Learn how Law In Order enabled secure, scalable eDiscovery of complex construction project data – preserving metadata, meeting legal deadlines, and integrating seamlessly with Nuix and RelativityOne.
The Challenge
Anyone who’s had to extract project documentation from Aconex knows it’s rarely straightforward. For construction legal teams, the challenges are well known:
- High Data Volume & Complexity: Aconex is designed to manage large-scale construction projects, which means it generates enormous volumes of structured and unstructured data including emails, drawings, contracts, RFIs, and more. Extracting this data for legal review requires technical precision and scalable workflows to avoid delays and data loss.
- Metadata Integrity: In legal matters, maintaining the relationships between emails, attachments, and project files is critical. Any disruption to metadata can compromise the defensibility of the evidence and complicate review in platforms like Nuix Workstation and RelativityOne.
- Compliance & Accessibility: Data must be collected in a way that complies with legal and regulatory standards. At the same time, it needs to be accessible for Early Case Assessment (ECA), investigations, and disclosure. This balance is difficult to achieve without specialised tools and expertise.
- Bandwidth Constraints: Downloading archived project data from Oracle servers via Aconex APIs can strain internal systems. Without careful planning, large-scale data transfers risk disrupting business operations and delaying legal timelines.
Our Solution
Law In Order was engaged to manage the end-to-end eDiscovery collection and processing of 12 terabytes of Aconex data – including emails, attachments, drawings, and project files – for legal review and disclosure.
We deployed our proprietary Aconex Data Collector, designed specifically for high-volume, defensible data extraction. Our approach included:
- Automated Data Extraction: Securely retrieved project files and metadata directly from Aconex using API access, eliminating manual effort and reducing risk.
- Metadata Preservation: Maintained critical relationships between emails and attachments, ensuring seamless ingestion into review platforms, Nuix Workstation and RelativityOne.
- Batch Processing: Enabled parallel workflows to efficiently process large volumes of data, avoiding bottlenecks and maintaining system performance.
- Standardised Packaging: Converted extracted data into forensically sound formats, ready for downstream processing and review.
- Cloud Hosting: Uploaded processed data into RelativityOne, enabling secure access for ECA, investigations, document review, and disclosure.
Outcomes and Benefits
Law In Order delivered a comprehensive, defensible solution tailored to the demands of construction litigation:
- 12TB of Aconex data successfully extracted and processed: We handled the full volume without disruption, preserving metadata and ensuring the data was ready for legal review.
- No disruption to client systems: Our extraction and processing workflows were designed to avoid bandwidth overload and system downtime.
- Timely delivery for legal review: Data was delivered within the required timeframe, supporting ECA, investigations, and production deadlines.
- Seamless integration with Nuix Workstation and RelativityOne: All data was formatted and structured for immediate use in industry-standard eDiscovery platforms.
- Automated workflows reduced manual effort: Our proprietary tools eliminated the need for manual extraction, reducing human error and speeding up delivery.
- Batch processing accelerated throughput: Parallel processing allowed us to manage large volumes efficiently, ensuring consistent performance.
- Secure cloud-hosted review environment: RelativityOne provided a secure, collaborative space for legal teams to conduct review and disclosure.
Need expert advice on managing complex legal data?
Whether you’re working with Aconex, RelativityOne, or another platform, Law In Order offers independent, platform-agnostic guidance to help you overcome data challenges. Book in for a demo of our Aconex Data Collector or schedule a legal data consult to discuss your current pain points and explore potential solutions.