Featured White Papers
How IT Can Be The Difference Between Litigation and Settling
Is There A Return On Investment for E-Mail Archiving? Part 1: Understanding Factors Impacting ROI
How Long Should Email Be Saved?
Understanding Archival Requirements from an IT Perspective: 7 Guiding Principles for a Defensible & Compliant Infrastructure Strategy - Part One and Part Two
Ten Elements of a Successful Electronic Records Retention and Destruction Program
Recorded Webcasts
Balancing Risk and Investment: How Much Do You Really Need to Spend on Getting Ready for E-Discovery
Strategies for Creating and Maintaining ESI Data Maps: Practical Advice from the Trenches
Featured Articles by Contoural
iPads in the Office: Reject or Embrace?
Inside Counsel Magazine
Aug 9, 2010 Column
Four Keys for Getting Employees to Change Their Document Retention Habits
Inside Counsel Magazine
July 26, 2010 Column
Who Should Own Records Information Management, Legal or IT?
Inside Counsel Magazine
July 12, 2010 Column
Four Signs of a Pseudo Records Retention Program
Inside Counsel Magazine
June 29, 2010 Column
Contoural is a leading independent provider of business and technology consulting services focused on litigation readiness, compliance, information and records management, and data retention strategy. We sell no products nor take referral fees, offering our clients truly independent advice.
We believe that creating a consensus across our client's organization is a cornerstone to an effective strategy. Our services encompass all electronically stored information (ESI) including e-mail as well as paper documents.
With an average of 14 years industry experience, our team is comprised of attorneys, former compliance officers, and records managers who have a deep understanding of legal, compliance and business requirements for retaining and managing information combined with seasoned IT professionals with expertise in archival, search, litigation management systems, data classification and storage focused on program execution.
Our clients include more than 10% of the Fortune 500, as well as many small and mid-sized industries across the U.S. with engagements throughout the world. Contoural's dramatic growth is based on providing value to our clients; we have built a reputation for successful engagements.
Our services are offered either as a full program, or on an "a la carte" basis. They include:
- Assessment and Roadmap Development Services
- Records and Information Management Policy Development Services
- Litigation Readiness Services
- Solution Design, Evaluation and Selection Services
- Solution Implementation Services
- Ongoing Program Management Services
Our services save our clients money through proactively reducing the cost of e-discovery, enabling more discovery to be performed internally, reducing dependencies on expensive law firms and e-discovery providers, and enabling and ensuring compliance cost-effectively. Furthermore, our assistance enables clients to acquire only the software and hardware they need, and helping companies synthesize and integrate products they have already purchased into workable, real-world programs that can be followed.
Contoural achieves litigation readiness, ensures compliance, reduces
risks and lowers costs.
The column focuses on records information management and litigation best practices for inside counsel, compliance staff as well as IT professionals. A new column will be appearing every other week on with the "Consultant's Corner" section of the website.
Balancing Risk and Investment for Litigation Readiness and e-Discovery. What Does Your Company Really Need and Not Need To Do.
Your company may qualify for a free on-site seminar by Contoural
Upcoming Events
Webinar: Creating Your Online Presence
American Bar Association
10am PST/1 PM EST
August 19, 2010
Contoural Webinar: E-mail Archiving School for Legal: What Every Corporate Legal Staffer Needs to Know About E-mail Archiving Systems
10am PST/1 PM EST
September 14, 2010
Contoural Webinar: E-mail Archiving School for IT: What Every IT Professional Needs to Know About E-mail Archiving
11:30am PST/2:30 PM EST
September 14, 2010
Camp IT Conference — e-Mail Archiving
October 21, 2010
Rosemont (O'Hare) Illinois
Association of Corporate Counsel Annual Meeting
Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center
San Antonio, TX
October 24 - 27, 2010
ARMA International's 2010 Annual Conference and Expo
Booth: 922
Mosone West
San Francisco, CA
November 7 & 8, 2010