Outside counsel played a critical role
in early case assessment for the fourth consecutive year, while the number of in - house lawyers assigned to manage class actions did not increase.
Use early case assessment All document review platforms provide standard searching capabilities, with some offering more analytical features for identifying responsive data.
Perform early case assessment through a broad set of analytic capabilities that enable rapid identification of the most important documents in a dataset prior to collection.
There are a number of ways to narrow the review funnel, many of which were addressed in both the collection and
early case assessment sections of this guide.
Perform
early case assessment through a broad set of analytic and predictive intelligence capabilities that enable rapid identification of the most important documents in a dataset prior to collection.
Nearly 80 percent of companies described outside counsel's role
in early case assessment as «essential» or «substantial,» up from 73 percent in 2016.
Some industry players are advocating for a greater focus
on early case assessment and the use of software tools that provide earlier insights into the landscape of a case in order to inform litigation strategy.
And I think that lawyers will perhaps have to become more comfortable with
early case assessment tools, search technology and, yes, even meet and confers that will all be aimed at getting the key data in front of the lawyers in the most expeditious and least expensive way possible.
«Our new enterprise archive lets customers use the e-Discovery module in - house to complement Microsoft Office 365 and
conduct early case assessment on their native archive, massively reducing the time and costs associated with e-Discovery cases.
For instance, the compliance team might extend the archiving platform it uses for regulatory purposes to the legal team, for use
with early case assessment or eDiscovery in the event of an investigation or litigation.
Instead, develop strong preservation and
early case assessment processes, and target your collections so that you are only collecting the potentially relevant ESI, nothing more and nothing less.
In his new role, Mr. Walter will lead the design and development of FTI Technology software products, including the award - winning Ringtail ® e-discovery software platform and Radiance
early case assessment software.
BTI says pointedly clients are looking to resolve matters at a lower cost through the aggressive use of strategies such
as early case assessment, special settlements, aggressive budgets and budget controls.
In this
comprehensive early case assessment guide, learn to leverage ECA principles & tools, enabling your team to make strategic case decisions earlier in the e-discovery process.
Predictive coding, in -
place early case assessment (ECA), automatic document categorization and technology - assisted review (TAR), are becoming common place terms in e-discovery.
«Litametrics» is an extension of Jim's creativity in building performance metrics,
early case assessment protocols and value based fee models in his prior roles as Legal Services Manager and Litigation Program Manager working at DuPont and Tyco.
That trend line appears to be right on track in the legal industry, where evolving tools and technology in the area of
early case assessment provide just one example of how information governance is being... Read More»
As part of the cost pressures clients face, Scott says, external counsel have a responsibility to sit down and
do early case assessment with clients to propose how the client and external counsel might work together and map it out between them.
As a complex litigation firm, Valorem's technology is focused on tools
like early case assessment, streamlining cases and trying to do project - related work on a case.
That person, according to Duncan, «becomes a bridge between outside counsel and the client in the discussions
about early case assessment, scope of discovery, determination of timeframes and custodians, and so forth.»
This course will cover how insurers and claims adjusters can be more comfortable with eDiscovery terminology, understanding a triggering event for coverage purposes, better understanding advanced analytics vs only relying on search terms,
understanding early case assessment within the insurance industry and how to lower litigation costs.
Find out about e-discovery data collection best practices and lessons learned from experienced e-discovery practitioners,
so early case assessment and review allows you to get to the facts of the case much sooner — saving time, money, and human resources.
In projects where you are using your best judgment to develop keywords through trial and error, there are advantages to waiting on keyword filtering
until early case assessment, when the tools available for your use are more sophisticated and the ease of testing and iteration is greater.
«Save money by hiring experienced paralegals rather than junior lawyers Main
Early case assessment (ECA) spelled out»
Case teams should use
early case assessment workflows to quickly identify options for preparing and working with ESI and to address potential challenges that could have far reaching repercussions if not resolved early enough in the discovery process.
Resolution1 eDiscovery is a holistic e-discovery solution that integrates market leading collection, litigation hold, processing and
early case assessment features along with the advanced final review functionality of Summation.
The easiest and most cost efficient way to do that is to implement a
mandatory early case assessment (ECA) program for all cases facing MIDP (actually, you should do it for all cases, but at the very least, all cases facing MIDP).
This approach enables the LexisNexis team to concentrate on PreDiscovery level by developing on a strong base of
powerful early case assessment tools and integrating predictive coding, data analytics, and intelligent review devices across the workflow.