a new perspective on collaboration in the cloud

INNOVATED BY GRAHAM SMITH-BERNAL,
CREATOR OF THE NO. 1 MOST WIDELYUSED LITIGATION SOFTWARE
A NEW PERSPECTIVE ON
COLLABORATION IN THE CLOUD:
CONFIGURING LEGAL ARGUMENTS FROM A PRIVATE CLOUD WORKSPACE
THE FREEDOM TO HARNESS THE EVIDENCE FROM ANYWHERE
INNOVATED BY GRAHAM SMITH-BERNAL, CREATOR OF THE NO. 1 MOST WIDELY-USED LITIGATION SUPPORT SOFTWARE
The 1st Online Workspace for Trial Bundles,
Documents, Transcripts & Research
Opus 2 Magnum™ is a private cloud-based service from which barristers, solicitors
and experts view transcripts and key documents and collaborate on work product for
applications, trial preparation and courtroom presentation.
THE NEXT GENERATION OF TRIAL TECHNOLOGY FROM
THE CREATOR OF REALTIME TRANSCRIPTION
KEY BENEFITS
As a significant enhancement to the sophisticated court reporting and realtime
services delivered by Opus 2 International, the Opus 2 Magnum service closes
the loop between evidence-capture and its eventual presentation to the court.
The service presents the master set of litigation content, including the trial bundle,
transcripts, synchronised audio, documents and research in a dynamic Opus 2
Magnum workspace where authorised team members thoroughly analyse the
evidence to align their strategies in preparation for hearings and trials.
• Manage cases more effectively
Opus 2 builds upon its extensive background in complex litigation services and
technical innovation to deliver this ground-breaking new approach to managing
document-heavy and multi-party litigation. Having been commended by Gloster J
and counsel in the history-making Berezovsky v. Abramovich trial, Opus 2 Magnum is
proving to be an indispensable service that yields practical efficiencies and significant
reductions in administrative hassles, unnecessary paper consumption and the overall
costs of litigation. Its growth among cases of all sizes is soaring.
• Always the latest version
• Streamline preparation
• Reduce costs and time
• Convenient, mobile access
• Centralise all team input
• Scale to cases of any size
• Reduced use of paper
• No duplicative or lost work
• No bulky lever arch files
• No software installs
OPUS 2 MAGNUM SPANS PRE-PRODUCTION
THROUGH POST-TRIAL
After eDisclosure software separates “the chaff” from the collection, Opus 2
Magnum provides a centralised forum for analysing “the wheat” and shaping the legal
argument at key milestones of litigation–whether you settle, arbitrate or go to trial. It
is where the masterminds of the case master the evidence.
Opus 2 Magnum adapts to use during a hearing or when preparing for one. For
example, team members mark up realtime transcripts from within the Opus 2
Magnum workspace, cross-reference it with the other hosted content and engage
in private chats with fellow team members who are online anywhere in the world.
Upon importing the final daily transcript, all realtime work product remains available
to guide the preparations for subsequent proceedings.
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Above: Adapted from the Electronic Discovery Reference Model, 2009, EDRM.net.
Contemplate key disclosure documents,
testimony, exhibits, facts, research and team
insight to chart and adapt the strategy.
“Magnum is the future for document heavy litigation. It has
saved literally hundreds of thousands of pages of printing.”
- Lucinda Orr, Litigation Associate, Skadden Arps
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OPUS 2 MAGNUM IS A SIMPLE, SEAMLESS AND SECURE WORKSPACE
IN WHICH TO FOSTER COLLABORATION AMONG THE TEAM.
SIMPLE. SEAMLESS. SECURE.
A Centralised Workspace
Any quantity of Opus 2 Magnum workspaces can be wrapped around the master set
of transcripts, documents, linked exhibits, witness statements, declarations, skeleton
arguments and web research at the core. Each side’s workspace is entirely separate
from their opponent’s so as to maintain absolute privacy and security. All of the content
remains securely hosted within a simple interface where notes, issues, correlations, private
documents and further research can be added and custom bundles can be created.
Annotation and Collaboration Tools
Team members review content to assess witness evidence, pinpoint contradictions, and
determine how statements relate to other testimony or documents. A user can simply
highlight any text to tag it, apply colour-coded issues, and annotate or create hyperlinks
among any content–including transcripts, bundle references, witness statements and
opening or closing submissions.
Opus 2 Magnum nurtures the team’s collective analysis of the evidence. Users can share
their work product with any other users or groups of users via a one-click e-mail alert. The
alert automatically includes a direct link to the note and passage so the recipient may log
in from anywhere, review the remarks and continue the discussion thread within Opus 2
Magnum.
Complete Trial Bundles “To Go”
Opus 2 Magnum unites all evidence and team input across the trial bundle within one
simple workspace where team insights and work product are no longer at the mercy of
cumbersome lever arch updates, costly couriers and scattered email dialogues. The latest
material is instantly accessible from the office or from any courtroom or destination with an
Internet connection. This makes Opus 2 Magnum an indispensable tool for mobile lawyers
and a cost-efficient alternative to transporting and updating printed trial bundles.
KEY FEATURES
• Access cases from any PC, Mac,
tablet or smartphone with an
Internet connection.
• Mark-up realtime transcripts and
privately chat with fellow online
team members.
• View documents as they
appear on paper; add highlights,
underlines and margin notes.
• Create hyperlinks among
selected passages of documents,
transcripts and research.
• Automatically record every time
a document has been referenced
anywhere in the bundle.
• Listen to synchronised audio of
the proceedings.
• Preview the targets of any
hyperlink in split screen panels.
• Create custom bundles by issue,
witness, date, and more.
• Send notifications via email
to individuals or to custom
discussion groups to alert them
to an important annotation.
• Engage the team in dynamic
discussion threads on key
passages and filter their notes.
• Generate colour-coded reports
of work product to save, export,
email or print.
• Perform targeted searches with
Boolean, proximity and fuzzy
search techniques.
• Hibernate or archive the case at
any time.
“It’s actually automating so much of the work that the lawyers would normally spend hours to achieve.
There is no question that it makes lengthy hearings more manageable, but its simplicity makes Magnum
a highly useful tool on all cases – irrespective of size.” - Mark Hastings, Partner, Addleshaw Goddard LLP
Opus 2 Guides You from Start to Finish
INSTANT WORKSPACES
Experienced case managers from Opus 2 International create
and host every Magnum workspace so that our clients may
focus entirely on evaluating the evidence and developing the
strategy right away. We can activate your Opus 2 Magnum
workspace within 24 hours and begin populating it with the
master set of your key litigation content. Our specialists liaise
with your litigation support staff to properly transfer documents
and metadata from any disclosure or document management
platform. We will preserve your desired folder structure, exhibit
naming scheme, and document ID’s, and create hyperlinks
among transcripts and exhibits. Opus 2 Magnum is turn-key
and ready for use, and as the case progresses, users can upload
additional content to the private team forum.
Whereas legal software is complicated by licensing, upgrades
and firewalls, Opus 2 Magnum is cloud-based, free of long-term
contracts and it always contains the latest content and tools.
AS EASY AS EMAIL
Opus 2 Magnum is just as easy to use as your online email
account. The simple “Magnum Toolbox” window functions in
the same way across all documents, transcripts, and research in
the case so that anyone can become an effective user within just
a few minutes of training.
• Highlight and colour-code passages.
• Tag excerpts with issues.
• Add margin notes.
• Cross-link to any other excerpts.
• Save work product.
• Share work product with team members.
• Send email notifications to team members.
Team: Have a look. All three of
these files mentions a different
date for the event in question...
LEFT: A STYLISED REPRESENTATION OF HOW THE
SINGLE “MAGNUM TOOLBOX” SCREEN FUNCTIONS
IN THE SAME MANNER ACROSS ALL CONTENT.
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OPUS 2 INTERNATIONAL
Opus 2 International Limited was founded in 2008 by Graham Smith-Bernal, the entrepreneur who created LiveNote® and helped it to become the most widely-
used litigation support software of any kind prior to selling the company to Thomson Reuters in 2006. Following a brief retirement to his estate in Umbria, Italy,
Smith-Bernal returned to the market to conceive his second great work, Opus 2, which has garnered worldwide media coverage for its new approach to litigation
services for attorneys, mediators, arbitrators and judges. Today, the company delivers its flagship Magnum service as well as sophisticated court reporting services
to the largest and most complex litigations in the world, including the largest private litigation in 2011. Opus 2 International has offices in London (Headquarters),
San Francisco, Dubai, Paris and Hong Kong.
To learn more about Opus 2 Magnum,
please call +44 (0)20 3008 5900 or visit
opus2international.com.
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