Services
Everyone on the Discovery Specialists team has an engineering or computer science degree – a unique and differentiated position in the electronic discovery industry – which allows us to tackle both simple and complex jobs effectively and cost efficiently. Often it is unclear what the complexities of a job will be until it begins. There are always landmines and pitfalls waiting around the corner. Due to our deep knowledge of data structures and software programming, we can quickly adapt our processes to any issue that may arise.
Flexible and customizable
We are not bound by off the shelf software that the documents must be fit to for processing. Instead, we fit the tools to the documents – utilizing the best tools for any given situation. The ability to quickly develop customized tools and handle exceptions and issues beyond the capabilities of leading edge software packages gives our clients the comfort to know that they will never have to move projects to a new vendor in the middle of processing.
High quality and reliable processing
While many service companies will use off-the-shelf software packages and low skill labor to perform manual tasks in a production job, you can trust us to deploy the latest possible technology and solutions. This ensures all files are processed correctly, consistently, and gives the client the most accurate information on the documents. While we do use all of the latest available off the shelf software for routine tasks, we have ability to create customized software that interfaces with existing packages in order to properly solve and handle complex job requirements. The value this ability provides is often not seen by the client, because problems that would bring many other vendors to a halt are confidently resolved by our team without the need to burden the client.
Our services include the following:
Collection – Our team has years of experience working within large and small corporations. We understand how data is stored, where data is likely to be stored, and the best ways to collect this data to ensure information is not accidently altered or destroyed.
Data Mining – We can create “surgical” searches to pull out documents that are truly relevant. The advanced searching capabilities exceed many tools available to most corporations that may not catch embedded documents or meta-data. The advanced searching along with our experience in locating relevant documents means more precise productions for our customers and less expense.
Forensics – We provide forensics services internally and through our partners that have experience testifying as expert witnesses in litigations. Forensics can consist of data recovery, password unlocking, re-creation of meta-data, identification of missing documents, tracking the path a document has taken through a network, or examination of out-dated technology.
Production – There are many options for the production of documents in today’s complex litigations. This ranges from paper production to native file production, and everything in between. Our experienced engineers can show you the advantages and disadvantages of each production and the demands that will be placed on both you and the opposition for review.
Translation - Comprehensive set of services to assist legal teams in more effectively managing electronic discovery process in modern litigation cases which are increasingly international in nature and often contain documents in several languages. We offer both machine language translation as well as hand translation.
Reporting - Throughout the collection, data mining, and production stages it is critical for lawyers to understand what is happening with the documents and keep track of the entire process. We understand this need and provide reports throughout the process memorializing the steps taken and results of each procedure. This is invaluable later in a case when memories fail and an understanding of certain documents or steps taken needs to be explained.