Senior Counsel
March 12, 2025
Litigation in Canada is more data-intensive than ever. Yet many litigators hesitate to adopt new processes, fearing disruption to their established case strategies and workflows. The good news? You don’t need to change the way you litigate—you just need the right support to optimize how you manage data.
Legal data intelligence (LDI) and eDiscovery solutions integrate seamlessly into your existing litigation framework, allowing you to win cases, reduce risk, and control costs – without overhauling your approach. Here’s how:
1. Early Case Strategy: Use Data to Assess Strengths and Risks Faster
Traditional Approach: Reviewing initial disclosures manually and relying on client-provided documents to gauge case strength.
With LDI: AI-powered early case assessment helps the litigation team focus on case risks, identify key documents, and forecast potential outcomes – before discovery even begins.
● Identify critical facts early
● Discover information which supports or contradicts your client’s narrative
● Use data analysis methods and tools to uncover hidden patterns in the data and analyze
key communication channels
2. Smarter Document Review: Reduce Volume, Increase Intensity
Traditional Approach: Teams of junior associates manually reviewing thousands of emails and documents.
With LDI: AI-driven tools guided by experienced lawyers prioritize and categorize documents, allowing you to focus only on what matters.
● Cut down document review time by 50% or more
● Isolate privileged materials more reliably
● Improve accuracy and reduce human error
● Obtain insights from documents as opposed to simply classifying documents
3. Bulletproof Preservation: Avoid Spoliation and Sanctions Without Extra Effort
Traditional Approach: Relying on clients to preserve key data without formalized tracking.
With LDI: Automated legal hold tracking ensures all necessary ESI (electronically stored information) is preserved and defensible.
● Reduce risk of missing key evidence
● Track compliance in real-time
● Protect against costly sanctions
4. Strengthen Negotiation and Trial Prep: Use Data to Your Advantage
Traditional Approach: Making settlement decisions based on experience and legal judgment alone.
With LDI: Data-backed analysis helps predict opposing counsel’s strategy, assess the likelihood of success, and quantify damages more effectively.
● Leverage opposing counsel’s disclosures for strategic advantage
● Analyze opponent data patterns for negotiation leverage
● Anticipate key opposing arguments
5. Cost Control: Deliver Efficiency Without Compromising Quality
Traditional Approach: Managing ballooning discovery costs without clear ways to control them.
With LDI: Targeted technology reduces unnecessary spending and provides cost predictability for clients.
● Reduce discovery costs without cutting corners
● Increase client satisfaction with transparent budgeting
● Focus legal resources on high-value tasks, not document sorting
What’s the Next Step?
Litigation success is no longer just about great legal arguments—it’s about managing data strategically. The best litigators use technology as a weapon, not a burden. You don’t need to change how you litigate—just enhance how you leverage data.
Let’s Talk: Whether you need case-specific support or want to explore how LDI fits into your next high-stakes matter, reach out for a confidential consultation.
Maximize Your Advantage. Stay Ahead. Win More Cases.
