Early Case Assessment: Cut Review Volume and Costs Upfront
Unvetted data drives up to 70% of total discovery spend, and most of it won’t make it to court. Array’s Early Case Assessment helps law firms and corporate legal departments reduce review volume by [placeholder]% and gain case insight in 48 hours or less. Start defensibly, budget accurately, and move faster from intake to strategy. When data volume spikes, so does risk. Without early scoping, costs climb, deadlines slip, and defensibility can be compromised.
Why Legal Teams Trust Array for Early Case Assessment
Whether supporting litigation departments at large firms or in-house legal teams managing complex disputes, we deliver the right insights—fast and defensibly. That’s where Array stands apart. Our Early Case Assessment services combine expert-led workflows, platform-neutral flexibility, and quantifiable review reduction, so you can act sooner, spend smarter, and stay defensible at every stage.
Surface key custodians and timelines within 48 hours to shape strategy sooner.
Cut review volume by [placeholder]% and support Rule 26(f) with audit-ready metrics.
Our Early Case Assessment Process: Built for Speed, Defensibility, and Clarity
Behind every fast-moving case is a clear plan. Our consultative approach turns early data into strategy-ready intelligence—without slowing your team down. Here’s how we do it:
Consult and Scope
We start with a focused intake to understand your matter, timelines, custodians, and risk factors. Then we define review parameters and align on priorities before collection begins.
Analyze and Report
We collect data using platform-neutral tools and run structured analysis to map custodians, identify communication clusters, and isolate key issues. Results are fast, defensible, and designed to support Rule 26(f).
Action and Support
From cost forecasts to chronologies, we deliver outputs your team can use right away. Our experts remain hands-on through meet-and-confer prep, custodian refinement, or review planning.
Proven Early Case Assessment for eDiscovery Teams Who Need Clarity Fast
Certified across 57+ workflows in RelativityOne environments.
Custom-built tools that improve review visibility and reduce manual lift.
Third-party verified controls for secure, compliant handling.
Named project leads who stay with your case from scoping to close.
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“I use Array for all my document management / ESI review needs for all of my cases. Without Array, the cases I handle would not run as smoothly as they do. Simply, no other company is better than Array.”
Kevin Collins Shareholder
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“Array’s responsive project management is exceptional. They blend timely delivery, efficient handling, and competitive pricing with an exceptional collaborative approach. They’ve distilled the best attributes of e-discovery vendors into one comprehensive team.”
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“Array’s commitment to innovation is impressive. Their proprietary Acumen tool has revolutionized how we interact with Relativity, allowing us a high level of control and hands-on accessibility as we have integrated it with our firm’s eDiscovery workflow.”
Robin Musumeci Litigation Support Manager
FAQs About Early Case Assessment and eDiscovery
Early case assessment (ECA) is the process of analyzing electronically stored information (ESI) early in a matter to support eDiscovery data management. By surfacing key case insights and reducing data volume, it helps legal teams align strategy, timelines, and cost expectations from day one.
ECA reduces downstream review by using early data identification to eliminate irrelevant or duplicative files. This shrinks the overall volume of ESI sent to full review—cutting time, spend, and risk in your eDiscovery process.
Our early case assessment ediscovery services are consultative, not just technical. We deliver defensible data identification, platform-neutral flexibility, and actionable case insights—so your team can make decisions faster and more confidently.
You receive custodian timelines, keyword trend reports, communication maps, defensible search term guidance, and review cost forecasts—all structured to support early case assessment strategy and Rule 26(f) preparation.