new ``Litigation Week'' section with expanded case digests, as well as additional updates and summaries of verdicts and settlements in key trials throughout the country. ``Courthouse,'' a new feature, will provide a national litigation docket that includes new filings, notable upcoming trials, and listings of developments in major class actions and complex litigation. Other new features will center on courtroom techniques, and Washington legislative and regulatory news of interest to trial attorneys. The first edition of the revamped NLJ will be published on July 16th and will be available to subscribers beginning this week.

``From high-visibility law suits, like the Microsoft and tobacco cases, to local trials, litigation is one of the most rapidly growing and demanding areas of legal practice. Yet, trial lawyers have often been forced to piece together the information and resources they need from a variety of sources,'' said William Pollak, president and CEO of ALM. ``The new National Law Journal will provide a national and regional perspective on trials, decisions and techniques for litigators, while the NLJ Network will provide valuable tools that make it faster and easier for both defendants' and plaintiffs' attorneys to evaluate, prepare and try cases.''

ALM's new websites, available later this month, will provide litigators with enhanced access to data required for case preparation and trials. An expanded array of links and supporting materials related to NLJ stories will also be available through the National Law Journal website.

VerdictSearch allows attorneys to search an extensive database of jury verdicts and settlements from around the nation for information on trial outcomes and jury awards. The service is available on both a subscription and per-use basis. NLJExperts is a free service that provides new tools that allow litigators seeking expert witnesses to search a database of more than 15,000 experts.



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