Lesson 13 Paralegal

AI-assisted

Technology that uses artificial intelligence to perform legal research or document review

Audit trial

A time-stamped log showing who accessed or modified a document and when

Authentication

The process of verifying a user’s identity before granting system access

Boolean

A type of search logic using operators like AND, OR, and NOT to filter results

Case management system

Software used to track legal matters, deadlines, documents, and communications in a law firm

Citator

A tool used to verify the legal validity and treatment of a case over time

Cloud-based

A system or storage solution hosted online rather than on a local computer

Document versioning

A system feature that stores multiple saved versions of a document for tracking changes

Encryption

The process of converting information into a secure format to prevent unauthorized access

KeyCite

A Westlaw feature used to determine whether a case is still good law

Metadata

Hidden information in a document that includes the author, creation date and file history

Multi-factor authentication

A security method requiring two or more forms of identity verification for access

Optical character recognition (OCR)

Technology that converts scanned documents into searchable and editable text

Phishing

A fraudulent attempt to gain sensitive information by posing as a trustworthy entity

Shepardizing

Using Shephard’s Citations in LexisNexis to verify the validity and legal history of a case

Version control

A system that tracks and stores all changes made to a document