Challenge
Senior attorneys were spending between 4-5 hours per third-party subpoena request, or they required outside counsel to handle. No playbook or process in place, requiring complex steps:
- Communicate with issuing counsel regarding each subpoena
- Hunt for necessary documents from multiple internal departments
Solution
Elevate designed and implemented a customised response process with step-by-step playbooks for third-party subpoenas:
- Develop a tiered, flat-fee arrangement for entire subpoena response process
- Negotiate search terms and narrow requests with issuing counsel and provide substantive legal advice, where required
- Provide all remaining subpoena response support, including eDiscovery and document review services
- Track all incoming subpoenas and deadlines
- Recovery of costs where jurisdictions allow
