eDiscovery can be a high-stakes game in corporate litigation, and in-house legal teams are being asked to play smarter, faster, and more cost-effectively than ever before.
Corporate Legal Teams: Stop Paying for eDiscovery
Apr 10, 2025 8:00:00 AM / by Jim Norman
eDiscovery is an unavoidable part of modern litigation and regulatory response, but for many corporate legal teams, it’s also an uncontrollable cost center.
What starts as a straightforward matter can quickly spiral into six- or seven-figure discovery bills. And often, the most significant portion of that spend is attributed to reactive workflows, inefficient collaboration with outside counsel, or late-stage data surprises that could have been mitigated earlier in the process.
The Power of a Master Service Agreement: Why Law Firms Need Them
Mar 11, 2025 10:45:59 AM / by Jim Norman
Time and efficiency are vital in litigation, and eDiscovery processes are complex. Particularly when preparing for litigation, every moment spent negotiating contracts is time not spent building their case. That’s why some firms work smarter by turning to their trusted eDiscovery Services vendor to develop a Master Service Agreement (MSA).
Let's face it, the legal industry has historically been slow to adopt new technologies. But the technology landscape keeps changing, and legal teams that don’t at least attempt to keep pace risk being branded “outdated” to clients. Legal technology has become a critical strategic imperative for law firms and legal departments aiming to work smarter from managing expanding caseloads to navigating regulatory environments to meeting client expectations for faster, more efficient service.
10th Anniversary: Q&A with the Proteus Founders
Feb 12, 2025 11:10:07 AM / by Amy McWilliams
When Proteus Discovery Group was founded on January 1, 2015, the four co-founding partners also opened another business – MBCB Law Firm. To celebrate the 10-year anniversary of both businesses, I sat down with the co-founders, Ray Biederman (CEO), Hamish Cohen (General Counsel), Sean Burke, and Jon Mattingly to chat about the companies and the road that brought them here.
Navigating Construction Litigation: eDiscovery for Data Management & Cost Efficiency
Nov 20, 2024 10:15:11 AM / by Sean Burke
Litigation is a relatively common occurrence in the construction industry. Whether it’s related to disputes, delays, or mishaps, legal battles are an evergreen concern. And one significant challenge associated with construction litigation is the volume of data involved – specifically, electronically stored data (ESI).
Why Does Proteus Most Commonly Recommend RelativityOne?
Mar 7, 2024 9:26:25 AM / by Ryan Short
Our mission is to provide litigator-led eDiscovery – meaning we approach every client with recommendations from the perspective of practicing attorneys. Each matter is unique – and we’re not in the business of shilling for any particular software provider.
With multiple eDiscovery partners we make a recommendation based on the unique circumstances of each matter. Every platform has one or more strengths, and having multiple partners allows us to keep tabs on market changes, separate innovation...
In January we published a tongue in cheek bingo card before Legalweek that poked fun of many of the words and phrases used by eDiscovery software and services providers, like “voluminous data” and “explosion of data.”
It was a silly thing, but it resonated because the terms were all so ubiquitous.
There’s More Than One Way to Lay a Foundation: Retrieving Short Message Data
Feb 8, 2024 9:04:00 AM / by Adam Arnold
More than 23 billion text messages were sent from cell phones daily in 2023. Consequently, the collection of messages will likely be a topic of conversation during a litigation or investigation. After balancing the issues of the case, the ability to obtain information from other sources, the potential relevance of cell phone data, and the time consuming and costly nature of cell phone collection, collection may be needed. Proper data collection and handling of messages is difficult, especially...
By its very nature, eDiscovery is serious work. Truly, whenever litigators and legal professionals get together, it’s probably serious because the outcome of litigation, investigations, and government actions carry massive financial and emotional consequences for adverse parties and counsel.