New software provides a just, speedy and inexpensive approach to “meet and confer”
New City, New York (August 1, 2011) – 26-F LLC, the leading provider of e-discovery software that guides law firms and corporate counsel through the required “meet and confer” aspect of litigation, today launched its patent-pending software, MEETandCONFER.COM™ (http://www.MEETandCONFER.COM). MEETandCONFER.COM simplifies the “meet and confer” process by defining, structuring, and confirming all of the steps that are required to cost-effectively comply with the legal requirements mandated by Rule 26(f) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, as well as similar state court rules. This web-based technology will be used by lawyers, litigation support professionals, discovery project managers, judges and other legal staff.
26-F LLC has filed for patent protection in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom and Australia. MEETandCONFER.COM is a first-of-its-kind workflow software that has been evaluated by industry thought-leaders from top law firms, consulting firms and members of the judicial community as well.
A federal magistrate judge stated that he has found that there is a great need for a system that sets the structure for the Rule 26f conference. Because meet and confer is a process, not a onetime engagement, it is necessary to have a comprehensive system that simplifies all of the steps and includes all the information and conversations that are required to complete the process. MEETandCONFER.COM provides this kind of help in getting through these discussions.
MEETandCONFER.COM not only assists attorneys and their opposing parties to agree on the content of relevant data to be collected within budgetary constraints; it also documents that the appropriate steps have been taken to insure that all relevant data is preserved to prevent spoliation and avoid sanctions. MEETandCONFER.COM sets the structure to achieve e-discovery goals, which is a key component in any winning litigation strategy.
Key product features:
- Allows attorneys and their clients to strategize and reach agreements using the results of ECA
- Provides defensibility of the e-discovery process
- Streamlines e-discovery tasks and functions of litigation support departments, thus maximizing efficiency
- Allows for consistent handling of all e-discovery requests
- Becomes a data warehouse of successful e-discovery strategies that can be replicated in future cases
- Allows small to mid-sized law firms to replicate the e-discovery process of larger firms that currently utilize dedicated litigation support departments
- Guides law firms and legal practitioners step-by-step through the e-discovery “meet & confer” process to ensure compliance with FRCP Rule 26(f)
- Provides the opportunity for the corporate client to participate in the process
- Updates the bench of pending issues by providing judges and their law secretaries with secured access to case status information in the MEETandCONFER.COM database
“I am confident that MEETandCONFER.COM will have a profound effect on both sides of litigation and the bench because it provides a level of consistency that currently does not exist with other e-discovery technologies or in-house protocol,” said Scott Devens, vice president of 26-F LLC. “Our software has been specifically designed to become a professional standard that will streamline the existing meet and confer preparation process and optimize its efficiency.”
For more information on MEETandCONFER.COM, or to request a product demo, email info@MEETandCONFER.COM, visit them on the web at http://www.MEETandCONFER.COM, or call 917.464.5602.
About 26-F LLC
26-F LLC, based in New City, NY, is the leading provider of MEETandCONFER.COM, www.MEETandCONFER.COM, a patent-pending e-discovery software platform that guides attorneys, their clients, and opposing parties through the required “meet and confer” process.
Press Contacts:
Scott Devens
26f LLC
P: 917.464.5602
E: scott@26-f.com
Carolyn Depko
Edge Legal Marketing
P: 732.533.5491
E: cdepko@EdgeLegalMarketing.com
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