Extending e-discovery

Clearwell Systems has released its Identification and Collection Module. Available as part of Version 6.0 of the Clearwell E–Discovery Platform, the new module enables IT teams to easily identify and collect electronically stored information (ESI) while maintaining data integrity and chain of custody. The company explains the data can then seamlessly be made available to legal teams for early case assessment (ECA), review and production.

For example, IT can easily target collections from critical data sources including applications in the cloud, then filter and deliver collected content internally with minimal administrative overhead. Legal teams can log in and immediately begin to analyze and review collected data in the same seamless interface. Additionally, because IT and legal teams can collaborate and streamline their interactions using one unified application, they are able to view the real–time status of the entire case—from identification through production—in a single, comprehensive report.