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BY THE NUMBERS - Look for law firms’ use of analytics to increase and improve in 2019. Reporter Roy Strom points to one new tool launched this year that analyzes the language of judges’ opinions to tell litigators what cases they cite most often, why, and for what types of motions. That tool, say techie types, represents only the start of a new level of analysis, one that could enable clients to know how frequently certain lawyers craft arguments that judges use in their opinions. Such information, Strom reports, will guide clients in their outside counsel selection.
