e.discovery process
Why utilise technology in a discovery or litigation matter? The answer lies in the time savings that can be realised if large volumes of documents are to be sorted, catalogued, indexed, analysed and ultimately presented to the hearing. The two types of discovery methods are:
- Electronic document processing – processing files that are sourced in electronic format; due to the often immense volume of electronic files, these need to be “culled” and de-duplicated to a manageable level to enable review to take place by the legal team.
- Document imaging and coding (for hard copy documents) – barcoding and electronically scanning pages received from various sources, objectively coding documents and uploading these to a litigation-ready support system.
We cover the following areas of e.discovery:
- processing
- review
- analysis
- production
- consulting
The e.discovery services provided at e.law aim to assist you with your legal review and we work with you to reduce large electronic documents sets so that you can focus on reviewing only those documents that are potentially relevant.
We have vast experience in working with legal teams during discovery and work with you to provide solutions. Many of our competitors simply process files, regardless of the output. We take the time to understand your matter and work with you to ensure you have a result that benefits you and your client.
All of our processes are compliant with relevant court practice notes, in particular, the recent Practice Note CM6 – Electronic Technology in litigation.