Organizations preparing for litigation have several options for handling eDiscovery support. They can use their in-house legal department resources, use outside counsel/law firm resources, use legal contract staffing agencies, or use an external legal managed service provider, including an alternative legal service provider (ALSP). The decision about which solution to use often comes down to an organization’s timeline and resource allocation goals. Integrating legal managed services for eDiscovery offers an attractive alternative, particularly for corporate legal departments that simply do not have the resources to handle the volume and timelines needed.
Companies and law firms may benefit from this strategy in several ways:
- Efficiency. When eDiscovery and managed services are integrated, there is no need for the business to allocate resources to handle the large scaling of resources needed in this phase of litigation. These efficiencies are even more apparent for organizations that handle repetitive litigation involving the same clients or data sources. Managed services providers address the infrastructure fluxuations within their own organizations, leading to greater process efficiencies and more reliable outcomes.
- Cost-effectiveness. Using legal managed services offers cost efficiencies by offering organizations the benefits of secure, accessible legal talent, without the need to hire and train additional team members or provide internal resources, such as office space and computers. And because legal managed services providers handle these tasks on a daily basis, their staff attorneys are skilled, well-trained, and adept at handling a wide variety of cases and tasks. For in-house teams and clients, this expertise translates to lower expenses. For law firms, this allows them to focus on their strategic expertise while keeping the overall case budget within their clients’ budgets.
- Data transparency. Organizations using legal managed services remain in control of their document repositories. By utilizing dashboards, data filters, and other available tools, companies and law firms have better insight into their case information, allowing them to oversee the work of external legal managed service providers while improving their ability to assess and mitigate risk.
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Mr. Reyes graduated with honors from the Ateneo de Manila University, where he received the Procter and Gamble Student Excellence Award. He obtained his Juris Doctor degree from the Ateneo de Manila School of Law. During law school, Mr. Reyes was part of the Philippine delegation to the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot held in Vienna, Austria. He was also a member of the Ateneo Society of International Law and the St. Thomas More Debate Society. He completed his internship at the Public Attorney’s Office. He wrote a thesis entitled: “To Kill A White Elephant: An Analysis of the Fiduciary Exception to the Corporate Attorney-Client Privilege”. Mr. Reyes is admitted to practice law in the Philippines and the State of New York.
Ms. Lardizabal-Manzano is a graduate of San Sebastian College-Recoletos, where she earned her B.A. in Political Science. In 2003, she received her law degree from Lyceum of the Philippines and was admitted to practice law in 2004.
Matthew Hersh earned a B.A. in Political Science from Columbia University in 1990 and graduated cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center in 1999. He also holds a master’s degree in international relations from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service.
Cap. Avi Levak (Res. IDF) graduated from from Israel’s prestigious Ben-Gurion University of the Negev with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Mathematics. He is also a Leadership and Communication coach trained in TuT coaching by Alon gal in Israel. Avi specializes in high-level, in-depth analysis of business and client needs, within systems and software strategy and architecture.
Ms. Tyler graduated cum laude from Georgetown University and received her law degree, cum laude, from Georgetown University Law Center. During law school, she interned at the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. She also worked on The Tax Lawyer journal and was a member of the award-winning Barristers’ Council Mock Trial Team. Ms. Tyler is admitted to practice law in the State of California and the District of Columbia.
Ms. Cruz-Anonuevo graduated cum laude and top nine in her batch from Miriam College with a degree of Bachelor of Arts in InternationalStudies. She obtained her Juris Doctor degree from Ateneo de Manila University School of Law in Rockwell. During law school, she interned in Rivera, Santos, Maranan & Associates. She was also part of Ateneo’s Labor Law Bar Operations. She wrote her thesis on, “Stealing Privacy: Limitations on Media’s Photographic Invasion.,” Ms. Cruz-Anonuevo is admitted to practice law in the Philippines.
Ms. Aquino-Batallones obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Development Studies (with Minors in Global Politics and Hispanic Studies) from the Ateneo de Manila University. In 2011, she received her Juris Doctor degree from Ateneo de Manila University School of Law. During law school, she interned at Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & de los Angeles then became an intern of Ateneo Legal Services Center’s Clinical Legal Education Program.
Mr. De Guzman graduated from San Beda College with a degree of Bachelor of Arts Major in Economics and received his law degree from San Beda College of Law. He is multilingual and is fluent in three languages: Chinese, Filipino, and English. He was admitted to the Philippine Bar in 2003.