The exponential growth of Electronically Stored Information, combined with tighter budgets and stricter federal regulations, demands that both in-house and outside counsel work as efficiently as possible.  The first step in this process, as it pertains to electronic discovery, is to logically and systematically reduce the amount of data to be reviewed for relevancy.

Through the combination of proprietary and best of breed software, we are able to cull down your original data set to only the information germane to your case.  The result is typically as savings of tens of thousands of dollars, all while protecting the integrity of your files beyond reproach and delivering a process that is safe from the scrutiny of opposing counsel.

Some of the standard culling methods we perform include:

• De-NIST –  The removal of operating system files, program files and other non-user created data, as specified by the National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST).
• De-duplication – The filtering of duplicate documents can be performed on a Custodian or Global level.
• Date range filtering – The documents within a specified date range are the only documents that will emerge from the data collection.
• Keyword filtering – Metadata fields and document content are searched for specific keywords.  Only those documents containing the keywords are processed and delivered.
• Privileged filtering – Email addresses or specific names are eliminated from the review collection based on their privileged status.

To learn more about 24 Seven Discovere’s Data Culling & Filtering capabilities, contact your Litigation Consultant.