From specialist law firms to in-house counsel, many legal teams are finding that more flexible modes of working continue to create new benefits and challenges in equal measure. While we’re over the hill in many senses, teams in charge of collection and review still have much to refine as far as their eDiscovery processes and practices are concerned. Here are a few ways legal teams can hope to combat the ongoing challenges presented by hybrid working, and refine their eDiscovery approaches to work optimally in the new, hybrid world of work.

Only collect the data you need:

Rising data volumes and sources continue to add to the time and cost associated with eDiscovery projects. The key to keeping these down in the future of hybrid working is to devote more time and effort earlier on in the process to assess what information is needed – rather than only realising the burdensome nature of your document batches once it’s too late. One way to help do this is by leveraging proportionality.