Unparalleled Project Management

Some of our recent thoughts on Project Management:
• Legal Project Management: Fad or Focus? (by Barry Willms)
• The Spotlight Shines on Project Management (by Richard Stout)
• Is Project Manager the Next Big Legal Job Title? (by Dennis McKinnie)

When analyzing the discovery process, determining where to begin, how to set goals or how to consistently manage discovery matters are common issues.

This is where Counsel On Call excels. Very quickly and at a very modest cost, we can become your discovery process expert, examine your department's needs and goals, and create a tailored, highly efficient and repeatable process that is closely monitored and efficiently managed.

On the front end, a Counsel On Call Project Manager offers:

• As a former practicing attorney with at least a decade of experience, the Project Manager will meet with you and your team in order to understand and analyze your discovery needs and goals
• Design/implementation of a customized, repeatable document retention (Electronically Stored Information) policy
• The designer of your process at the table with outside counsel when litigation originates and the collection of documents begins; this is when cost-saving initiatives and efficiencies are implemented

Results: Minimal cost; A comprehensive, repeatable discovery process specific to your department

After a protocol/strategy is adopted and/or implemented, or even if an existing process is already in place, the Project Manager:

• Works with outside counsel to create customized review protocol and quality control (QC) processes; Collaborates with outside counsel from the onset and throughout an assignment
• Coordinates the selection and ramp-up of the client-dedicated discovery team
• Manages and benchmarks the implementation and execution of protocols, QC Team
• Communicates daily with outside counsel
• Serves as the software/technology vendor liaison; Coordinates with client's IT department
• Tracks/benchmarks key metrics of the review team and produces frequent reports

Results: Dramatic efficiency/effectiveness gains and cost savings; High-quality work product

If your department needs expert project management during any stage of the discovery process – and you are ready to take or regain control of your discovery process – Counsel On Call is your one-stop solution.

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