Retrieving and storing important records is a routine step in the litigation cycle for most insurance carriers and self-insured organizations. Have you ever stopped to wonder, though, what’s being done to safeguard those records after your defense counsel or record retrieval company receives them? Do your records ever get sent to experts or adjusters over regular email? What happens to your records after the case settles?

The MCS Group will have a company representative at the CLOC (Corporate Legal Operations Consortium) Institute taking place April 22-25 in Las Vegas. The CLOC Institute is the largest gathering of corporate legal professionals in the world focused on optimizing the delivery of legal services to businesses.

Finding an efficient and cost-effective way to manage the burdensome yet crucial task of eDiscovery is one of the most important things any law department can do. For more than 30 years, MCS Group has helped law firms, corporations, educational institutions, and government agencies find the cutting-edge technology and eDiscovery solutions they need to increase productivity and reduce operating costs by offering superior tools for all stages of the EDRM.

Professionals in both the legal and the corporate communities must have accurate and complete records on hand and easily accessible at all times. But, procuring these records can be frustrating, time consuming and costly if you are not using the right support partner. When considering your record retrieval provider and their process, there are certain considerations to keep in mind to ensure your records can be obtained as quickly, efficiently and economically as possible:

Today’s lawyer is a mobile lawyer. Gone are the days when attorneys sat behind desks in offices for hours on end. In the digital era, lawyers need the ability to access their work from anywhere, at any time. Document review and eDiscovery are no exception.

Anyone who’s ever been involved in large-scale eDiscovery knows all too well that it can require producing or reviewing hundreds of thousands files of all different types. Gone are the days when company records consisted solely of paper or electronic documents. In today’s digital world, companies big and small routinely use audio and video files, among other things, in the standard course of doing business.

In part 1 of our e-Discovery Managed Services series, our own Christa Iannone discussed several factors in making your decision whether to utilize a managed services partner.  In part 2 of our series, she writes about the 5 critical steps to take once you make the decision.  See the article posted on LegalTechNews here.

A strong dedication to diversity is crucial to success and increased innovation in today’s business world. At the MCS Group, we’re proud to be certified as a Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC).

To stay current in today's legal landscape, law firms have to find the best solution which fits their long-term business model.

Companies are aggressively seeking proven ways to reduce allocated claims and litigation expenditures while increasing efficiency. They often focus on attempting to reduce time and expenses for the discovery phase of a case.