Consulting
Meridian Discovery provides a deep and extensive understanding of the legal industry and offers consulting and project management services to bridge the gap between legal expertise and technical skills. Some of our planning and consulting services include:
- Litigation Readiness
- Workflow Design
- Discovery Response
- Data Mapping
- Trial Preparation
- Database conversions and migrations
- Forensic Consulting
Discovery Consulting
We assist our clients in preparing discovery requests according to Rule 34 and Rule 26(b)(2)(C) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and its state equivalents. We also provide assistance in creating an effective litigation response plan, preserving relevant data, identifying key witnesses, custodians, relevant time frames and determining keyword lists. We help our clients map their information systems and create an accurate representation of their IT infrastructure.
Litigation Database Conversions and Migrations
Having to migrate thousands of active and inactive databases from one platform to another (e.g. from AccessData Summation to LexisNexis Concordance® or Relativity®) is a challenging task. Such conversions require expert knowledge of both platforms as well as a workflow that will minimize human error through automation and meticulous quality control. Similarly, migrating a large number of databases to a different site or different servers (e.g. due to lack of available server capacity) can be tedious and error prone. We are experts in planning and executing large scale database conversions and migrations.
Legal Technology Consulting
Our experts review and evaluate software and hardware resources available to the legal community daily. We provide support in obtaining the best hardware and software systems for your organization to achieve your goals. We can help you build a litigation support department or choose the right software tools for your discovery response.
Training
Meridian Discovery professionals provide on-site or over the web litigation support training. Our current training programs are:
- General Litigation Support concepts
- LexisNexis Concordance entry level
- LexisNexis Concordance and FYI administration
- LexisNexis Concordance Programming Language (CPL) essentials
- Electronic production best practices
- e-Discovery project set-up and management
