Disclosure, Delivered Differently: Powered by Legal Project Management

Disclosure remains one of the most significant cost drivers in litigation and investigations. From managing huge volumes of data to coordinating multiple teams and technology platforms, the process can consume substantial time and budget if not carefully controlled.

For in-house legal teams, the pressure to contain costs while meeting complex disclosure obligations is only growing and traditional approaches often fall short.

At Pinsent Masons Vario, we have developed E-Data: LPM to address this challenge head-on. Our integrated service combines a tailored and disclosure specific project management set up, along with Pinsent Masons’ eDisclosure expertise and intelligent use of technology and resource. The aim is to help clients manage disclosure with greater efficiency, control and cost certainty. Right person, right cost, right job.

Why disclosure costs spiral and how to avoid it?

Unstructured or reactive disclosure processes are a common source of costs spiralling. Matters can quickly escalate when review volumes are not reduced, deadlines slip, or senior legal resource is diverted to project management tasks. Without the right framework in place, costs mount.

A model designed for control and value?

E-Data:LPM places legal project managers at the heart of the disclosure process. Working alongside legal teams, in-house E-Data experts, client IT teams and data hosting suppliers, we take ownership of operational delivery and help instil discipline to how disclosure is run.

We help define scope, timelines and responsibilities early. We produce clear, client-facing cost estimates based on realistic industry based assumptions and we use live project tracking to provide visibility on progress and spend throughout the matter.

The result is a model that actively reduces cost leakage and supports more confident, data-driven decision-making and delivery.

Cost-effective use of technology

Technology, when deployed strategically, can also have a major impact on cost. Our team uses data analytics, predictive coding, automation and review platforms to reduce review volumes, streamline workflows and drive down unnecessary spend.

But we don’t apply technology for its own sake. Utilising outcome-based strategy, we work closely with clients and our lawyer teams to assess what’s needed and what isn’t to ensure every tool adds measurable value to the outcome and the bottom line.

Real benefits for clients?

By integrating LPM into disclosure delivery, clients benefit from:

• Accurate budgeting and cost forecasting
• Efficient use of resources: right person for the right job
• Smart allocation of time and effort across the legal team
• Control over timelines, delivery and spend
• A consistent and repeatable framework for future matters

This approach not only helps manage the immediate cost of disclosure but also creates long-term value by improving process maturity, documentation and defensibility.

Raising expectations on delivery and spend

Clients today are right to expect more than legal advice alone. They want partners who can manage complexity, deliver efficiently and keep costs under control.

At Pinsent Masons Vario, we believe that legal project management is essential to meeting those expectations. With E-Data:LPM, we provide clients with a structured and fully supported disclosure experience from project start through to completion.

We’re helping in-house legal teams turn disclosure from a cost risk into a strategic advantage.