electronic document discovery
supports litigation
Most litigation today requires discovery and production of significant amounts of electronic evidence. Electronic discovery can provide strategic advantages for organizational discovery and compliance. At ESS, we use our technological expertise to dramatically streamline this often costly and time-consuming process. Our team can help clients find, produce, organize, manage and analyze electronic files and data from E-mail, word processing documents, spreadsheets, financial and scheduling software and other application files.
From the traditional case-based litigation applications, there is now widespread recognition that capturing, processing, reviewing and analyzing electronic data appeals to law firms, corporations, federal and state agencies, general counsel, compliance officers, service providers, consulting firms, court systems, media, regulators and legislators, as well as financial institutions, insurers, employees and stockholders.
In today's high-stakes business environment, you simply can't afford to ignore the significance that electronic evidence might have on the outcome of your case.
Our electronic discovery services include:
- Application file conversion
- Creating import files for electronic discovery
- E-mail conversion
- Keyword searches
- Metadata extraction
Our comprehensive services can assist every step of the way:
Data Gathering
- Guidance for internal IT resources or on-site, professional assistance to collect data from client's computers, including network servers, desktop PCs, laptops, backup tapes, handheld devices, and any other storage medium.
- Cost-effective strategies for identifying, gathering, and preparing only necessary information for review
Media Restoration
- Retrieval of information from backup tapes or legacy systems, from standard email and word processing programs to arcane systems and uncommon file types.
- Proven, cost effective strategies for narrowing the set of potentially responsive documents.
Data Processing
- Electronic documents are processed in industry-standard PDF format, with complete text and metadata preserved and indexed for search accuracy.
- Industry-leading capacity of more than 5 million pages per day, so documents are available for review in days, not weeks or months.
- More than 200 electronic file types can be processed from a variety of storage media.
File Types
- ESS is able to convert hundreds of electronic file types for e-discovery
Storage Media
We can provide electronic discovery services that aid in antitrust and second requests. Engineering Systems Solutions is able to convert data stored on nearly any kind of media for e-discovery.
Online Review
- Display of disparate file types in a uniform PDF format. No need for multiple software packages to review different kinds of documents.
- Key capabilities include: annotations; redaction; customizable document folders; automated Bates numbering and document branding.
- Sophisticated search functionality enables logical review of discovery documents:
- Within the context of an email conversation—with email messages and attachments searchable and displayed in the "parent-child" context; o
- Sorted by meta data characteristics such as original author, address field (including to, from, cc and bcc), date created, or document custodian;
- Numerous other ways of searching and sorting the complete set of documents in the manner most useful to your case.
- An intuitive interface with "point and click" functionality that enables even the least technical lawyer to become an electronic discovery pro with less than an hour of training.
- Multi-party or multi-site collaboration with access to one comprehensive Web-based repository.
- No hardware or software to purchase—any authorized user can review discovery documents with just a PC and an Internet connection.
- State-of-the-art security, including 128-bit SSL encryption with digital certificates, redundant managed firewalls, and advanced intrusion detection systems.
Document Production and Reporting
- Production of responsive documents according to your specifications—in electronic or paper format:
- PDF files copied to disk;
- PDF files transmitted via an FTP site;
- PDF files or TIFF images exported for use with desktop litigation support systems;
- Printed copies of electronic documents.
- Privilege log reports or user-defined custom reporting to suit the needs of your case.
Give us a call today and arrange for a completely confidential discussion regarding your electronic discovery requirements.
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