Electronic Discovery Consulting

Expert Resources for Electronic Discovery Litigation

Clients in San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego and across the United States rely on our electronic discovery consulting to make technology selection, management and strategy, simple and easy to navigate. And we’re the only company in our space that emphasizes electronic discovery litigation support through exclusive consultation services. Our eDiscovery consultants help companies:

• Assess available legal technology and select an electronic discovery vendor.
• Implement, support and troubleshoot (if necessary) the IT application.
• Identify robust review platforms through strategic partnerships with leading software providers.
• Implement initial and ongoing project strategy sessions.

Advantages of Electronic Discovery Consulting

If you and your associates are engaged in a major lawsuit, merger activity or a request for compliance from the federal government, you’re probably overwhelmed by the oceans of potentially pertinent information that you must collect, inspect and produce.

Members of your corporate legal department or law firm may think they can handle the scope of electronic discovery for litigation, but without a clear plan based on actual experience with vast amounts of electronically stored information (ESI), this maze of information quickly turns into a very confusing and even dangerous place.

The increase in data-intensive applications and the devices used to manage them guarantees that litigation and responses to government investigations will require a better understanding of the intersections between technology and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Corporations and law firms that don’t have the time or resources to determine the best way to handle the challenges of complex eDiscovery can rely on the experience of Essential Discovery’s electronic discovery consulting.

Essential Discovery’s understanding of the entire electronic discovery process during litigation allows our eDiscovery consultants to guide our legal clients to make the most efficient decisions on technology through best-in-class vendor partnerships with several Socha-Gelbmann and Sedona Conference®-preferred e-vendors.

The complexity of eDiscovery oftentimes creates a feeling of chaos and the notion that every solution must cost a tremendous amount of money. Through our expert and cost-effective electronic discovery consulting, we allow our law firm clients to focus on the substantive issues instead of logistics, so they can gain an advantage over opposing counsel as early as the Rule 26 hearing.

And, our electronic discovery consulting service allows our general counsel clients to make the most economically efficient choices while also getting the best possible quality of work during electronic discovery for litigation.

Allow Essential Discovery to assist in standardizing the entire process, thereby adding to the defensibility and overall organization of the project. We’ll establish an overall plan to demonstrate to opposing parties, courts and government agencies that your law firm or corporation is in command of the electronic discovery process during litigation, and is participating consistently and cooperatively.

Our eDiscovery Consultants’ Areas of Expertise

Created by attorneys, our electronic discovery consulting meets the needs of both corporate and law firm electronic discovery litigation. Our eDiscovery consultants know that management needs vary by practice area. Therefore, our services support the unique requirements of a broad range of electronic discovery litigation.

With more than 50 years of combined legal industry experience and more than 20 years of expertise in managing eDiscovery in complex litigation, the consultants at Essential Discovery are creative problem solvers. Our breadth of knowledge is apparent in everything we do, from mapping out your project and overseeing the review process to e-vendor selection and implementation.

Our eDiscovery consultants have specialized practice areas that include:

• IP and patent litigation.
• Federal regulatory compliance.
• Complex commercial litigation and class action lawsuits.

… And more — all in a variety of legal venues.

Why Choose Us for Electronic Discovery Litigation Support?

Court-imposed deadlines and requirements for producing documentation are strict in all types of electronic discovery litigation. Systematic steps must be executed to bring order to a seemingly chaotic situation. The common need across all types of legal matters is precision and efficiency, and we deliver both.

Essential Discovery is a sound resource for electronic discovery consulting. We consistently update our knowledge of service providers, applications and trends in the area. In addition, we’re an active member in the ongoing discovery discussion through participation in the International Legal Technology Association, The Sedona Conference® and LegalTech®.

Clients in San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego and across the United States appreciate the flexible approach we bring to our electronic discovery consulting. Our services are customized to your legal document review, and you can use as many or as little as you need. We first identify the resources, technology, vendors and project management style that fits your law firm or corporate legal department. Then, our eDiscovery consultants offer tailored business advice and proven strategies for tackling your project.

As an extension of your legal department or law firm team, Essential Discovery frees counsel to concentrate on other important issues of the case. Our electronic discovery consulting allows your teams to create precise, proactive and reactive plans (as appropriate) to manage the discovery-related aspects of the matter.