Document review is one of the most important parts of litigation. It is also often one of the most cumbersome. Tools are available to help manage this task, but how do you know when it is time to seek them out? This article describes five scenarios when legal review support can be beneficial.
1. You Need a Quick Turnaround
While juggling multiple important matters, it could take days, weeks, or longer for your staff to get through all of the documents related to a case. You might have other pressing needs for your staff to address during that time. A legal review support service can dedicate the resources to handle your job quickly, efficiently, and thoroughly.
2. You Are Cost-Conscious
Bringing on additional attorneys or staff can help you manage a big review job, but it will cost you. You will have to train and manage new employees. They might need resources like a workspaces and computers as well as benefits. Outsourcing provides all the benefits of extra staff for less expense and effort.
3. You Have a Short-Term Staffing Shortage
Litigation deadlines do not go away just because some attorneys or other staff members are on leave. A legal review service can help you bridge the gap caused by a temporary staff shortage.
You might be accustomed to handling document review in relatively small cases, but now you have a much bigger case. Your usual process cannot scale to handle this many documents. You can avoid logistical problems by hiring a legal review service.
4. You Are Looking for Long-Term Support
Many law firms and in-house legal departments want a long-term partner that can offer services at a variety of scales, from minor lawsuits or transactions to massive class actions or mergers.
A legal review service can build a relationship that provides them with the services they need when they need them.
5. You Often Deal with Documents Written in Other Languages
In any legal matter, lawyers must be precise in their language. An increasingly globalized world means that many legal matters may involve documents in languages other than English. English is the most widely-spoken language in the world, with over 1.4 billion native and non-native speakers. A multilingual document review service can accurately handle legal documents in other widely spoken languages like the following:
- Mandarin – 1.1 billion speakers
- Spanish – 548 million speakers
- French – 280 million speakers
- German – 134 million speakers
- Japanese – 125 million speakers
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