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Your Ticket Out of the Document Gulag
By Taeho Lim
Back in the day, law firms that handled document-intensive cases would often lease an entire floor just to house the documents. Associates would dread being assigned to such cases as it meant spending all their time in these document gulags instead of in their plush offices. With the advent of eDiscovery, these floors have gradually disappeared, but document review remains a dreaded task because the number of documents has increased.
Inspicio from Altep aims to streamline the document review process. Inspicio is a Web-based solution that enables you to review documents from anywhere. According to Altep, Inspicio features high-level navigability, flexibility, and powerful analytical tools that help ensure accurate and efficient review.
Inspicio features a spacious "data repository" in which you can store document collections for multiple matters. Inspicio supports hundreds of different file formats so you can open files right away in their native format without having to convert them.
As you review documents, you can use Inspicio's tagging technology to organize them. For example, mark a file with "Responsive," "Privileged," "Jones Deposition," etc. You apply tags by simply checking a box. You can apply a tag to one document at a time or multiple documents simultaneously.
Inspicio also enables you to search across all documents in the application for any matter. You can use "Basic Search" for simple searches and "Query Builder" to conduct more complex, custom searches with the Inspicio interface.
Inspicio's advanced reporting helps you keep track of document collections and progress on projects and matters. The ToDo List function enables you to plan a review and assign its components to members of the team.
Regarding security, Inspicio features "user domains" and "access levels" to determine who can see, create, access, or edit certain files. In addition, you can track every user action in any part of the application. Finally, Inspicio has its own messaging system so you can communicate with other users. Messages stay within Inspicio to preserve confidentiality. Learn more about Inspicio.
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