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Eliminating the E-discovery Headache with E-mail Intelligence

By Scott Oliver
September 29, 2006

Juries don't always believe what people say, but they do tend to believe what is on paper. The difference that thorough e-mail review and analysis can make in the outcome of litigation is dramatic, and attorneys cannot risk overlooking key evidence that can make or break a client's case.

More and more legal cases today involve the submission of e-mail as material evidence ' creating a phenomenon that law firms and corporate enterprises are struggling to manage. Across the industry, costs and workloads are spiraling out of control for law firms and their clients. On average, e-mail review and analysis now accounts for 20%-50% of total case costs, with many firms billing over $1 million per month. E-mail review and analysis costs for high-profile cases involving unusually large volumes of e-mails and attachments, such as SEC investigations, can run as high as $5 million.

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