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There was a lot of cloud about at Legaltech, now shifting to an implied assumption that it brings DIY eDiscovery – it is certainly easier than it used to be to get data in front of lawyer eyes quickly, but I wouldn’t lay off the consultants yet. Technical ease of ingestion and the so-called “self-service” model, valuable though they are, depend for their efficiency on sound input by lawyers and others at the outset. It is splendid to be able to get everything in there quickly and to use ever faster and more effective tools to slice and dice it, but that is not a substitute for serious thought before you begin about what you really need.
We are seeing a polarisation between behind-the-firewall applications and those offering cloud solutions. That division is neither new or absolute (some players offer both and some users need both), but the arrival of new players is creating a sense of choice, both amongst them and between them collectively and others. We are seeing, in some quarters at least, the realisation that the first and collective task is to make lawyers aware of the primary choice between electronic discovery and print-and-read discovery. Up to a point, the providers are all on the same side.
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