Data Collection & Early Case Assessment
elaw’s data collection and assessment services provide preservation, collection and assessment of data for pre-litigation, eDiscovery and investigation purposes.
elaw’s data collection and assessment services provide preservation, collection and assessment of data for pre-litigation, eDiscovery and investigation purposes.
We recognise that data must be collected and managed securely and defensibly, with minimal disruption to client operations and often within tight timeframes.
Our team works with forensic and eLitigation technology in accordance with proven and defensible methodologies.
Data Collection and Collections Service Offerings
elaw collects data across Australia, adopting in person, virtual or hybrid collection modes as appropriate.
We use a range of eDiscovery and data collection tools to collect data from devices and cloud data sources. With cloud-based data now accounting for the majority of potential evidence, our team increasingly utilises cloud-to-cloud collection strategies for a range of data collection tasks.
Utilising a proven technology set coupled with robust methodology and comprehensive documentation, we ensure that client data is collected reliably, effectively and defensibly.
Our team has the know-how and experience necessary to mitigate risk, undertake collections efficiently and minimise project costs.
Early Case Assessment
Once data has been collected, elaw’s data analyst team offer early case assessment services.
‘Early case assessment’ (ECA) has a variety of meanings in different jurisdictions and legal contexts, but it is broadly the process of providing high-level insight into the data set for the purpose of assessing the extent, nature and themes of the collection.
elaw’s ECA strategies are integrated into our wider eDiscovery services and software solutions. RelativityOne and Nuix Discover support a range of workflows, dashboards, charts, mines and cubes that provide insight and reporting on data.
Litigators and litigants benefit from the following general insights delivered from ECA:
- The amount of collected data
- The extent to which data can be defensibly culled (to minimise the costs of data hosting and evidence review)
- How much data might require review, via assisted review strategies and/or human review
- Who are the significant custodians of data
- The sources of data and type of data from each source
- The files types
- Date ranges of data.
Beyond these general insights, the ECA strategy can also be extended to provide an understanding of the subject matter (either known or unknown) of the collection, including insights in relation to:
- Concepts
- Issues
- Keywords.
Using RelativityOne or Nuix Discover, findings can be provided in graphical formats, utilising visual aids such as pivot tables, charts, mines and cubes. These user-friendly data representations make complex data queries accessible and understandable for all members of the legal review team.
With insight into the collected data, lawyers are better able to make assessments as to the likely relevance of the data, the themes within the data, ‘missing’ data and the cost of legal review. ECA outputs also assist in providing information that may be relevant to assessing a client’s prospects of success.
Expertise and Competency
elaw’s team of IT specialists, data analysts, consultants and lawyers possess deep understanding of best practices for data collection and assessment. As qualified, certified and experienced experts, we routinely provide service to lawyers around Australia for pre-litigation, eDiscovery and investigation purposes.
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