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What is DISCO Ediscovery?
DISCO is a legal technology company that applies artificial intelligence and cloud computing to legal problems to help lawyers and legal teams improve outcomes for their clients. The vendor states corporate legal departments, law firms, and government agencies around the…
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What is DISCO Ediscovery?
DISCO is a legal technology company that applies artificial intelligence and cloud computing to legal problems to help lawyers and legal teams improve outcomes for their clients. The vendor states corporate legal departments, law firms, and government agencies around the world use DISCO for ediscovery, case management, compliance, disputes, and investigations.
In addition to its technology solutions, DISCO offers services to help legal teams manage ediscovery from anywhere at any time, including forensic collections, project management, consulting, and managed review.
DISCO states they pride themselves on combining world-class engineering with a deep love and respect for the law to create solutions that are fast, accurate, and easy to use. Powered by advanced cloud infrastructure to ensure security, stability, and scalability, DISCO was built to address the discovery and case management challenges of today and beyond.
DISCO Ediscovery Features
- Supported: Artificial Intelligence
- Supported: Advanced Analytics
- Supported: Visual Search
- Supported: Early Case Assessment
- Supported: Workflow
- Supported: Data Management Suite
- Supported: Vault Storage
- Supported: Managed Review
- Supported: Professional Services
- Supported: Project Management
- Supported: Forensics and Collections
- Supported: AI Quality Control
- Supported: Tagging
- Supported: Deduplication and Email Threading
- Supported: OCR
- Supported: Cloud
- Supported: Metadata Extraction
- Supported: Templates
- Supported: User Reporting
- Supported: Conditional Coding
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DISCO "a world faster and more intuitive to use than any other product that I've seen." Joe Ybarra, Partner, Halpern May Ybarra Gelberg
"DISCO definitely makes me a better lawyer." Marissa Downs, Principal, Much Shelist
"It's great to know that whatever my deadline is, I can call DISCO and I can get that deadline met." Kyre Stucklin, Practice Support Manager, Rutan & Tucker
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DISCO Ediscovery Technical Details
| Deployment Types | Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based |
|---|---|
| Operating Systems | Unspecified |
| Mobile Application | No |
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March 03, 2021
DISCO is the best document platform I have used, by far!
DISCO [Ediscovery] is used by attorneys for document review and preparation of document productions.
- Allows filtering of documents by multiple and useful categories
- User friendly interface
- Searching for particular documents or categories of documents is much easier that in other platforms I have used
- I actually have no suggestions. I really like the platform.
March 03, 2021
Good platform
Used for plaintiffs firm for small productions and to review very large 1M+ productions.
- Search
- Organizes Ingest
- Ability to share search threads via URL
- Simplifying basic searches -- like for bates number
- Data visualizers
- Easier near dupe functionality
DISCO provides a closed-universe database for the plaintiff's and defendant's documents. The database allows attorney's to use search parameters to research case-specific issues. Further DISCO allows attorneys to set up review stages for teams to review both plaintiff and defendant's documents. DISCO allows the review manager to run reports to view the tagged items in the review, and further, the "All meta-data" report allows the review manager to view any comments the reviewers added to the documents.
- Ability to run reports.
- Managing review stages.
- Research.
- Ability to choose fields from All meta data report.
- Ability to generate report with document comments without all meta data report.
- Ability to run longer searches with more parameters.
February 24, 2021
DISCO is phenomenal - spend less time at work and more time with your friends and family!
DISCO is used by our entire organization. We use it to organize huge numbers of documents so that we are able to quickly find and tag certain documents.
- Tagging documents.
- Filtering for documents in a search.
- Organizing the documents.
- More user-friendly interface.
- Easier search parameters.
February 23, 2021
In-House Counsel Review
We use it to manage outside litigation more efficiently. We use it to reduce outside counsel spend on discovery.
- Efficient tagging.
- AI to spread up review.
- Expedited productions.
- Pricing structure.
- Interface with file management system like Box.
- Automate workflows.
February 23, 2021
DISCO Continues to Provide a Superior Ediscovery Solution
DISCO is successfully being used for multiple litigated matters of various types and complexities to assist in ediscovery data gathering, analytics, document production, deposition preparation, motion practice, and trial preparation.
- Easy to search for relevant information.
- Easy to screen irrelevant data from large document collections.
- Easy to organize data by issues of practical importance to your case.
- Easy to cost-effectively resolve complex ediscovery challenges.
- Terrific customer service.
- Very helpful on-line help features.
- Strong analytical tools.
- Need an easier way to track when a document did not receive coding review for all issues (i.e., when issues where added later on in the coding process--need to be alerted to go back and capture the additional issues to be coded).
February 23, 2021
Don't think. Just use it. DISCO is the best.
DISCO is a fantastic e-discovery tool. It is streamlined, and very intuitive. Yet it still retains the features of the more well-established document review platforms without requiring advance knowledge. It allows users to self-manage ingest and production, as well as managing in-house review teams. As it is web based, it is compatible with nearly every system.
- Self-management of key functions. Ingests can be handled by users, as well as production sets. No need to wait on discovery vendors.
- Simple, yet powerful, search syntax. It uses a familiar Boolean search syntax, and can search a wide variety of metadata fields easily.
- It is fast. Not quick; outright fast. It blows away every other platform on the market. Review times are cut in half, and searches are lightning quick.
- Web-based. Allows for multiple logins by one user at a time. If you are in the middle of a review, but see something else you want to look up, simply open a new tab in the browser, and go.
- Additional ways to refine searches. If I have tagged all documents containing "phrase x," and then hit the family inclusion button, it expands the number of responsive documents. This is fine. But if I want to see those additional family documents to see if it changes the type of tag or category I need to assign, that is not easily done.
- Audits of user actions. I can audit a single document for what actions were performed by specific reviewers. But if I want to pull all actions for a group of reviewers, for a specific set of documents, there are no good solutions.
- More customization of export document lists. I would like to be able to easily customize the categories of metadata that are exported. Deep dives into opposing party data sometimes requires looking at very specific metadata fields. When it is exported to excel, the sort options make this easier. But I don't want to hide 30 columns to make that happen.
- The ability to customize the document view screen. If I want to minimize or hide all the panels on the left, I want that screen space back. Or, I would like to only have the metadata pane, the conversation pane, and the tagging pane on one side, and hide the rest. This should be an option.
- Hovering for more information is broken. It routinely will move to different spots, and sometimes out of view (i.e., below the bottom of the browser screen).
- Metadata pane. If there are multiple paths, and you click it to see the hidden paths, it truncates the paths so you can't see the whole thing.
- Document notes. If there are notes, you should be able to see them without having to click the "view/edit note."
February 22, 2021
DISCO review and outlook
We use DISCO for document review and production. It's used by our construction and facilities group as well as other practice groups. It address the issues associated with e-discovery.
- Searching.
- Tagging.
- Metadata management.
- AI-predicted tagging.
February 22, 2021
DISCO - My favorite platform
I'm using DISCO as a review platform for production documents and e-mails in litigation matters. It is being used by me and another paralegal.
We've moved to DISCO from Summation because it is user friendly, convenient and efficient.
We've moved to DISCO from Summation because it is user friendly, convenient and efficient.
- It is very efficient with search terms.
- The support staff is knowledgeable.
- Access is always good working remote.
- The tagging feature - I'd like to be able to mass tag documents without putting them in folders first.
February 22, 2021
DISCO is great!
DISCO is tremendous! The searching capabilities are head and shoulders above its competitors. Tagging documents, sorting and filtering functions, and simply accessing and viewing documents are made much simpler. The firm utilizes DISCO on some of its cases, depending upon the needs of each particular client and utilized by all associates throughout the firm.
- Simply viewing the document (and attachments)--much better interface than competitors.
- Sorting and filtering effectively.
- Document Search capabilities.
- Cost.
May 07, 2020
New Generation of E-Discovery
Our team was faced with reviewing about 1,500 e-mails and other documents on a very short deadline. DISCO immediately ingested our data and was able to make it all searchable. After some short but effective training, I was able to narrow the focus and eliminate the "noise" from the data set to provide the attorney with key documents for a mediation. We ultimately got a very good result for our client.
The staff at DISCO was available to help on an on-demand basis. I was impressed with them being able to speak the language of litigation versus the other vendors I sometimes deal with who have only an IT focus.
The staff at DISCO was available to help on an on-demand basis. I was impressed with them being able to speak the language of litigation versus the other vendors I sometimes deal with who have only an IT focus.
- Litigation literate
- Programs are intuitive without trying to take over
- Multiple searching options
- Great training
- I would like to see a single button to return to search results
January 31, 2020
Success for first time e-discovery software user
I am using DISCO myself and with clients for e-discovery.
- search capabilities
- document organization
- dashboard organization
January 17, 2020
Great Value for the Features and Performance Provided
It is being used across the entire organization for reviewing and tagging documents produced in discovery. It addresses the need to review and organize data in litigation.
- Quick customer service whenever issues arise
- Fairly intuitive to use the software and doesn't require a lot of teaching to use
- Good searching capabilities and quick tagging structures
- Missing functionality for being able to copy and paste text in the view function
- Not widespread usage so when trying to get buy-in from other attorneys they don't have experience with the platform
- Sometimes very slow and takes a long time for documents to load
November 29, 2019
DISCO is a fantastic platform for eDiscovery
We use the DISCO platform for a number of litigation matters for a variety of clients. Our primary use case is document review projects that are substantial enough to require an organization, but not substantial enough to require project management to complete the review and production. Generally speaking, our matters to not extend beyond the data threshold for the minimum monthly charge. We have some clients that have taken a liking to the software and we are exploring setting them up with a data volume-based subscription rather than a project-based system that we typically use. The best aspect of the platform for our teams is that it allows us to control the entire review and produce documents with minimal involvement from outside consultants.
- DISCO software is easy to use for even the most entry-level document reviewer. All one needs to know how to do is browse web pages.
- DISCO has a good amount of organizational functionality that allows us to identify key documents and custodians to improve efficiency in our early-stage document review process. We can target dates, topics, and specific custodians with ease using the visual organization tools without requiring knowledge of building text-based searches.
- The DISCO project support team is responsive, and projects can usually be started within hours of the initial opening request. The team is always willing to do training as users become more advanced and interested in exploring deeper functionality of the tool.
- In my previous experience, I have found that coding may not be recorded when a user is going extremely fast through documents.
- Right now, at least, we do not appear to have the ability to independently upload load files and productions we received from other parties.
- The more complex and useful tools are somewhat difficult to locate and learn to use without assistance from project support team members.
- The text searching can be difficult to use, especially when trying to search for exclusion rather than the inclusion of documents based on the searches.
- The folder system is not intuitive. Parent folders include all documents within sub-folders, even when those sub-folders are designed to exclude documents. This is likely a unique problem than can be resolved using different procedures, though.
November 25, 2019
Hands down the best document review platform I have worked with
Currently, our organization uses DISCO to review documents in four separate matter databases to aid in responding to discovery requests. I work with the attorneys in our firm and set up review sets for them. DISCO is predominately utilized by Associates and Paralegals.
- The platform is very intuitive and user-friendly and makes creating searches much easier. There is an option of creating Boolean search terms or the much easier Search Builder that DISCO has created.
- Our office appreciates being able to create folders and save specific documents to them. Although you can accomplish the same result through saved searches, the folders make it easier for some attorneys to access the information they need much easier than creating searches.
- The document review pane is also extremely helpful in that it provides all of the information pertinent to that document (and its family) in one view. I like that the search term hits are highlighted in the document view and the reviewer can "jump" to each hit.
- On a couple of occasions, I submitted a request for assistance from the technical support staff but the system had not registered my request. Luckily, I was not working on a document production deadline so the time delay was not ultimately a big issue.
- I would like to be able to create and save the specifics to a new production ahead of my actual production deadline, thus saving me time at the very end of the review when time is usually short.
November 24, 2019
Excellent product
We use it to review documents provided by our clients. It allows us to search through and review the documents produced by our client for our use in consulting for the purposes of litigation and intellectual property related matters. Without DISCO, it would be difficult to sort through the large volume of documents provided to us.
- Searching documents.
- Downloading documents.
- Reviewing documents.
- Downloading using bates numbers is lacking.
November 23, 2019
Great product, great service
We use DISCO for multiple cases in our litigation department. We have been particularly impressed by the ease of use for DISCO's document review platform, which we find produces significant efficiency gains not only for document coding/review, but also for later retrieval during deposition/witness prep, and motion practice.
- Document review platform.
- Customer service/responsiveness.
- Service flexibility to meet changing needs.
- DISCO could simplify and expedite the process for putting a project on ice, or terminating it altogether.
November 20, 2019
DISCO-rama Offers a Bevy of eDiscovery Benefits!
DISCO is used by the Intellectual Property department for ediscovery purposes. Not sure if it's used by other departments.
- Very good text recognition for searching.
- Metadata information is presented in a format that makes it easier to understand who and where the documents came from.
- Ability to tag documents with many/various terms and collections.
- Batch Printing can be easier if there was a quicker/easier way to pick and choose many documents within a collection.
- Try to find a way to retain confidentiality designations for documents when ingesting from a production.
November 15, 2019
DISCO is a must-have platform for any litigation team
Our firm uses DISCO in support of its litigation practice. We use it for document production ingestion, document review, production of documents, etc. We find DISCO to be a very user-friendly platform from discovery through trial. Our attorneys and paralegals primarily use it. Since all of our personnel have access to DISCO, it allows us to work together in a very productive, organized manner cohesively.
- It is easily used for producing documents. I appreciate how easy it is to create load files to provide to opposing counsel.
- DISCO's support team is the best in the business, bar none. I always feel free to call them about any concerns or problems I am having. I know that they will go the distance to ensure that my questions are answered and my concerns are assuaged. Even after hours, I have been able to get answers to my questions. Most importantly, their support staff is incredibly helpful and caring people, which is immediately apparent during the phone calls.
- DISCO also makes it very easy to set up a specific document review stage, tailored just as I need it. I appreciate the ability to tag documents per my requirements, to write privilege notes, to redact passages quickly, etc. The fact that this tailored document review staging is all so easy to set up speaks to how great a program DISCO is.
- I love how, in the main "Search and Review' window, to my left, I can have the filters. This is so handy and time-saving! I can't count the times that I have chosen documents based upon specific recipients/senders, or narrowed down my search by choosing "inclusive emails only."
- Perhaps this is my ignorance, but when I'm in the main "Search and Review" window and want to choose specific documents from here to, say, batch print, I have to click the grey square to the left of the document one by one, instead of clicking a grey square on top of the window that would automatically choose all the documents showing in that window, and then deselect the ones I don't want.
- I know this is a safety feature, but sometimes it would be nice to be able to change certain features of documents myself instead of asking DISCO support team to do so, i.e., changing the custodian of specific documents.
- Instead of choosing the "copy format from a previous production" that automatically changes a Bates prefix for you that you may not want, maybe a feature where you have preset choices of metadata and confidentiality to apply to productions without affecting a chosen Bates prefix.
November 13, 2019
Impressed with DISCO
My associate in an internal investigation used it. Another team is also using it for a different investigation. It helps us organize and synthesize large volumes of documents efficiently.
- Extremely user-friendly. Easy to figure out how to work things.
- Very fast. Compared to other platforms, the delay is minimal.
- A clean, usable interface that makes it easy to read documents.
- Nothing I can think of at this time. The actual reviewers (since I'm supervising them) may have more specific feedback.
November 13, 2019
DISCO works
We use DISCO for client matters that require the review and or production of large amounts of electronic data. The firm utilizes DISCO for most of our cases, and only use another vendor if the client has a preference or relationship with someone else.
- DISCO has a very easy to use review interface. This is key because attorneys and staff new to DISCO can begin reviewing documents with little to no training, which speeds up the review process and ultimately saves our clients money.
- DISCO has a beneficial "Review Stages" system that provides for the fast and efficient assignment of documents for attorneys/paralegals to review. It has features that permit the senior attorney to see how fast people are reviewing documents and estimates how long it will take for the review to be completed.
- One of my favorite features is the search visualization feature. The feature provides a birds-eye view of the data set-what email addresses appear most frequently, the frequency of communications, etc. This information can be used in turn to craft more effective search terms and parameters.
- Currently, DISCO is not compatible with timeline databases such as CaseMap or TimeMap. Such integration would go a long way in ease of use.
- There is no easy way to create a timeline or fact chronology in DISCO. The exhibit function should be tweaked to provide for such functionality.
- DISCO does not permit a client to do a partial review on the front end so that only certain data gets fully processed and gets charged. That would help provide better value to clients.
November 13, 2019
DISCO - Try It! You'll Like It!
Score 10 out of 10
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Verified User
We have used DISCO for large and small scale document reviews and document productions and for locating critical documents for use during discovery and trial.
- DISCO is extremely intuitive and easy to learn for anyone.
- DISCO's pricing is simple and straightforward, with no hidden charges.
- There is just one platform for loading, reviewing, and production of documents. No separate applications are necessary.
- If you haven't checked out DISCO lately, I urge you to do so. When I first started using DISCO, features and flexibility were limited for end users. This is no longer the case; DISCO listens to input from users and puts it into action.
November 12, 2019
DISCO really gets down!
Disco is being used across the organization as it is our preferred vendor. It addresses the need for a central location for discovery in large complex matters.
- Simple interface - This is key because many users can't be bogged down trying to navigate through complex platforms. DISCO makes it easier to users of all levels to review, cull and produce information.
- Speed - The platform is much faster than alternative platforms. The speed significantly reduces review times making for a more efficient review.
- No hidden costs. It's nice to easily understand the costs of a platform and present it to clients.
- I wish DISCO had more robust analytics. Not so much predictive coding but the ability to review documents using concepts/phrases.
- I think DISCO should reduce the monthly minimum. By having such a high monthly minimum price you end up excluding potential clients.
November 08, 2019
10/10
DISCO is being used by litigation attorneys to manage ediscovery on a number of complex cases.
- Reviewing documents
- Organizing documents
- Producing documents
- I've been very happy with it so far.
November 08, 2019
Best in class
DISCO is used by our organization as a platform for vetting documents. It serves the purpose of categorization or bucketing of documents, identifying key documents and arranging them in one place. Furthermore it facilitates the process of investigation of documents relevant to any litigation.
- User interface of DISCO is as smooth as it can get. Be it switching between a range in a batch to executing a search, DISCO lets you do it in a jiffy.
- Coding documents on DISCO is very time efficient thanks to the keyboard shortcuts and swift response time.
- Running a search on DISCO is great because of the positioning of the tags and buttons, moreover the quick hint of results without even hitting the search.
- Button is something I found really useful.
- The color scheme of the coding panel is too dark and it gets difficult to distinguish between tags to choose from, which leads to confusion.
- The filter options on document view pane are not that great.