White Papers

• November 8, 2010

  Achieving Process-Driven Quality Document Review

  This paper details the steps involved in building and executing a quality process for reviewing documents in response to a discovery request. It is intended both to identify the elements of a quality process and to provide information about properly planning and executing each element.

• September 15, 2010

  i-Decision Executive Summary

  DiscoverReady is a leading professional services firm that specializes in streamlining and optimizing discovery management for in-house legal departments and their counsel, serving mostly Fortune 500 companies. DiscoverReady has recently launched a revolutionary method of document review known as i-Decision™, which marries technology with human intelligence to create a rapid, consistent and accurate first pass review.

• May 10, 2010

  The Evolution of The Legal Profession

  Over the past 50 years the legal industry has experienced an unprecedented shift from a tightly knit profession into a global enterprise driven by the traditional business motivations of growth and profit.

• January 4, 2008

  Paradigm Shift: Corporations Battle The E-Discovery Cost Crisis with Per Document Pricing

  Corporations are increasing their level of involvement in the electronic discovery process to reduce cost and risk.  In fact, more than half of the respondents to a recent survey of corporate counsel said they are in-sourcing more aspects of discovery than in previous years to control costs and enhance management of the process.

• December 4, 2007

  Fixed Per Unit Pricing Revolutionizes E-Discovery Review

  In a January speech, the general counsel of Cisco Systems stated, “the most fundamental misalignment of interests is between clients, who are driven to manage expenses, and law firms, which are compensated by the hour.” His point highlights the ever-present challenge of corporate administrators to weigh the costs of risk management against the practical aspects of controlling them.