Extract from Petra Pasternak’s article “Construction Giant Saves 70% in a Single Matter With Everlaw”
To resolve cases more quickly and efficiently, the in-house legal team has had to fundamentally re-evaluate its approach. Managing the company’s litigation and investigations across multiple legacy systems and disparate data bases while relying on outside counsel for full-service ediscovery was no longer sustainable.
“As is common with most major corporations, there’s been a big focus on our external spend and achieving more financially cost-effective resolutions,” the AGC said. “A very significant portion of our spend has been on ediscovery.”
Over the last few years, the company has brought the ediscovery process in-house and centralized litigation matters on Everlaw. Since the transition, her team has transformed its approach to litigation. The result: costs reduced year-over-year with more favorable resolutions in less time.
