Supporting Litigation Hold Preservation
Preservation-first support for identifying likely sources, coordinating authorized exports, and recording hold-related handling steps.
Boston-based, serving clients nationwide by appointment.
When a matter depends on preserving sources under a litigation hold, handling is planned around the confirmed source list, available access, timing risks, and delivery requirements for later legal, claims, or internal review.
Urgent hold matters are reviewed against deadlines, source risk, access dependencies, and any pending deletion or return timing before technical handling is scheduled.
Typical support under a hold
This service remains at the preservation stage. It helps scope the sources to be preserved, coordinate authorized handling or export steps, and maintain the corresponding handling records for later review without moving into legal advice or later analysis.
- Source mapping: identify likely repositories, custodians, systems, and access dependencies.
- Preservation planning: define targeted sources, exclusions, timing risks, and escalation points.
- Authorized exports: coordinate defensible export pathways through provider tools, administrative pathways, or approved collection methods.
- Verification & records: verify received exports when used and maintain transfer and handling records for later review.
Typical records may include
- Intake and authority summary
- Preservation log for sources, dates, methods, and notes
- Transfer or receipt record for exports, devices, or media
- Integrity verification record, when used
Typical records supporting a hold
Where hold-related preservation support is provided, the accompanying records are structured to show which sources were identified within scope, what was received or exported, how material moved through handling, what was verified when used, and what was delivered for later review.
What you may receive
- Intake and authority summary
- Handling log and preservation notes
- Hash verification record (when used)
- Transfer, receipt, or delivery record
- Close-out or preservation summary (as applicable)
Documentation is prepared as handling proceeds and kept with the matter record. These records support legal review, insurance handling, and internal file administration while keeping preservation support separate from legal advice, content interpretation, and later expert analysis.