Recent front-page stories illustrate the severe penalties levied against corporations that get e-discovery wrong. Heightened awareness of e-discovery risks and expense compels corporations to better manage and control the e-discovery process.
Establishing a Repeatable E-Discovery Process
A complex and expensive process, electronic evidence discovery involves dozens of steps, massive amounts of data in multiple repositories and a vast line up of stakeholders — corporate legal departments, IT teams, outside counsel and often service providers.
Companies and law firms that do e-discovery effectively use clear and repeatable processes to standardize the way discovery works for all matters. This yields faster results, better control over sensitive data and tremendous cost savings on e-discovery projects.
To help in the development of these processes, industry pioneers, such as FTI Technology, joined forces to establish the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM), a set of practical guidelines, standards and best practices for e-discovery. The graphic below outlines the standard steps of e-discovery.
Electronic Discovery Reference Model
FTI Technology delivers a comprehensive portfolio of software and services, coupled with the deep domain expertise of our consultants, to give companies unprecedented flexibility to prepare for and address key legal challenges – at any stage of the e-discovery lifecycle. Our unique collaboration model with service providers, technology partners and review partners extends added value to corporations and law firms to tailor solutions to the unique needs of their organization.