I read a great (and short) article in Wired Magazine describing the current state of document discovery for litigations. Technology has increased the already large number of documents generally involved in complex litigations. Fortunately (or not so) the electronic format makes the document more consumable and discoverable. For example, current document management systems allow for content searching, indexing and character reading - making it easier to manage those thousands and thousands of documents.
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