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And the Survey Says: Trends and Topics in Litigation Support
trending data 2015 - 2012
Is your firm looking to use computer-assisted review technology (aka predictive
coding or technology-assisted review)?
2014
2013
2012
We are researching this
No, we don't plan to use
these types of review tools
Yes, we have installed and/or
outsourced and use on a small
number of cases
Yes, we are looking to
acquire in-house or use
outsourced in next 12 months
Yes, we have installed and/or
outsourced and are using on
most cases
2015
When developing the survey, topics discussed about establishing metrics included advanced
analytics and computer-assisted review, which saw a great deal of growth from last year. It is
unclear how, or if, those results are skewed by the new format.
38%
39%
36%
37%
42%
50%
13%
9%
6%
10%
8%
6%
3%
2%
1%
27%
21%
30%
7%
7%
trending data 2015 - 2012
In the last 12 months, which in-house forensic tools have you used for litigation
support, including e-discovery and/or trial preparation?
2014
2013
2012
None/Not Applicable
EnCase
AccessData/FTK
Pinpoint Harverster
Other
Sherpa/Discovery Attender
2015
Electronically stored information (ESI) collection, regardless of source, remains an unfocused
area by law firms, with minor action in Web capture. There was slight growth in this area with the
emergence of the do-it-yourself tool Pinpoint Harvester. Notably, this question does not address
the unsupervised collection of ESI by clients and/or recommendations by law firms to engage
third-party providers.
85%
83%
89%
7%
8%
6%
6%
7%
4%
4%
3%
3%
1%
2%
1%
66%
8%
16%
6%
0%
0%
0%
4%
3%
