The legal research company Casemaker is today introducing a major redesign of its legal research platform called Casemaker4, with a more modern and responsive design, more intuitive navigation and faster search.
The new version is available to all subscribers beginning today. Upon log-in, the platform will continue to default to the prior version, but the subscriber will be able to select to switch to Casemaker4. Any preferences the user has set will also move to the new system.
For now, each time the user logs in, it will default to the old system. Eventually, the default will change to Casemaker4, but with the ability to revert to the old system.
“The new platform is informed by several years of user feedback and an extensive beta testing process,” said Sarah Gorman, Casemaker’s chief operating officer. “The response from the last round of beta was overwhelmingly positive and we are extremely excited to now open up Casemaker4 to our entire subscriber base.”
In redesigning its platform, the company said that it sought to achieve two goals. First, it wanted to improve search speed, modernize the interface to enable more intuitive site navigation, and upgrade design responsiveness to better accommodate mobile devices.
At the same time, it wanted to retain features and design elements that existing users like and minimize changes that could be disorienting to users.
“We were determined to only add features that would matter to our users,” said Dan McCade, chief information officer, “and to not throw out the baby with the bath water, so to speak.”
I was given a preview demonstration of the new platform last week by Gorman, McCade and Khristina Williams, support and marketing manager. I have not yet tried it myself.
Improved Searching and Browsing
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