NEWS & EVENTS

Event - ILTA Conference -- Las Vegas

8/18/2013

Gold Sponsor 2013
   August 18-22, 2013
   at Caesars Palace
   Las Vegas
   Booth #434

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News - Microsoft Renews L&J Partnership and Gold Software Development Competency

4/10/2013 Levit & James, Inc. (www.levitjames.com), the industry-leading developer of Table of Authorities (TOA) software Best Authority, announces that Microsoft has renewed its MS Partnership & Gold Software Development competency for another year.  After beginning the partnership with Microsoft in 2006, Levit & James will continue to hold its steady position in the top tier of Microsoft Partners. Read More »

News - Best Authority Light Version 3.0 at ABA TECHSHOW 2013

4/4/2013 Levit & James, Inc. (www.levitjames.com) announced today its recent release of Best Authority Light 3.0, a version of the industry-leading Table of Authorities (TOA) software. The Light Edition includes a subset of the features in Premium, and meets the filing requirements of every U.S. court. Read More »

News - L&J Releases Best Authority Version 3

1/22/2013

Levit & James, Inc. announced today that it has officially released Best Authority 3.0, a top-to-bottom rebuild of its industry-leading Table of Authorities (TOA) software. The company will demonstrate this breakthrough software at next week’s LegalTech New York show January 29-31 at the New York Hilton (booth #518.)

Best Authority 3.0 includes a brand-new Citation Revision Tracking feature, which pinpoints citations added, changed or deleted due to author revisions. It also offers a TOA Preview, so that users can now see an image of the finished TOA, updated live as they proofread and edit.

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News - BA3 Demo at Los Angeles TOA Educational Seminar

11/9/2012 On Wednesday, November 14th, Levit & James, Inc. (www.levitjames.com) co-founder Ian Levit will demonstrate Best Authority Table of Authorities software in an educational seminar for legal IT staff entitled “;All about Tables of Authorities (TOAs): Including How to Prepare One in Minutes. Read More »

News - Best Authority User Group on LinkedIn Established

10/16/2012 Levit & James, Inc (www.levitjames.com) has established a Best Authority® User Group on LinkedIn® for its customers.  Best Authority is the industry-leading product for creating a Table of Authorities. Read More »

News - Best Authority 3 Released to Customers for Beta Testing

9/20/2012 Levit & James (www.levitjames.com) announced today that Best Authority 3.0, the upcoming new version of its leading Table of Authorities software, has been released to customers for general Beta Testing. Read More »

News - L&J Celebrates 25 Years in Business

8/23/2012 ILTA CONFERENCE, WASHINGTON, DC – Veteran legal software company Levit & James, Inc. (www.levitjames.com) announced its 25th anniversary today at the ILTA Conference in Washington, DC where it will be demonstrating Best Authority 3.0, the upcoming new version of its leading Table of Authorities software, at Booth 419. Read More »

News - Help Us Help You ...

7/12/2012 New ILTA White Paper: "Help Us Help You...." by Lori Page Hall, Director of Product Innovation for Levit & James. A discussion of how to make your vendors part of your project team.   Read More »

News - Best Authority 75 of Am Law 100

3/30/2012 Levit & James (www.levitjames.com) announced today that Best Authority, its Table of Authorities software, is used by 75 of Am Law 100 law firms in the United States.  Ian Levit, VP of Levit & James, Inc., stated, “Best Authority is truly the undisputed leader in TOA software for the largest law firms in the nation. In addition, it is the only product that can meet the TOA formatting requirements of every U. S. court.” Best Authority has over 600 customers, including law firms of all sizes, government agencies, and courts. Read More »

News - Microsoft Certified Partner L&J Earns Gold ISV Competency for 6th Year

3/20/2012 Microsoft Corporation has officially approved legal software company Levit & James, Inc. (www.levitjames.com) as a Microsoft Certified Partner for the sixth year in a row, recognizing Levit & James again for its Gold ISV Competency.  Companies achieving the Gold ISV (Independent Software Vendor) competency level have reached the top echelon of Microsoft Certified Partners and are rewarded by Microsoft with benefits including use of advanced software development tools and advisory support.
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News - Customer Technology Preview of Best Authority 3 at Legal Tech NY

1/25/2012 Levit & James, Inc. (www.levitjames.com), provider of Best Authority®, announces it will be showing a Customer Technology Preview (CTP) of Best Authority 3.0 at LegalTech New York ’12 next week from Monday, Jan. 30th – Wednesday, Feb. 1st at booth #518.  The CTP version of Best Authority 3.0 will be officially released to customers on Monday, February 6th, kicking off the first phase of its beta program. Read More »

News - L&J Previews Best Authority 3 in Nationwide Tour

10/5/2011 Levit & James, Inc., provider of Best Authority®, announces it will be previewing its groundbreaking Best Authority Version 3.0 to existing customers in major cities across the United States. Levit & James’ Vice President Ian Levit commented, “Best Authority 3.0 is the most innovative software we have ever developed. We cannot wait for our customers to see it.” Read More »

News - L & J DEMONSTRATES BEST AUTHORITY 3.0 AT ILTA CONFERENCE

8/18/2011

“Astonishingly faster and even easier to use”

Today, Levit & James, Inc. (www.levitjames.com), provider of Best Authority®, the industry’s leading tool for producing a Table of Authorities (TOA), announces it will be demonstrating the new Version 3 at the ILTA Conference in Nashville, August 22-25 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort, Booth #120.

Best Authority 3.0 dramatically increases the speed of the TOA creation process, and includes an enhanced user interface that makes the software easier to learn and use.  With the performance improvements, the processing just doesn’t slow down, no matter how large the document.

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News - Lori Page Hall Joins Levit & James as Director of Product Innovation

7/26/2011 Levit & James, Inc. (www.LevitJames.com), a leading provider of legal software, announced today that Lori Page Hall has joined the company as Director of Product Innovation.  A well-known member of the legal technology community, Ms. Hall will be responsible for working with the Product Design committee to select and evaluate areas for new product development, as well as the design and development of these products. She will also assist with marketing new and existing products, including Best Authority for creating a Table of Authorities. Read More »

News - BA Used By More Than 500 Companies--70 Percent of Top 100

3/28/2011 Levit & James announced an industry milestone for its Table of Authorities (TOA) production software, Best Authority. First introduced in 2005, Best Authority is now used by over 500 organizations, including 70 of the 100 largest U.S. law firms. Read More »

News - Latest Best Authority Version Enables Easier Collaboration with Co-counsel

1/26/2011 Levit & James, Inc. announced that its Best Authority Table of Authorities (TOA) production software, used by 65 of the 100 largest U.S. law firms, can now convert its internal coding to native Microsoft  TOA formatting, for easy collaboration with co-counsel who only have access to native Word’s TOA features. Read More »

News - Solo Attorney Max Sprecher: "BA Is a Must-Have"

12/8/2010 Best Authority Light is a must-have for solo and small firm lawyers,” says Sprecher. “Instead of struggling with the word processor's rudimentary table feature and wasting as much as an hour (or more) of time, I no longer have any concerns about finishing a brief based upon the need for a table. With Best Authority, it only takes me 5-10 minutes to do a TOA on any ordinary brief and only a few minutes more on a very long document. How could any litigation attorney not purchase this product when it eliminates an enormous burden in finishing a document and pays for itself in time-savings within only a few uses? Read More »

News - ALM Legal Tech Newsletter--Gradual Rollout Gains Increased Acceptance (BA at Young Conaway)

11/2/2010 Natalie Huha, the Learning Services/User Support Manager at Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP discusses the firm's successful rollout of Best Authority. Read More »

News - Law Firm Foster Pepper Deploys Levit & James’ Best Authority Table of Authorities Software

10/26/2010 Foster Pepper began looking for a new TOA-creation software application because the firm was increasingly unhappy with the unreliable Cite-It program that used Word’s native functionality to mark the citations .... The firm reviewed the methods and tools most recommended by the Association of Legal Administrators (ALA), the International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) and the Toledo Group (a national network of independent law firms), and decided that Best Authority was the ideal software for their needs. Read More »

News - Law Firm Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor Successfully Implements Best Authority Software

9/21/2010 Levit & James, Inc. announced today that Wilmington, Delaware law firm Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP (www.youngconaway.com) has successfully rolled out Best Authority® software. Best Authority assists the firm’s lawyers and Legal Administrative Assistants to generate and customize a Table of Authorities or “TOA” dramatically faster and more accurately than ever before. Read More »

News - Levit & James Announces Best Authority® Version 3.0

8/23/2010 Fletcher James, President of Levit & James, Inc. (www.levitjames.com) announced today that L&J will be releasing Version 3.0 of Best Authority® early next year. ... As soon as Version 3.0 goes live, our developers will begin work on a series of companion products which have been requested by customers.
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News - BA Dominates Legal Market for TOA Production

6/23/2010 Levit & James, Inc. announced today that 45% of the top 250 law firms are using its Best Authority software to create a Table of Authorities (TOA). Best Authority has become the clear leader in the TOA production market and is recommended by LexisNexis as well as by many of its loyal, satisfied customers. Read More »

News - Gray Plant Mooty Gains Time, Money and Accuracy with Best Authority

5/26/2010 The Minneapolis-based Gray Plant Mooty (www.gpmlaw.com) has successfully implemented Best Authority® software.  Best Authority assists the firm’s paralegals and other professionals in building a Table of Authorities, or “TOA,” dramatically faster and more efficiently than by manual methods. Read More »

News - Upcoming Release of Best Authority 2.7 Includes Compatibility with Microsoft Office 2010

5/11/2010 Levit & James, Inc. has announced that Best Authority Version 2.7 will be released in June 2010 and will be compatible with newly-released Microsoft 2010.  Best Authority is currently certified for use with Windows 7. 
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News - Levit & James Promoted to Microsoft Gold Partner Status

3/2/2010 Legal software company Levit & James, Inc. (www.levitjames.com) has been promoted to Microsoft Gold Partner Status.  Gold Certified Partners hold the highest level of competence and expertise working with Microsoft technologies, and have the closest working relationship with Microsoft. Read More »

News - Greenberg Glusker Benefits From Levit & James’ Best Authority® Table Of Authorities Software

2/1/2010 Levit & James, Inc. has announced that Los Angeles-based Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLP (www.greenbergglusker.com) has successfully implemented Best Authority® software and is completing an 18-month review of the product. Best Authority helps the firm's secretaries and word processors build a Table of Authorities, or 'TOA," dramatically faster and with more ease and efficiency than the firm’s previous product, FullAuthority® from LexisNexis®. Read More »

News - BA Takes the Dread Out of Creating TOAs for Stinson Morrison Hecker

2/1/2010 Levit & James, Inc. has announced that national law firm Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP (www.stinson.com) has implemented its Best Authority® software.  Best Authority significantly cuts the time it takes to create a Table of Authorities, saving the firm and its employees both time and peace of mind. Read More »

News - Best Authority 2.6 Certified to Support Windows 7

11/17/2009 Legal technology company Levit & James has announced the release of Best Authority 2.6, the latest version of its leading Table of Authorities (TOA) production software.  Levit & James has certified that Best Authority 2.6 supports Microsoft Windows 7.  The new release also incorporates major performance enhancements that will significantly increase TOA processing speed throughout the application. Read More »

News - Law Firm Paul Hastings Chooses BA for TOA Production

2/10/2009 Levit & James, Inc. has announced that Paul Hastings (www.paulhastings.com), a leading international law firm with offices in North America, Europe and Asia, has purchased and installed Best Authority.  This software addition will greatly accelerate production and improve accuracy when building a Table of Authorities (TOA) for legal briefs.
Jeanne Marie Boswell, Paul Hastings’ Director of Technology Training, selected Best Authority after considering incumbents FullAuthority from LexisNexis and Microsoft Word, as well as other citation products.  Boswell recalls, “After analyzing several TOA programs, we determined that Best Authority had the best feature-set and highest likelihood of success at our firm.” Read More »

News - L&J Announces Release of Best Authority 2.5

2/2/2009 At New York LegalTech 2009 on February 2nd-4th, Levit & James, Inc. will be demonstrating version 2.5 of Best Authority, an upgrade of  the industry’s leading Table of Authorities (TOA) production software.  In the 2 ½ years since its initial release, Best Authority has been selected by more than one-third of the 250 largest U.S. law firms. Read More »

News - CrossWords 4.0 Now Compatible with Vista and Office 2007

12/18/2008 Levit & James, a leading provider of software utilities and conversion programs, today announced the release of Version 4.0 of CrossWords.  CrossWords is the premiere Word Perfect to Word conversion tool used at over 550 law firms, and many agencies in the Federal, State and Local Government. Mr. Ian Levit, Vice President for Marketing at Levit & James, said, “This release of CrossWords includes support for Open Text DM suppliers, full support for Word 2007, and an easier set-up and configuration.” Read More »

News - Best Authority Online University Will Be Launched in September

8/5/2008 Levit & James, Inc. will launch Best Authority Online University (BAOU), a unique combination of live internet webinars and on-demand E-Learning modules that will provide training in Best Authority, the legal market’s leading software for creating a Table of Authorities (TOA).  BAOU will be available to Best Authority customers with active Software Subscription Service (SSS) and to organizations running trial evaluations of the software.  The E-Learning modules are free, and there will be no charge for the live webinars through the end of 2008.
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