Inside the SFL - September/October 2008

Eight Tips for Improving the Data Collection Process
Bay Area Litigation Support Professionals (BALSP) joined in a lively panel discussion hosted by San Francisco Legal earlier this year. SF Legal CEO Christian Lawrence compiled an informative summary, "Eight Tips for Improving the Data Collection Process."

Consultative approach reduces half-terabyte of data by 80%
Our client, one of the largest business litigation firms in the U.S., was involved in a high-profile case between one of the world's largest Internet search companies and a magazine publisher. The litigation firm received eight encrypted hard drives containing 405 gigabytes of extremely sensitive data that their client had collected from numerous custodians.
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Early case assessment & analysis saves 45% on review costs
Need to do an early case review? Want transparency into large amounts of data? SF Legal can empower you with technology that will get you ready to roll in record time. Try our Clearwell Early Case Assessment Platform and you'll agree there's just no comparison between this new technology and using a native review database or tiffing all of the files up front. (Story continues)

Fast response, high-capacity production process: 110 GB in 48 hours
Our client was faced with a critical discovery deadline on a contentious internal investigation. They called us on Monday, noting that by Thursday they would have to make decisions based on facts uncovered during this tight discovery period. These decisions could be life-changing for several key employees. Could we help them? Of course. (Story continues)

Reduce Tape Discovery Processing Time by 80 Percent
Now you can get a complete view of your electronic data tape backup assets with Index Engines' Enterprise Discovery Platform Tape Engine. This unique approach to offline records eliminates the time-consuming restoration process by scanning backup tapes, indexing the contents and extracting the relevant data. In fact, this Tape Engine is so good at accelerating the extraction of responsive files and email from tape backups that it can reduce processing time by about 80 percent - resulting in a significant savings in both time and money. (Click here for more details)

It makes our day when we make yours!
We love hearing from you. Below is a sample of recent feedback from our clients. Please share your feedback today by emailing christian@sanfranciscolegal.com.

"I just wanted to express my gratitude for the work performed by your staff during our recent project. It was long and arduous with tight deadlines almost every day. I don't know how your team did it, but you made the deadlines. I would personally like to thank your team for outstanding work. They deserve my highest regard." - J.W.

"We made some mistakes on our production and needed to be bailed out. I went to the SF Legal office at 3:30 in the morning and gave the staff several briefs that needed to be copied six times. They did an incredible job." - M.L.

"Thanks SF Legal. We were able to get the production out the door in time for Monday delivery to the DOJ. We look forward to similar successful results on the electronic production project." - V.C.