Our Expert Process

LMG Group has over a decade of experience in delivering significant results to our clients by delivering efficient solutions through our perfected and proven process. Creating an efficient solution requires knowledge and expertise in best business practices, through a solid methodology. In addition, the methodology must be flexible enough to meet the needs and challenges of each engagement.

Sample Work Flow

Identification & Preservation

  • LMG uses Documented Procedures to Ensure Authenticity, Security and Chain-of-Custody while Protecting and Preserving the Original Media
  • Development of a Forensically Sound Strategy to best Identify, Preserve, and Collect Data
  • Forensic Identification and Preservation to Retrieve all Data from Servers, Desktops, Laptops, Backup Tapes or other Original Media including Cell Phones, Mobile Devices, External Hard Drives, Flash Drives, etc.
  • Extensive data harvesting of server "farms" for large-scale data sets

Data Collection

  • A Forensic Collection will gather Data from Email Servers, Archives, Client Machines, and File Servers for Electronic Conversion and Processing
  • Authentication of Data through Acquisition of Necessary Software Components
  • Extensive Formatting and Corruption Search through entire Master Data Set Provision of the Master Data Set File Report to the Client to Detail Corrupt Bits and Formatting Errors
  • Creation of a Master Data Set assigning Unique Values for each Document

Data Reduction Solution

  • Application of the LMG Solution De-Duplication Tool to the Master Data Set to Remove Exact Copies of Electronically Stored Information
  • De-duplication Technologies will be performed for the "Unknown Matter" Horizontally across the Entire Master Data Set or Vertically within a Specific Custodian
  • The Elimination of Redundant Data from the Master Data Set based upon the Hash Value will create a Master Data Subset
  • The Import of the Master Data Subset into the Electronic Processing Solution for Processing, Analysis, and Review

Electronic Data Processing Solution

  • Highly Automated and Scalable for Maximum Performance in Searching and Indexing Capabilities
  • Advanced Reduction Strategies including Key Word Searching, Advanced Search Capabilities, Filtering the Data, Removing Non-Evidence Files, Reduce Data set by Specific Date Range
  • Analysis by Discussion Threads, Topics, Groups
  • Control Centre Module Provides a Single Point of Management for Multiple Projects
  • Advanced Searching including Options for Boolean and Proximity Searches
  • Conversion of Data to Uncover "Hidden" and Meaningful Data (i.e., Rows, Columns, Changes, Embedded comments exposed)

Native Review & Hosting Solution

  • Analytics allows Clustering of Entire Cases or Subsets of Records
  • Native Document Viewer allows Browsing Case Documents and Preserving the Folder Hierarchy as they existed in their Native Format
  • TIFF on the Fly Ability to Redact Any File Straight into a TIFF Production without Leaving the Relativity Environment
  • Conceptual Clustering and searching where Related Documents will be Grouped Together without any user Examples or Input
  • Customization of the reviewer interface to maximize real estate; also not native document, not TIFF or plain text