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Conclusion
Solutions can lie in the steps before production, particularly during
review. Whether performed though keyword or conceptual searching
or individual linear review, productions can be made easier by using a
tool that allows you to organize documents as a precursor to production; a system that is flexible enough to allow foldering and easy
sorting. Further, a good review tool can create a seamless handoff to
the production stage, whether it be TIFF, native, or a hybrid/blended
production. Leveraging the expertise of a vendor and software can
greatly increase the quality of a production. And since the production
of the documents is one of the final stages, and the documents that are
included could contain key exhibits for the case, this all important step
must be done with the utmost attention to detail.
Taken on their own, each of these issues can be handled as a review or
production proceeds. However, if a project encounters several – or all –
of the above, it may behoove the legal team to step back and examine
the overall strategy in order to get back on track. It may mean halting
review for a day or two but the benefit of proceeding in an orderly
fashion for the remainder of the project outweighs the time and cost of
re-doing and re-re-doing document batches and productions.

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