1. What is eCase Solutions, Inc.?
eCase Solutions, Inc. (“eCase”) is a business to business legal
outsourcing company which provides quality legal solutions to law
firms and corporate legal departments. Our services include Legal
and Business Research, Legal Drafting, Paralegal Services, Patent
Review, Document Review, Database Creation and Maintenance and Word
Processing.
2. Where and how does eCase conduct its research?
We hire some of the brightest attorneys in India to conduct legal
research and draft legal memoranda and briefs. Our Research Specialists
generally conduct their research on LexisNexis, Westlaw and the
Internet.
3. Can you cover any jurisdiction?
Yes, we research issues arising under the laws of all 50 states,
the District of Columbia, and foreign countries.
4. How is quality controlled at eCase?
eCase's U.S.-based Legal Research Attorneys thoroughly review the
work product for accuracy and proper format. All our Indian Research
Specialists have excellent English writing skills, graduate from
the top Indian law schools and have at least three years of legal
practice experience. Furthermore, all our Research Specialists have
received six months of hands-on training in legal research and writing
from a qualified U.S. attorney.
5. How do you protect confidential information?
eCase goes to great lengths to ensure confidentiality of its clients'
information. eCase and its employees are under the same obligation
to preserve the confidences and secrets of your clients as your
employees, associates and outside counsel. We keep all information
disclosed by our clients in connection with a project strictly confidential.
6. Is the work product of eCase covered by the attorney-client
privilege and the attorney work product doctrine?
Yes. Confidential information given by an attorney to any other
expert witness, insurer, paralegal or eCase retains its privileged
character where the purpose is to aid the requesting attorney in
giving legal advice to the client. All client communications transmitted
to eCase are for the purpose of furthering the client's interest
and assisting the attorney in his or her responsibility to provide
the best possible legal advice to the client. In addition, the attorney
work product doctrine applies to communications between the requesting
attorneys and eCase's employees.
7. Do you conduct conflict checks?
Yes. At the time a research project is submitted, eCase collects
sufficient information to perform a conflict-of-interest check.
eCase strictly avoids any question of conflict of interest by declining
employment if it has provided services to opposing counsel on the
same case.
8. How do you charge for your services?
We usually charge for our professional services on the basis of
the time spent by the particular fee earner in working on the particular
matter. Each attorney and member of our support staff records his
or her time on a daily basis, showing for each case the number of
hours worked and a brief description of the work performed. Our
hourly rates include all copying and telephone expenses and any
online research costs. Our hourly rate schedule is available on
request.
9. How do you bill?
We generally ask that clients pay an upfront retainer equal to half
the expected project cost and then be billed for the remainder of
the balance within 30 days of project completion, or in the case
of ongoing projects, at specified intervals.
