eDiscovery. It’s a word guaranteed to make companies everywhere cringe. Gone are the days when eDiscovery was limited to outside litigators looking for smoking guns and redacting privileged information. It’s true eDiscovery got its start with the U.S. Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. But eDiscovery techniques and standards aren’t just for formal discovery anymore. With the explosion of electronically stored information (ESI) of ever-multiplying types, eDiscovery software has become a vital tool for managing information all over the enterprise.
For example:
It’s clear being able to examine, evaluate and redact protected information from ESI isn’t just a litigation function anymore. It’s now an essential part of the toolbox for managing your enterprise’s vast, ever-widening stores of information.
And it’s a tool you should wield in your own hands, rather than depending solely on outside counsel or vendors.
Why?
You can control deadlines and budgets better. Nobody knows your data better than you do. Bringing the control over (parts of) the eDiscovery process in-house eliminates the ramp-up time necessary for outside counsel and vendors, saving you both time and money.
You can coordinate the dance between IT and legal better. You know the legal and business requirements. Your IT people know the systems. Not having a third party in the mix lets both departments work closely together to achieve a quick, accurate result.
You can anticipate (even prevent) problems. The best litigation strategy is avoiding it altogether. Modern eDiscovery tools don’t just search; they proactively red-flag problem areas, mine data for insights and answer persistent questions. You can spot (and maybe even solve) a potential problem long before it becomes a complaint.
For more information about how the next generation of eDiscovery tools can help you manage your enterprise’s information better, read our whitepaper “Discover eDiscovery”.
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