Five Ways to Use Legal Data Intelligence Without Disrupting Your Workflow

Five Ways to Use Legal Data Intelligence Without Disrupting Your Workflow

Martin Felsky

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.… Read More

The Hidden Risks of Outsourced Document Review – A Strategic Decision for Senior Litigators

The Hidden Risks of Outsourced Document Review – A Strategic Decision for Senior Litigators

Martin Felsky

Senior Counsel

February 18, 2025

 

In high-stakes dispute resolution, document review is a critical process that shapes case strategy, identifies key evidence, and ensures compliance with disclosure obligations. Outsourcing this task is often practical, but the decision between law firms and document review companies carries significant implications. While document review companies may appear to offer a cost-effective alternative, litigators and clients should be aware of several nuanced risks and misunderstandings that often accompany the use of these services.

 

Licensing and the Nature of Services Provided

 

Many document review companies advertise that they employ licensed lawyers to conduct reviews.… Read More

Heuristica Voted as Leaders in E-Discovery Software/Solutions

Heuristica Voted as Leaders in E-Discovery Software/Solutions

Heuristica has been selected by the readers of Canadian Lawyer magazine as a leader in E-Discovery Software/Solutions.

 

Canadian Lawyer recently announced the winners of the 2024 Readers’ Choice Awards which are designed to allow its readers to identify which products and service providers are the best in class.

 

Readers cast their votes on 586 products and service providers, encompassing cloud-based practice management and e-discovery software, medico-legal expert witnesses, litigation funding, time and billing solutions, commercial real estate tenant representation, and practice area-specific software. The top vote-getters in each category were declared winners, with ties reflected in some categories.… Read More

We’re Hiring a Business Development Coordinator

We’re Hiring a Business Development Coordinator

 

We are looking for an experienced legal professional for a business development, relationship manager role to assist our growing firm.

 

Successful candidates must have:

 

  • Knowledge and experience with legal technology and process improvement
  • Lawyer with post-call experience is preferred
  • Experience in business development, preferably in the legal industry
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team
  • Willingness to travel as needed
  • Ability to speak French is an asset

We welcome applications from all interested individuals, however only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.… Read More

Is it Really Possible to Accurately Review Close to a Million Emails Over a Weekend?

Is it Really Possible to Accurately Review Close to a Million Emails Over a Weekend?

Heuristica Discovery Counsel

 

February 6, 2023

 

Q: Is it really possible to accurately review close to a million emails over a weekend?

A: It depends.

 

In connection with an ongoing controversy about alleged inappropriate emails sent from the Premier’s office to the provincial prosecutorial service (ACPS), the Alberta government recently confirmed that it had identified emails from over 900+ email accounts and caused almost one million emails to be searched by provincial government employees in an effort to establish that the alleged emails had not been sent. All this was said to have occurred within three/four days of the Premier’s direction that the review be conducted.… Read More