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Article extract from Ralph LoseyThis is from part one of a two part article. (Read Part Two)
High quality effective legal search, by which I mean a document review project that is high in recall, precision and efficiency, and proportionally low in cost, is the holy grail of e-discovery. Like any worthy goal it is not easy to attain, but unlike the legendary grail, there is no secret on how to find it. As most experts already well know, it can be attained by:
- Following proven document search and review protocols;
- Using skilled personnel;
- Using good multimodal software with active machine learning features; and,
- Following proven methods for quality control and quality assurance.
Effective legal search is the perfect blend of recall and proportionateprecision. See: Rule 26(b)(1), FRCP (creating nexus between relevance and six proportionality criteria). The proportionate aspect keeps the cost down, or at least at a spend level appropriate to the case. The quality control aspects are to guaranty that effective legal review is attained inevery project.
Read the complete article at Concept Drift and Consistency: Two Keys To Document Review Quality