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Ediscovery

The phrase “managed review” came from the need to oversee a room full of attorneys poring over documents one by one, taking the knowledge gained from this large volume of electronically stored information (ESI) or scanned hard copies, and filtering it back to the litigation team who would determine how to use this information for trial.

Analytics, artificial intelligence (AI), and technology adoption overall is huge right now in the legal tech space. Everyone has a new AI platform or workflow they want to discuss or highlight – and with good reason.

The human, “eyes on documents,” part of discovery is by far the costliest. But you can save your attorneys time – and your clients money – by using Avalon’s contract attorneys, from project planning to completion. Since our reviewers’ billing rate is a fraction of the cost of a typical in-house case team, your firm can save thousands – or even hundreds of thousands – of dollars per project.

One month into the new year, and there’s already a lot going on in the world of legal technology.

2022 was a great year, as we seemed to finally have the worst of COVID in the rearview mirror and a return to a sense of normalcy. Business travel resumed, in-person conferences came back, and the eDiscovery market looked as good as ever. There were also a lot of exciting developments in the market, such as the consolidation of companies, pricing shifts, and more conversations about artificial...

Avalon is proud to announce that we were voted “Best eDiscovery Provider” by readers of the Rochester Business Journal again in 2022! The Rochester Business Journal Reader Rankings celebrate and recognize the best the community has to offer, and our team is proud to be recognized for this award.

Proper preservation of electronic information is often not as simple as it seems. In the world of computer forensics and electronic discovery, a simple ‘copy and paste’ of the relevant items may lead to issues further down the road. It is imperative to ensure that the data has been preserved in a defensible manner to avoid any issues of spoliation.

Avalon is proud to announce that we have been designated as a RelativityOne Silver Partner for providing an exceptional service experience to our RelativityOne end users.

The reach of electronic discovery expands exponentially year after year. This should come as no surprise, considering the staggering amount of electronic information being generated daily by organizations and individuals. Given the prevalence and magnitude of electronically stored information (ESI) in today’s litigation, law firms and corporations are faced with the question of whether to...

Anyone who has been involved with an eDiscovery review project knows that the most expensive aspect is the review process. But a great way to keep costs down is to leverage technology and review less data. That’s why the team at Avalon suggests early case assessment (ECA). ECA can be described in numerous ways, but the simplest is: It’s a process used to get insight into data stores prior to full...

Legal teams are often frustrated with the investments and expenses associated with their eDiscovery needs, whether their support is internal or outsourced. The continued investments in the latest technology, training of staff, and expensive infrastructure are at odds with the desire for dedicated services at a predictable cost.

I imagine the title of this article might be a little confusing to some readers. You may be tempted to ask: “What could writing ESI protocols possibly have in common with moviemaking?” Well, let me start by stating the obvious. As important as they are, creating ESI protocols can be a frustrating, and frankly, boring process.

"Before RSMF, it was a complete nightmare,” said Scott Huter, Avalon’s Regional Director of Enterprise Sales, about exporting data from mobile devices, Slack, and other non-traditional platforms prior to Relativity’s revolutionary solution. “Clients were looking at spreadsheets, trying to hyperlink to pictures and attachments, and trying to produce all or some of it. This type of data just didn’t...

Our own National Director of Discovery Engineering, Drew Goletz, was a guest on Robert Rounsavall’s SynAckFinAck Podcast, which features tech and security professionals from a variety of industries.

The world of eDiscovery definitely has a language all its own. Here’s a list of terms to help you get more familiar with the industry, learn a new phrase or two, and maybe even find a few gems for your next Scrabble game.

In the first few months of 2020, Zoom usage has skyrocketed. Daily downloads in January were 56,000. In March, that number rose to 2.13 million. Families and friends use it to catch up and check in on each other. Businesses utilize it for remote meetings and to instill a sense of culture and camaraderie. Even law firms have found Zoom to be a useful tool for consulting with clients, as well as...

Today, Avalon, a litigation support services provider specializing in eDiscovery, digital forensics and cybersecurity, announced that they are now a RelativityOne Certified Partner and will begin offering the RelativityOne platform to their legal clients. With RelativityOne, Avalon can better protect client data by storing it in a single, secure SaaS platform that spans the full breadth of...

Legal professionals are working harder than ever in our new “business as unusual” environment during the COVID-19 pandemic. There’s more stress, heightened inconvenience, and fewer funds to do more jobs.

If you are new to eDiscovery, we have you covered. eDiscovery is short for electronic discovery. This refers to the process in which electronic data is sought, located, secured, and searched with the intent of using it as evidence in a civil or criminal legal case.