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Six MetricsThat Matter in Evaluating e-Discovery

By Zach Warren
July 02, 2015

When's the last time you stepped back from an upcoming document review project and said, 'Hmm, I wonder if there's a better way to do this?”Analysis of the e-discovery process before it begins can make a project more efficient and cost-effective, but often, lawyers and document reviewers dive right in without a plan.

Instead, advocates Gareth Evans, a partner at Gibson Dunn and co-chair of the firm's electronic discovery and information law practice, it is possible to use statistical analysis to both minimize the burden of discovery as well as provide a guideline by which lawyers can know whether any document review steps need to be redone.

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