Extract from Petra Pasternak’s article “Internal Investigations: 3 Powerful Tech Tools to Put Out the Next Fire”
The exponential growth of electronic information is making life really hard for corporate investigations teams.
The most relevant information can lurk in hard-to-access corners of a massive information architecture, in the least convenient formats. Aside from email threads and text messages, some of the trickiest data live in collaboration apps like Zoom, Slack, or Teams. Or there can simply be so much potentially relevant data that finding what matters becomes an overwhelming task in itself.
The sooner an investigation team can zero in on key information to support or refute allegations of wrongdoing, the better.
Those who embrace technology gain significant strategic advantages, chief among them greater speed and more accurate insights. That’s why nearly a half (49%) of respondents in a joint survey by Everlaw and the Association of Corporate Counsel said they already leverage discovery workflows and technology to handle internal investigations.
At each stage of an investigation, automation, analytics, and real-time collaboration tools accelerate and improve results – including faster insight, more accurate assessments of scope and risk, and easier information sharing with key stakeholders.
An investigation is a potential fire that needs to be snuffed out fast. Here’s how.
