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Why You Should Consider Outsourcing Document Review | Exigent

June 12, 2017

Some practitioners believe that it is more cost-effective to perform e-Discovery in-house, by keeping trainees/associates temporarily occupied with document review. However, this is not always the case, as an associate’s hourly rate can be significantly higher than that of a professional contract reviewer. Low-cost managed document review outsourcing firms are typically located South Africa, India, the Philippines and other Asian countries, where the salaries for legal resources are between 30 and 70 per cent less than salaries in the UK, Australia and the USA. Because of this significant difference in salaries, law firms have reported total savings on large litigation matters exceeding 70 per cent in some cases, by making use of offshore resources.

Internal resources may be allocated other work, leaving document review to take a back seat. Utilizing document review outsourcing through a well-trained and consistent team of professional contract reviewers can be more cost-effective and more efficient, producing a superior end product. A full-time review team can be monitored for speed and accuracy to ensure that you are able to meet your disclosure deadlines successfully. Additionally, a full time reviewer will develop more familiarity with your documents than an in-house associate who reviews documents on an ad hoc basis.

Tips

1. Outsource your document review work in order to keep costs proportionate.
2. Utilize your billable team members on higher level tasks than document review.
3. Discharge your professional regulatory obligations through regular contact with your managed document review service provider.
4. Ensure that your service provider has established policies to deal with any conflicts of interest.
5. Obtain confirmation of processes and information security from your document review service provider.

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