The quarterly publication of the International Legal Technology Association
Issue link: https://epubs.iltanet.org/i/1195860
38 worry about moving data from host locations and running afoul of international privacy laws. By leveraging the cloud, you are always paying only for exactly the resources you require for the exact volume of your data traffic. Law firms should be looking for a tightly integrated, best-in-breed solution stack that's delivered as a single platform for one predictable cost, combining analytics, review and production tools for a fixed monthly price. By consolidating everything you need via a SaaS provider, you eliminate most of the variances that typically make international eDiscovery so expensive, and you can create a predictable eDiscovery budget. Once the budget is set, clients can be invoiced in the currency of your choice to avoid exorbitant exchange rates. Cloud technologies also enable auto-translation, giving you a user interface in your language of choice and auto- translating documents during review, which eliminates the need for hiring expensive review attorneys with specific language skills. Conclusion Despite the complications and potential costs, international eDiscovery does not represent an impossible endeavor for firms of all sizes. With the right approach, partners and technologies, eDiscovery in Chicago or Brussels – or both at the same time – can be both feasible and cost- effective. ILTA Wendell Jisa Wendell Jisa, CEO of Reveal Data Corporation, brings 20 years of technology and services experience to the legal industry. Jisa started his executive career as founder and CEO of Landmark prior to co-founding Reveal as chief operating officer in 2008. He was appointed chief executive officer at Reveal in March 2016 and now leads the international company with offices throughout the U.S. and Europe. Finding the right eDiscovery technolo partner can be a daunting process. By focusing on these three areas and asking these questions, you can quickly identify if a vendor has the knowledge and resources to support global eDiscovery. What is your prior experience in local jurisdictions? What safeguards are in place that allow a law firm to do business or handle data in those jurisdictions? A vendor well-versed in cross-border eDiscovery will be able to speak to these points easily and share how jurisdictions differ. Where are the data centers and who is accessing the data? Vendors should have formal agreements in place detailing that information. Can you start immediately and scale as the case grows? A dataset that begins with a mobile laptop can grow exponentially. A data center must be equipped to handle that. Also, not all countries have cloud data centers. Can a vendor's technolo run outside of a cloud environment? 1 2 3