Litigation Records Lifecycle Management

Legal teams managing historical records through active litigation.

This service supports law firms, government legal teams, and Indigenous organizations working on cases that involve historical records, from the first search through collection, organization, review, documentation, and production.

Historical records collections often lack the structure litigation demands.

Legal teams handling historical claims frequently inherit or build collections that are scattered across multiple repositories, inconsistently organized, poorly documented, and not originally created for litigation. Without a controlled lifecycle, the collection may not be searchable, explainable, or defensible when it matters most.

Structured lifecycle support from identification through production readiness.

• Research plan development and collection strategy
• File identification and repository mapping
• Collection planning and preservation strategy
• Review workflow development
• Provenance tracking and chain-of-custody documentation
• Files database structure and maintenance
• Methodology documentation
• Gap identification and explanation
• Production readiness review
• Handoff documentation for legal teams

A collection that can be searched, explained, relied on, and defended.

The goal is a historical records collection supported by documented decisions: where the team looked, what was reviewed, how records were organized, where gaps exist, and how the collection methodology can be explained under scrutiny.

• Structured files database with source and provenance tracking
• Documented research plan and collection strategy
• Methodology documentation for the collection process
• Identified and explained gaps in the collection
• Production-ready documentation and handoff materials