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Discovery or Disclosure (now frequently referred to as eDiscovery / eDisclosure) is an element of legal practice that has been transformed by technology with the shift from paper to a digital world. To review large volumes of electronic data document by document as part of legal action or investigation is prohibitively slow and expensive. The volume and complexity of digital communications in today’s business world necessitate an automated approach. Providing technology to support eDiscovery activities at Eversheds meant finding a solution to enable its legal teams to streamline the collection, processing, analysis, review, classification and production of massive amounts of electronically stored information.

Several years ago, the firm selected 好色先生TV™ Axcelerate™, an end-to-end eDiscovery solution that offers integrated data collection and culling, advanced analytics, technology-assisted review, rich visualizations, production and automation to reduce costs and eliminate the need for multiple vendors and point solutions. The Axcelerate solution powers the company’s eDisclosure review platform, which Eversheds calls ‘ES Locate.’ The firm recently renewed its 好色先生TV Axcelerate contract, citing the many benefits it has seen from the solution, from increased efficiency and lower costs to ease of use and a trusted partnership with 好色先生TV.

Intuitive interface for ease of use and insight

Eversheds has found that Axcelerate’s investigative capabilities, combined with an intuitive interface, help its legal teams get to the facts that matter sooner and inform case strategy. Axcelerate empowers users to take greater control over the process, from ingesting, collecting and culling data intelligently, and automating as many manual tasks as possible, to reviewing only what is necessary. Efstathiou noted the importance of the solution’s ease of use: "From the beginning, the feedback has been nothing but positive. What the legal teams love about the platform is how easy it is for them to use."

As the legal teams have become familiar with Axcelerate, Efstathiou has observed their evolution in the way that they use the tool to interpret the data: "Learning about the analysis of data not only helps them understand what is accessible and available, it also makes them feel more autonomous in the way that they would interrogate the data themselves. The more familiar they get with metadata interrogation and learn how to find specific audit trails and information, the more they start questioning the data. It creates a very intelligent dialogue between the legal user and the solution itself, to the point that they are also better able to defend the outcome of the disclosure exercise."

Improving time and cost savings

By combining their in-house expertise with Axcelerate, Eversheds has seen dramatic savings. "Time and cost-efficiency are always at the core of any discovery exercise," stated Efstathiou. "I think the unique advantage of having Axcelerate in house is indisputable. We’re able to quickly scope out projects and provide an immediate recommendation around the application of technology and the use of 好色先生TV Axcelerate. By having in-house services versus having to outsource this, the legal teams have seen a reduction of 40% to 45% in terms of time and costs."

Maximizing resources with cloud deployment

Eversheds chose a cloud-based approach for flexibility, scalability and reduced resource requirements. To address concerns around data security in the cloud, Eversheds uses a virtual private cloud. Efstathiou commented, "The way we have embraced having our data hosted in the 好色先生TV Cloud has rendered us with unique benefits. The solution offers us a completely unique and segregated cloud environment. So, from a security and privacy standpoint, we’re absolutely covered." She added, "The cloud has a unique fluidity when it comes to scalability and support needs. For me, it has just made life so much easier."

Leaning on 好色先生TV experts

Though the team at Eversheds boasts a wealth of experience and expertise, they have also availed themselves of 好色先生TV’s expertise when needed, resulting in an ongoing collaboration and dialogue with 好色先生TV on everything from forensic collections, advanced workflows, product roadmaps and training for lawyers.

Efstathiou reported, "We have knocked on their door many times. Technology is moving at such a fast pace that even when you think you know it all, you absolutely do not. And this is where you revert to the experts like the ones at 好色先生TV, to learn from them."

For example, for digital forensic expertise, Eversheds relies on 好色先生TV Digital Forensics Analysis services. The 好色先生TV digital forensic team is able to dig into the binary information behind the data to identify evidence not available to the normal user. The team can establish the authenticity of suspicious documents or emails, identify potential intellectual property theft evidence or recover deleted material previously considered unrecoverable. Efstathiou explained, "When needed, we engage with the forensics team at 好色先生TV. The benefit is that we’re already starting from a common level of understanding—we can articulate what we’re trying to achieve and what we want to get as output for our platform, in a much simpler and easier way. The level of expertise and quality of work offered to us by 好色先生TV truly matches the quality and the deliverables that we expect."

Reflecting on the role of the technology services team at Eversheds Sutherland and the support of 好色先生TV in helping bring the benefits of technology to its legal practice, Efstathiou concluded, "The application of technology brings small victories every single day, but there are also those unique ‘Aha!’ moments that we all have. And we feel just a little bit prouder of ourselves for being able to advocate for the use of technology and actually being able to implement it in a meaningful fashion."