Hudson Legal is already recognized as a leading provider of end-to-end project solutions with its Discovery Solutions suite of services, including the Managed Solutions offering that assembles a top-notch review team to manage part or all aspects of the discovery cycle. This joint service offering enables the Hudson contract teams another opportunity to maximize efficiency by leveraging the Applied Discovery industry-leading processing capacity, short turn-around time, and easy-to-use interface.

“According to the fifth-annual Socha-Gelbmann survey, the total spend on electronic discovery in 2008 is projected to be more than $3.3 billion and could grow to as much as $4 billion by 2009,” says Jon Resnick, Applied Discovery vice president of sales and field operations. “With staggering figures like these, it is crucial for corporations and law firms to aggressively pursue cost-controlling measures. Leveraging buying power with this packaged offering that consolidates pricing from two of the leading providers in our respective fields is a critical first step.”

“On top of efficiency, both accuracy and project management are paramount to the success of any discovery project,” said Marc Zamsky, executive vice president, Hudson Legal. “Our collaborative offering with Applied Discovery affords Hudson Legal another chance to reduce clients’ discovery spend and better manage litigation through our complete suite of litigation support services.”

Corporations and law firms can receive a variety of benefits from this offering, including:

• Reduced attorney review hours by expert reviewers who have been trained and certified on the online review application as well as through Hudson Legal’s Managed Review offering that creates efficient processes and protocols,
• Cost savings and budget certainty with flexible pricing options for e-discovery online review services , and
• Increased quality and consistency of work product resulting from teams with extensive document review and project management experience working with best-of-breed tools and technology in a controlled, secured environment.

About Applied Discovery
Applied Discovery is a leading provider of comprehensive electronic discovery services to the legal industry. Its patent-pending technology displays virtually any electronic document in a fully searchable and secure file without compromising the integrity of the original file format. Applied Discovery is based in Seattle with east coast headquarters in New York City and regional offices in Washington, D.C., Chicago, Dallas, Houston, San Francisco and Los Angeles. LexisNexis acquired Applied Discovery in July 2003. As part of the acquisition, Applied Discovery became part of the North American Legal Markets division of LexisNexis. More information can be found at www.applieddiscovery.com.