Title WorkBench · partner interview

What do you need from a litigation workbench?

Ten questions for partners and lead counsel. Multiple choice is fine; use free text where it matters. Answers go to [email protected] (research) — not a marketing list.

~6 minutes · Grounded in ABA tech survey themes + product reviews (deadlines, files, draft speed, cite risk, Word, e-file, ownership, strategy, security)

1. Your role

Single choice, or Other.

2. Primary practice focus

Single choice.

3. Biggest day-to-day pain on active matters

Pick up to three.

Missing or unclear deadlines / who owns the next step Finding the right document, exhibit, or deposition page Drafting motions/briefs takes too long Risk of bad cites or unsupported facts before filing No single source of truth (email + folders + chat) Unclear which theories/elements are ready to bring Hand-offs / expert / affiant / NYSCEF sign-offs fall through Other

4. How do you track the procedural clock today?

Multi-select OK.

Outlook / Google calendar Case management (Clio, Filevine, MyCase, etc.) Spreadsheets / Notion / sticky notes Paralegal memory / email threads Other

5. Where do motion papers actually get written?

Single choice.

Microsoft Word only Word + Google Docs Word + AI (CoCounsel, Harvey, ChatGPT, Claude, etc.) Mostly AI then paste into Word Other

6. Biggest concern with legal AI on filings

Pick up to two (ABA: accuracy is #1 industry concern).

Invented or wrong case citations Misstated facts or the record Client confidentiality / training on our data Reliability / black-box answers I don't use AI on filings Other

7. Before NYSCEF / e-file, what must be true?

Pick all that apply — your firm’s real bar, not the ideal.

Partner read the brief Every case cite checked in Westlaw/Lexis Facts pinned to exhibits / depositions Affiant / expert signed off Filing-clean copy (no internal notes / track-changes leftovers) We often wing parts of this under time pressure Other

8. If one capability were perfect, which is worth most?

Single choice — forces priority.

Clock — deadlines, dependencies, “what dies next” File — find any fact / exhibit / dep page instantly Draft — faster, better first drafts in Word Gate — cites, facts, and role sign-offs before file Strategy — theories / elements readiness board Other

9. What tools are already in your stack?

Multi-select.

10. Open: what would make you switch or pilot a new workbench?

Free text. One sentence is enough.

How we reach you

Required so research can follow up. Work email preferred. Reply from a human — not a drip sequence.

Email *

Name

Firm / org

May we email you about a pilot?

Submissions are emailed to [email protected] with copy to the LegalPresence research leads. Do not include privileged case facts you would not put in an unencrypted email.