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Benefits of In-house eDiscovery?

What is eDiscovery?

The goal of eDiscovery is to find important files and communication that are spread out across an organization. Data is collected and processed via specialized software to find information that may be relevant to a case.

eDiscovery software is very complex and expensive to run, so many firms depend largely on outsourcing this type of work to service providers. These service providers generally charge licensing fees for reviewers, as well as hosting and storage fees. These fees are typically charged monthly, and they can quickly add up.

The Benefits of In-house eDiscovery

Legal Departments can mitigate many of these costs by bringing eDiscovery in-house, but there are other very important benefits. Let’s explore some of these:

1. Greater Efficiency & Improved Collaboration
By shifting eDiscovery in-house, firms can handle matters immediately and with greater efficiency. This creates orderly processes by building collaborative teams, which is fundamental to the success of any legal outcome. eDiscovery tools enable teams to share and communicate directly in the platform to promote secure, seamless collaboration. (Collaboration process slide)

2. Controlling Costs
In addition to greater efficiency, bringing eDiscovery in-house helps control costs by reducing or cutting unnecessary spending. Clients often pay a fraction of the price for data hosting without having to pay additional fees for processing and reviewer licenses. Firms can handle matters immediately and with greater oversight.
Document review accounts for as much as 80% of litigation costs. In-house eDiscovery significantly lowers the cost of litigation, and adds a measure of predictability to the process.

3. Improve legal outcomes
In their report, Gartner explains, “Organizations that involve IT and maintain key legal capabilities in-house have better outcomes than those that do not.”
“By 2023, due to speed and legal cost, 70% of complex e-discovery cases will be managed by in-house IT leaders. That’s up from less than 20% today.”

eDiscovery has become an important part in today’s modern litigation process. Conrad & Scherer recognizes this as a clear benefit to their clients’. Call us today and find out how eDiscovery can be beneficial to your case.