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Consolidating EDD Workflow with Next-Generation Software:
New Software Solutions to Streamline Processes Inside & Outside the Corporate Firewall
As the surge in electronic information intensifies, the legal community is seeking new tools to manage the exploding costs and risks of Electronic Discovery within the mandates of the FRCP. A key imperative is to address the need to narrow EDD datasets and apply efficiency to the current EDD workflow so that costs can become more predictable. Software applications are now being introduced to address the areas of processing and culling raw data and document review, especially when taking into account attorney review labor costs.
This white paper will focus on the need to address collection and pre-processing management, as well as streamlining and prioritizing document review through the integration of the EDRM model into two core areas- operations inside the corporate firewall and functions outside the enterprise- to facilitate the upfront control of corporate data and transform analysis and review into a strategic function to manage risk and cost more effectively.
- Pre-Discovery Analytics: Early Assessment and Pre-Meet & Confer
The emergence of new technologies, including concept searching tools, has presented attorneys with new options to help identify key documents and keyword concepts much earlier in the litigation process. This white paper examines the application of concept searching and analytical tools for litigation preparedness, including early case assessment, risk determination and preparing for mandatory Meet & Confer conferences.
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No Database Limits: Index-based Distributed Architecture for Litigation Search & Review
Litigation databases are growing at exponential rates. This white paper examines the use of relational databases as the base architecture of eDiscovery software applications versus utilizing the new Index engine technologies that offer significantly greater scale and speed to power legal review.
- Amendments To The Federal Rules Of Civil Procedure (PDF)
Effective December 1, 2006, the Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure outline the new rules governing civil procedure in the United States Courts and focus on electronically stored information and litigation preparedness.
- Final Version, Rule 502, April 13, 2007 (PDF)
Rule 502 focuses on issues concerning Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product. The rule considers constraints on review and production due to the amounts of data in today's large cases, and acknowledges the use of analytics in electronic discovery to "prevent disclosure of protected communications or information".
- The Sedona Conference's Best Practices for the Selection of Electronic Discovery Vendors: Navigating the Vendor Proposal Process
The Sedona Conference's Best Practices for the Selection of Electronic Discovery Vendors outlines approaches to the selection of an electronic discovery vendor.
- TREC-2006 Legal Track Overview (PDF)
The TREC-2006 Legal Overview provides a benchmark for comparing search technologies used in electronic discovery. The study examines standard, accepted Boolean search for electronic discovery in comparison to alternative concept searching methodologies.
- Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM)
Launched in 2005, the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) was created to address the lack of standards in the electronic discovery market. The reference model includes all phases of the electronic discovery process, and provides a common, flexible framework for development, selection and evaluation of technology, vendors and solutions.
- EDDix
EDDix provides clients with research and insight with integrated views of products, EDD vendors, technology, products, services, regulations and trends.
- The Sedona Conference
The Sedona Conference is a charitable research and educational institute dedicated to the advancement of law and policy in the areas of antitrust law, complex litigation and intellectual property. The Sedona Conference joins leading jurists, attorneys, legal experts and academics on cutting edge issues to create industry dialogue in an effort to move law forward
- Socha Consulting, LLC
Socha Consulting specializes in electronic discovery research and consulting to provide effective strategies for implementing electronic discovery processes, select appropriate service and software providers, and determine market trends.
- Forrester Research
Forrester Research is an independent technology and market research company that provides information and thought leadership in the areas of business and technology through research, peer-to-peer programs and consulting events.
- Gartner
Gartner is the world's leading information technology research and advisory company. Through its proprietary research, consultation and events, Gartner provides insight into global technology, market trends and institutional knowledge.
