Government lawyers are generally assumed to be several generations behind the curve when it comes to technology. The federal court system is even out here claiming they have to keep PACER in the dark ages despite that claim being routinely debunked, docketing is a jurisdiction by jurisdiction mess, and somehow WordPerfect is still in business. But the SEC is stepping up its tech game with a new eDiscovery system.
In a press release issued this morning, Casepoint announced that the SEC has selected a specially designed version of the product called Casepoint Government for its eDiscovery needs.
“We are honored that the SEC has selected Casepoint Government as its technology of choice for this important program to bring its eDiscovery process to the cloud,” said Amy Hilbert, VP of Public Sector at Casepoint. “We understand the magnitude of the demands on the SEC. Our technology has been carefully built over many years to meet or exceed the agency’s needs through our scalable platform, artificial intelligence, and advanced analytics.”
Getting a large-scale eDiscovery system was imperative for the SEC who receives approximately 3,500 new productions, totaling nearly 10 terabytes after processing, each month. Casepoint’s system won out over multiple competitors in a multi-stage selection process based on its “software features and functionality, cybersecurity, management and key personnel, past performance, and a competitive proof of concept process.” With Casepoint on board, the SEC will have a powerful tool to sift through the mounds of data it’s receiving.
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