In Level Legal‘s latest post, they make a bold claim that eDiscovery validation strategy matters more than your review platform. Here’s why.

In their blog post titled (wait for it!) Why eDiscovery Validation Strategy Matters More than Your Review Platform (available here), Level Legal notes that much of the current discussion about eDiscovery and document review centers on choosing tools. Whether it’s which AI-enhanced legaltech solution to use, which type of AI provides the most value (GenAI, agentic AI, RAG, etc.), or even if AI is safe enough to use at all, opinions vary widely, and there is no consensus.

Tools may dominate the discussion for good reason. The CEO of Anthropic said last year that AI could eliminate 50% of entry-level white-collar jobs, for example. However, especially in eDiscovery and document review, this conversation focuses on solving the wrong problem.

Now for the bold claim: A defensible validation process matters more than whether you use GenAI, technology-assisted review (TAR), or linear review to identify responsive documents. 

I like it! 😊

In Level Legal’s recent webinar with EDRM, “We Mean Business: Turning Validation Metrics into Defensible Decisions,” Matt Mahon, Vice President of Client Solutions at Level Legal, and Stephanie Clerkin, Director of Litigation Support at Korein Tillery, explained why this is the case and how legal teams can ensure that they head into discovery with rock-solid validation strategies.

So, what are three reasons that the validation strategy matters more than the mechanics of the review itself? And what’s an eDiscovery Protocol Pre-Process Checklist you can use. Find out here, it’s only one click! Clicking will bring you validation! 😉

So, what do you think? Do you think your eDiscovery validation strategy matters more than your review platform Please share any comments you might have or if you’d like to know more about a particular topic.

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