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Litigation and Discovery

What Is Early Case Assessment?

Analyzing data and facts early in a dispute to estimate its risk, cost and likely outcome before committing to full discovery.

Legal Tech GlossaryBy The Circle Desk

Why It Matters

ECA helps teams decide whether to settle, fight or narrow a case. Analytics on the data itself, such as who talked to whom and when, can shape strategy before review begins.

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Related Terms

eDiscovery
Collecting, reviewing and producing electronically stored information, such as email, chat and documents, in litigation, investigations and regulatory requests.
Litigation analytics
Data on how judges, courts, opposing counsel and parties have behaved in past cases, such as motion grant rates and time to trial.

General information, not legal advice. Part of the Legal Tech Glossary, 173 terms in plain English.