Adobe is seeking to capitalize on the movement towards PDF and native document formats in the legal world with new features in Acrobat 8.  The latest version includes legal-focused features like redaction, metadata removal, and bates numbering. Acrobat 8 also sports better integration for e-mails with Outlook and Notes.

Adobe is also backing up their push into the legal market with support/marketing resources. Adobe now hosts an "Acrobat for Legal Professions" blog which has great resources like in-depth review of new features and best practices. For instance, posts on the new redaction feature covers workflow, limitations, and best practices. The blog also provides tutorials on converting deposition transcripts into PDF and using Acrobat with various equipment.

While single-page TIFs still dominate in most litigation settings because of speed of review, the addition of bates numbering and redaction should send Acrobat to the forefront on the production side. Do you see new uses for Acrobat 8 in your firms because of these new features?