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Profile a Party

Learn how to profile a party with Vincent. Our litigation analytics tool uses docket research from 850M+ records to reveal litigation history and strategic patterns.

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Summary

Learn how to Profile a Party with Vincent. Our litigation analytics tool uses docket research from over 850 million court records to instantly reveal a party's complete litigation history, preferred counsel, and strategic patterns.

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Why This is Important

Gain a competitive edge in litigation strategy and business development. The Profiling a Party workflow delivers comprehensive, data-driven intelligence that empowers your firm to make strategic decisions with unprecedented confidence. Understand an opponent's litigation behavior, perform rapid due diligence on a new client, or analyze market trends.

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Powered by Docket Alarm: This workflow is engineered for US litigation research and is powered by Docket Alarm's vast database of federal and state court records.

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Step-by-Step Guide

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Step 1: Ask Your Question

To begin, select the 'Profile a Party' workflow. In the text box, simply ask a natural language question.

  • Example: "Tell me about litigation involving OpenAI"

Ask a simple, natural-language question to start your analysis.

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Step 2: Review the AI-Generated Memo

Vincent will search through millions of court records and generate a comprehensive intelligence memo on the left-hand side of your screen. This memo summarizes key strategic insights, including:

  • An overview of the party's litigation history and typical roles.

  • Analysis of their motion practice effectiveness and average case duration.

  • The types of cases they are most frequently involved in.

  • Law firms they typically hire or face as opposing counsel.

Review the strategic summary memo generated by Vincent.
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Trust but Verify with Enhanced References: Vincent is built on transparency. To verify any source, simply click on the blue highlighted text to open and review the full document directly in Docket Alarm.

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Step 3: Deep-Dive into Specific Cases

On the right-hand side, you will see a detailed list of the individual cases used to build the analysis. For each case, Vincent provides a rich summary, including:

  • The background and status of the case.

  • Motions that have been filed.

  • Identified expert witnesses.

  • The monetary value of the case, if available.

You can click on any case to navigate directly to the docket on Docket Alarm and view the underlying documents, such as complaints, orders, and motions.

Explore individual cases and click to view the source documents on Docket Alarm.

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Best Practices & Pro Tips

  • Be Specific for Deeper Insights: Try asking more specific questions like "Show me copyright infringement cases involving Company X in the Southern District of New York" to narrow your focus.

  • Understanding Document Access: Your Vincent subscription includes a number of free document views from Docket Alarm per week. For extensive document review, a separate Docket Alarm subscription may be required.

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