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Taking Control of e- Discovery In-House

BY Brad Harris
May 01, 2016

Today's burdensome data trends require practical new approaches to e-discovery ' combining true-SaaS technology and “Intelligent Discovery” processes gives corporate legal departments greater control, reduces costs, and improves access to data.

E-discovery continues to be a burden for organizations. One study finds that 57% of in-house counsel spend more than a $1 million on e-discovery annually. According to the same study, 79% say they're becoming less reliant on outside resources ' redirecting the work in-house, reflecting a desire to regain control and save money. See A Look Inside, 2015 Thomson Reuters Legal Department In-Sourcing and Efficiency Report. It's clear that new approaches are required for corporations to improve their efficiency and effectiveness in their litigation and compliance response, while slowing the increasing costs of e-discovery.

This is no easy task, given that corporations are faced with managing the risk of digital data in variable formats, which are forecast to grow to 44 zettabytes by 2020. See IDC Digital Universe, 2014. Every bit is potentially discoverable, presenting corporate legal with enormous data management challenges. Legal is under intense pressure to protect corporate interests and opportunities while improving efficiency and containing cost.

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