Why a tree is central to our eDiscovery Collab story

Back in 2017 when we were first launching eDiscovery Collab (then known as Enhanced Litigation Management Solutions, or ELMS), I had already worked with other eDiscovery providers and inside law firms managing and delivering their document management needs for nearly 25 years. 

I was a specialist in what lawyers need to do and deliver during the litigation process, including the litigation management technology and eDiscovery tools that support their work.

One day in a coffee shop, Kiri Parr, who was then the Regional Legal Counsel of Arup and a longtime client said to me, “I know you have this rare combination of skills and I need you to manage the electronic discovery on a matter which is being handled by another law firm. I need your skills everywhere.”

We then proceeded to draw the different aspects of eDiscovery and litigation management which quickly began to look a lot like a tree. 

For some time we had seen an opportunity for a boutique business providing an eDiscovery and litigation capability across law firms that did not have inhouse capability. This was most law firms outside the Big 6, from boutique practices in Australia and internationally through to national mid-tier firms and even inhouse legal teams. 

This discussion gave me the confidence to turn the solution and ideas we had been thinking and talking about for many years into reality.

The tree we drew that day became the logo of our company.

It represented the law firms as our clients, their clients and the eDiscovery technology with us as the trunk and branches that held all the pieces together. 

eDiscovery Collab has gone on to do some amazing things – we are more successful than we ever imagined, we have built a strong and loyal client base of people we really like working with and even won some pretty impressive awards. 

Today, I truly believe our team is the best in Australia in both their knowledge and client service, and our tree continues to connect us with our clients, their clients, the eDiscovery technology, our past and our future.