CDS Advisory Services brings together leading advisors and technical experts to assist clients throughout the discovery process. We offer a diligent, creative, and consultative approach, which is unique in the industry. With a deep knowledge of discovery processes as well as data management, our eDiscovery consulting connects the legal and the technical worlds. CDS consultants, most of whom are former practicing attorneys, objectively recommend tools and procedures to ensure the best use of client resources.

Whether it is developing keyword searches or implementing the latest in analytics technology, Advisory Services creates solutions that help clients save time and reduce costs. These practices are applied throughout each matter, from initial workflow development to managed review and production.

End-to-End Support

CDS ensures a unified understanding of your expectations across our personnel and offices. When multiple matters occur simultaneously, an Advisory Services team member ensures all matters adhere to the client’s preferred workflow. CDS is known for its solid client relationships, which are built on the assurance that every CDS employee is driven to succeed, from the first meeting with a sales representative to closing a case with our technical staff.

Lower Costs, Save Time, and Improve Outcomes

• Designing standardized data management practices for clients anticipating multiple lawsuits
• Developing workflows to manage data housed in multiple locations, simultaneous litigation matters, and strict discovery deadlines
• Assisting in establishing internal processes for data management based on a client’s current technology, data production needs, and best practices for the client’s specific industry
• Evaluating discovery plans to issue-spot potential areas of weakness
• Advising on keyword searches to encompass what is both technically feasible and legally imperative
• Educating clients’ legal staff and litigation support on the latest eDiscovery technologies
• Applying analytics technologies to minimize the size and cost of hosting and review
• Designing and implementing predictive coding processes to minimize data sets, both at the outset of processing and at the start of review
• Standardizing and regulating the workflow implementation across CDS project managers and a client’s litigation support staff

Trust CDS to handle the most challenging eDiscovery matters through every step of the process, from forensic collections to scalable, secure data hosting and managed review. Our depth of expertise means we are able to develop solutions that increase the speed and efficiency of review in a proven, defensible manner.

CDS Managed Review goes beyond the traditional review process, which deploys large teams of contractors to manually make determinations on individual documents. Transparent, constant communication between CDS technical and review staff for nimble service delivery of expertise means we are able to develop solutions that increase the accuracy and efficiency of review in a proven, defensible manner. We deploy technology solutions at the earliest stage of the review process, answering the need for smarter use of available eDiscovery tools. Core capabilities of CDS Managed Review are:

• Technology-Driven Review
• Specialty workflows
• Standard linear review
• Consultation on TAR and analytics review

The strength of CDS’s Managed Review offering lies in our team of lawyer-technologists whose approach to the review process combines review proficiency with technology expertise. Our team is seasoned in managing the review process, including overseeing HR, handling the logistics of off-site review, and analyzing productivity. They understand review best practices and can gain meaningful insight into their team’s output through CDS’s extensive dashboard and reporting interface, ensuring accuracy and compliance. Beyond personnel management, our lawyer-technologists are experts at the application of early case assessment (ECA), analytics, and technology assisted review (TAR) and can implement defensible solutions that dramatically increase productivity and accuracy.