Challenge
A large-scale document review project spanning three phases and encompassing 336,000 documents required an efficient, accurate, and cost-effective approach to meet deadlines and control discovery costs. The client needed early insight into key individuals and firms tied to the matter and required a streamlined workflow to manage the size and complexity of the dataset.
Expertise
Sandline’s managed review team paired experienced first-level reviewers with a hands-on Review Manager to lead a proactive, analytics-driven strategy. Early in the process, approximately 60,000 documents (18%) were culled using document analysis and expedited coding, reducing the review volume and accelerating workflows. The team identified more than a dozen key attorneys and firms tied to over 6,000 documents, enabling refined search criteria and higher responsiveness rates. As new key terms emerged during review, they were incorporated to further sharpen relevance. Additionally, the team surfaced a subset of unimageable file types early, allowing the case team to adjust workflows and avoid delays. This collaborative and adaptive approach ensured both efficiency and accuracy across all three phases.
Results
Sandline’s proactive review strategy led to a faster completion timeline, with the entire review concluding ahead of schedule. The early identification and pre-coding of nearly 60,000 irrelevant documents streamlined first-level review and significantly reduced overall review volume. By surfacing key individuals and law firms connected to over 6,000 documents and refining key terms mid-review, the team drove higher responsiveness rates and enabled more targeted, accurate searches. Additionally, the early identification of un-imageable documents allowed for smoother production workflows and avoided downstream bottlenecks. These efficiencies collectively delivered measurable cost savings while maintaining high standards of quality and defensibility.
