eDiscovery is a technology that’s become an integral litigation support tool, and while perhaps surprising to some, has been around for many years. As with all technology, things evolve over time to become even better and more useful. From ECA (early case assessment) to data filtering and TAR (or, technology assisted review), things are changing in the eDiscovery world.
It seems lately we’ve been hearing more and more about AI, or Artificial Intelligence. How does AI tie into the eDiscovery process? Electronic discovery for law firms has been focused heavily on document review and the discovery process for legal teams, however AI is useful in a number of ways and enhances the discovery process. For example, Artificial Intelligence can help teams in developing a strategy for discovery.
Ultimately, AI is beginning to stir an interest among legal teams who have, up until now, been hesitant to get involved in eDiscovery or TAR. Why? AI assists legal teams in choosing the most critical documents necessary for building a case strategy, brings new efficiencies to the process outside of document review, simplifies identifying key characters in legal matters, and more.
As eDiscovery technology continues to evolve, many service providers will come to the conclusion that their software and services are lacking. Improving upon current workflows by creating new or improved products will be essential for many eDiscovery companies to survive, particularly important given the increased competition in the industry. Just as many smaller boutique legal practices have consolidated and evolved into big law firms over the past decade, this could be the case with eDiscovery service providers as well, unless they jump on the bandwagon and get creative so they can deliver a seamless workflow to the client.
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