Operationalizing e-discovery—two different approaches

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An article by Sophie Ross posted on the insidecounsel.com website.

This article discusses approaches being used to optimize eDiscovery and control costs.

The article states, "As the legal community continues to confront e-discovery, corporate legal departments are beginning to develop different methodologies to strategically manage the process. This operationalizing of e-discovery offers corporations and in-house counsel a number of benefits, including cost and time efficiencies. By creating some structure around the e-discovery process and proactively negotiating with vendors, in-house counsel can move away from unpredictable per-unit pricing models in exchange for more transparent fee structures."

The article goes on to outline the "piecemeal approach" and compares it to the "holistic approach", and looks at ways corporate law departments are dealing with eDiscovery obligations.