Product Overview of Zapproved
Zapproved is a comprehensive and user-friendly e-discovery software designed specifically for corporate legal teams to manage litigation response efficiently. Here’s a detailed look at what the product does and its key features.
What Zapproved Does
Zapproved streamlines the entire e-discovery process, from legal hold management and data preservation to data collection, processing, and review. The software is built to help legal teams save time, improve compliance, reduce risks, and lower costs associated with the e-discovery process. It integrates seamlessly with existing legal tech ecosystems, including HRIS, matter management systems, and other enterprise applications.
Key Features and Functionality
Legal Hold Management
- Automate legal hold notices, custodian management, and compliance tracking.
- Manage hold acknowledgements, reminder notifications, and escalation processes.
- Use customizable templates and maintain detailed audit trails.
Data Preservation and Collection
- Easily place and remove data preservation holds without IT support, integrating with systems like Microsoft Office 365, Slack, and Google Vault™.
- Collect data directly from Office 365, including Teams chat and custodian data, using certificate-based authentication.
Processing and Review
- Utilize the ZDiscovery Review module to apply targeted keyword searches, filters, and search term hit reports to quickly identify relevant documents.
- Customize tags, create unlimited saved searches, and interact with dynamic dashboards to track review progress.
- Collaborate with other reviewers through shared dashboards and notes.
- Protect sensitive information with intuitive redaction tools, and export data in various formats with redactions in place.
Security and Compliance
- Employ security industry best practices and maintain SOC 2 Type 2 certification, ensuring robust protection for sensitive data.
- Generate automatic audit trails to improve defensibility throughout the preservation process.
Efficiency and Cost Savings
- Reduce time spent managing legal holds by up to 70% and cut costs by sending less data to outside counsel, resulting in savings of 65% or more on legal bills.
- Process thousands of file types, including Encase®, Spanned Encase®, and FTK® files, with automatic deNISTing and deduplication to reduce data volumes.
Integration and Scalability
- Built on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud, Zapproved leverages AWS Lambda for scalable data processing, optical character recognition (OCR), and other tasks, ensuring high efficiency and rapid processing of large volumes of data.
- Supports rapid growth and deployment, allowing customers to meet capacity needs without substantial upfront hardware investments.
User Experience and Support
- Offers easy-to-use, easy-to-learn software that requires no lengthy training.
- Provides industry-recognized customer success teams for expertise, education, and resources to ensure customer success.
In summary, Zapproved is a holistic e-discovery solution that enhances the efficiency, compliance, and security of legal teams’ workflows, making it an invaluable tool for managing litigation response from start to finish.