The benefits of implementing effective e-discovery tools and services abound for law firms—this is not news. But some regions of the world are slowly getting on board the e-discovery train, especially as technology for the legal sector advances and information goes electronic.

India's branch of consultancy firm Ernst and Young announced that it will implement a vertical in its business in that country to aid in back-end support to law firms. The company's e-discovery branch will consist of 150 lawyers and bypass the laws in India that prohibit consultancy firms from offering both auditing and legal services. Ernst and Young has assured that the e-discovery branch will “not be offering any legal advice or opinion” thereby aligning with Indian law, and that the new members will be part of the forensics' branch, making Ernst and Young's forensics team 750-strong.

The Economic Times quotes an Ernst and Young spokesperson on the lawyers joining the team: “They are a part of the e-discovery team involved in managing the technical submission requirements for companies on global investigations and litigations.”