The document summarizes a presentation on achieving cost predictability in e-discovery through process and reporting. It discusses standard pricing models, billing codes, effective communication, setting expectations, cooperation between parties, identifying limitations, proportional needs of the case, conducting early assessments, setting not-to-exceed budgets, iterative processes, and utilizing repeatable processes, prior data, and technology to gain efficiencies. The presentation was given by litigation professionals from law and technology firms to provide practical approaches to making e-discovery more predictable.
5. Model and overall approach to cost
containment
• Standard Pricing model for e-discovery
services
• L600 series UTBMS e-discovery billing codes
• Effective communication among all relevant
stakeholders
16. Not to Exceed Budget
• Courts require early ESI assessment
• Assessment can help narrow scope/cost by meet & confer
• Assessment allows for early budgeting
• Budgets should be based on what was known based on the pending claims
19. Practical approaches to make e-
discovery more predictable
• Develop a repeatable process through templates and
forms
• Learn from your data and prior cases
• Utilize technology
• In sum, look for opportunities to gain efficiencies
…and proportionalto the needs of the case, considering the amount in controversy, the importance of the issues at stake in the action, the parties’ resources, the importance of the discovery in resolving the issues, and whether the burden or expense of the proposed discovery outweighs its likely benefit. Information within this scope of discovery need not be admissible in evidence to be discoverable..[PROPOSED]
