LawTech member
Ethical eDiscovery
We chat to James MacGregor, Managing Director of Eagle Labs LawTech member Ethical eDiscovery.
Tell us about your business.
Ethical eDiscovery provides legal technology consulting in the context of investigations, litigation, arbitration, and dispute resolution.
Navigating the contentious legal technology landscape has never been harder. With thousands of legal technology companies to choose from specialising in the collection and review of digital evidence, how do you select the software and service provider that is right for you?
Ethical eDiscovery assists Law Firms and Corporate Legal Departments engaged in litigation, or investigations, through in-depth consultation with the client to understand their unique needs with respect to budget, risk and timing. Armed with a clear picture of its client’s strategy, Ethical eDiscovery manages the selection, procurement and on-going project management of the most appropriate software and service provider for the lifecycle of the litigation or investigation.
This consultation stems from a deep expertise across the following fields: Information Governance Consulting, Forensic Data Collections, Forensic Investigations, Data Processing and Data Hosting, Data Analytics, Concept Clustering, Email Threading, Technology Assisted Review, Continuous Active Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Multilingual Document Review, Legal Translation, Privilege Review and Document Productions.
Ultimately, Ethical eDiscovery’s objectives are to ensure its clients find relevant evidence swiftly, in a manner that protects the integrity of the chain of custody while ensuring strict budgets and deadlines are adhered to.
When did you start your business?
Ethical eDiscovery Ltd was formed in April 2022.
What's been your biggest highlight?
Every time I’m in a client pitch it is a huge highlight. The greatest thing about starting your own business is the total autonomy you have to shape it into whatever you want it to be. Having worked for many years at other businesses in this space, while there were parts of them I liked, there were also parts I didn’t completely agree with, which meant that when pitching to clients you would have to steer the conversation away from certain topics. Now that its my company I’m pitching, there is nothing I don’t like because if I don’t like it, I won’t do it. That means I’m passionate when presenting to clients about what Ethical eDiscovery does because I truly believe we’re offering the best solution on the market.
What's been your biggest challenge?
My biggest challenge is balancing my time across the business. There is always something I could be spending time on whether that’s thought leadership, research, business development, digital marketing, operational improvements, etc. The problem is knowing how to prioritise which tasks to focus on when.
Advice for entrepreneurs starting out
I’ve never been a great one for advice. It’s because I prefer to do things on my terms rather than follow other peoples’ advice that I opted to start my own business in the first place. As such, I suppose the best advice I can offer is not to listen to advice. Be confident in your own approach; no-one understands your unique struggle, so only you can find the answers to your questions.