Legaltech News recently held a webinar to educate legal industry professionals about the benefits of streamlining the e-discovery review process. Titled “Time is Money: Streamlining the E-Discovery Review Process,” the discussion aimed to help companies take an honest look at the efficiency of their own processes and determine the best way to gather and present accurate data while engaging in effective handling practices.

In her opening remarks, LTN Editor-in-Chief Erin Harrison noted that this isn't an easy process, describing a history where IT, legal and vendors were at odds. This, she said, presented a “cantankerous atmosphere” where discovery became a well-known “cost increaser.”

“To say that it is a challenge for legal firms and corporate counsel to streamline their approach to the e-discovery process with the goal of efficient yet still comprehensive review at the forefront is what I would call a drastic understatement,” Harrison said. “One software vendor recently claimed that e-discovery is so expensive that it has been weaponized to drive opposing parties into submission, claiming it forces swift settlements, delays justice, cheats clients and enrages judges.”