E-Discovery Law Firm and Vendor Lawsuit

How a White Shoe Law Firm Disputes a Bill. "Electronic discovery, the phrase that refers to the mountains of electronic data that could land at issue in a corporate lawsuit, is now at the heart of one such suit for the first time.

For years, newly minted J.D.s at big law firms have complained about the mind-numbing task of staring at computer screens sorting through this data--all in an effort to get those 2,000 billable hours for their $160,000 salaries.

Meanwhile, the partners overseeing these cases fret over whether they have complied with new federal rules governing the responsibilities of lawyers for making sure that all electronic documents actually get to the opposing side.

But in nearly every case, law firms hire outside . . . "