Law firms big and small face a similar difficulty with legal technology–estimating its costs. At early stages of a case it often proves to be a challenge to consider the scope of discovery as a whole–especially when trying to account for the looming variable of eDiscovery costs. Mining discoverable evidence including email, web-based documents, audio files, photographs, software, and other tech-related evidence is only the beginning of eDiscovery expenditure. There is also the sorting and analyzing the data and metadata into information that can be used in preparing the case, and finally, finding ways to present the collected and sorted materials in coherent form.
So, how does a law firm attempt to budget for their legal technology expenditures? Here are some tips.
Though it can prove a formidable challenge, through planning, communication, and adjustment, you can chalk out a budget for eDiscovery–one that will enable you access to the data you need and will stay within the client’s bottom line.
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- (FindLaw’s Technologist)Understanding e-Discovery Data Types and Collection Costs
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