Electronic Data Discovery
In today’s fast paced digital world, electronic data discovery is more important than ever. E-discovery processing philosophies vary greatly for each firm, and with the spread of electronically stored information (ESI), the complexity of the discovery process has significantly increased.
Lighthouse Document Technologies provides the technology and services necessary to successfully get you through each stage of electronic discovery. By walking through the following steps together, we can help increase your efficiency and productivity.
Step 1: Identify the Sources of Relevant Information
- Determine where relevant information is stored and who has access to it.
Step 2: Collect & Preserve Relevant Information
- Devise collection strategy to address who, what, where and how data will be collected and preserved.
Step 3: Process Electronically Stored Information (ESI)
- Choose a data reduction strategy.
- De-duplication options
- Keyword Searching
- Date ranges and Custodians
- Determine whether you need metadata and/or full text extraction.
- Choose the format for output and determine whether a load file is required.
Step 4: Review Documents
- Choose a review method and tool.
Step 5: Produce Documents
- Choose the file format for production.
- Determine endorsement specifications.
