Extract from Epiq’s article “A Discovery Health Check can add Essential Value to your eDiscovery Managed Services Program”
Today’s business-minded corporate legal department leaders are asking: What is the total cost of ownership of our eDiscovery program? Are we staying on top of recent technologies and evolving industry practices? What are our known risk points and inefficiencies? What is outside counsel doing? Given the current economic climate, it is increasingly important that corporate legal teams operate efficiently and effectively. One way that corporate legal departments can make great strides on their journeys to efficiency and effectives is through a Discovery Health Check engagement as part of their eDiscovery Managed Services programs.
Discovery Health Check 101
A Discovery Health Check is a comprehensive evaluation of an organization’s discovery process. The purpose of the Discovery Health Check is to identify any areas of weakness or inefficiency in the discovery process and to recommend improvements. The Discovery Health Check is focused on the entire strategic program level rather than at the matter level. Coupled with eDiscovery Managed Services, clients are able to move their discovery programs from a fragmented state to a well-oiled machine.
One of the primary benefits of a Discovery Health Check is that it can help organizations save time and money. By identifying areas of inefficiency or waste in the discovery process, organizations can streamline their procedures and reduce costs associated with litigation. For example, if an organization is unnecessarily producing too many documents during discovery, a health check can identify this and recommend a more targeted approach that reduces the amount of time and resources spent on producing documents.
