Chicago, Illinois
Workload management for a small firm facing large demands

The partners of a small but highly regarded Chicago law firm found that their size helped them form closer relationships with their clients. But the heavy national litigation needs of their clients often demanded more resources than the firm was able to muster from within its own ranks. Often, they had to respond at a moment’s notice. With Special Counsel, the firm was able to create a “virtual law firm” that could quickly expand to cover special projects and matters. This has enabled them to provide their clients with the attention and lower cost of a small firm while offering the depth and flexibility of a large firm.

Service Summary
Our temporary, temp-to-hire and direct hire services allow our clients to reduce costs without sacrificing quality or timeliness. Our workforce solutions can optimize the mix of contingent and full-time personnel in law firms and corporate legal departments whether large or small. Special Counsel's seasoned staffing consultants use proprietary, Web-based tools to acquire and continuously refresh our pool of highly talented legal professionals. From coders to law clerks, from secretaries to paralegals, from junior attorneys to partner-level veterans, we can provide the ideal professionals to meet your needs today and for the future.

• Direct hire of attorneys, paralegals, secretaries, and support staff
• Temp-to-hire
• Temporary personnel

Washington, D.C.
Business transaction support for a multi-billion dollar merger

The merger of two international oil companies required significant document collection around the globe, as well as intensive document review and ongoing document management services. Our clients had to respond quickly to a second request from the Federal Trade Commission. In only twenty days, Special Counsel recruited over 100 paralegals to work for six months, reviewing more than 20,000 boxes of documents. By relying on Special Counsel, the client produced the required documentation in the time required and saved in excess of $3 million in legal expenses.

Service Summary
We understand the fast-paced, results-oriented world of mergers, acquisitions, and dispositions. We share your sense of urgency. We know that the difference between a done deal and a dead deal can be a matter of days, if not minutes. Whether you need 2 or 250 professionals, we know that each transaction is absolutely the most important transaction to the parties involved. Our professionals routinely assist Fortune 500 companies and leading law firms in developing budgets, setting and managing deadlines, establishing workflows, responding to Hart-Scott-Rodino Second Requests, and much more.

• Document collection and categorization
• Privilege review
• Document scanning and coding
• Document management (filing, indexing, typing, copying, proofreading)
• Turn-key project space

Jacksonville, Florida
Litigation support in one of the largest suits of its kind in U.S. history

A leading international conglomerate in the insurance and financial services field faced claims by individuals across the country. It turned to Special Counsel to recruit and manage more than 150 legal professionals for litigation support services over a two year period. Special Counsel professionals implemented the resolution of thousands of claims. Special Counsel provided highly talented legal professionals across the country and allowed our client to avoid the higher litigation costs typically encountered in major litigation centers.

Service Summary
Today's litigation and administrative actions demand attention to detail, quite often on a grand scale. Responding to subpoenas or other requests to produce documents can stretch even the largest firms or legal departments to the breaking point. Our legal professionals can help you collect, review, index, and manage electronic and hard-copy documents of any kind within the tight deadlines that case management often requires, wherever and whenever you need it. Whether you need a single litigation support resource or many, Special Counsel has a proven record of surpassing our clients' expectations.

• Requests to produce
• Privilege review
• Document scanning and coding
• Testimony and deposition summaries

Detroit, Michigan
Pre-litigation support and document management for a major manufacturer

A major manufacturer credits Special Counsel with saving millions of dollars by staffing between 25 and 50 legal professionals over a period of two-and-a-half years. Special Counsel professionals interviewed hundreds of potential witnesses and collected and reviewed millions of pages of legal documents related to cases filed in all fifty states. When documents requiring translation were produced, Special Counsel used its national network of recruiters and its proprietary database to quickly locate and employ legal professionals to perform translation services. Based on their experience with Special Counsel, the client asked Special Counsel to provide legal professionals on several other projects, becoming an integral part of the client’s overall workforce management practice.

Service Summary
The proliferation of e-mail and Internet-based communication has resulted in unprecedented amounts of documentation stored in electronic formats. Special Counsel provides highly skilled professionals who develop document management processes and procedures or implement our clients' document management procedures. Our clients benefit from understanding the scope, nature, and content of documentation before it becomes part of litigation or other dispute resolution.

• Document management
• Document scanning and coding
• Privilege review
• Document collection and categorization