A few years ago, many corporations would leave the heavy lifting of e-discovery to outside counsel and vendors. Additionally, many of those outside counsel firms would do the same, playing more the role of a broker than a participant. But, increasingly, both corporations and law firms are creating structured groups or departments to effectively handle e-discovery.
These e-discovery groups are being defined and organized into different models, running the spectrum from fully outsourced to fully insourced, and any number of hybrid approaches in between. This article will help corporate legal departments and law firms determine what model is best for their organizations and point to some common stumbling blocks in each.
