Relativity
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Matt
Verified reviewer
Legal Services, 5,001-10,000 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed November 2018
Relativity - Platform for EDiscovery and More
Ediscovery is made simpler with Relativity. The processing of data into Relativity can be done through either Relativity's software or other processing engines. This is an excellent tool to organize case files, legal research, and paper discovery.
PROSThe processing and review functions are superb and can be customized to any type of matter or workflow. THere are a variety of built in tools that allow data to be viewed at the macro or micro level, depending on your needs. With as little as 20 minutes of training any lawyer or paralegal can easily learn how the system works, apply substantive coding and redactions.
CONSSometimes the features are hard to configure without Admin help, but once you get the hang of it, the platform is scalable.
Matt
Legal Services, 5,001-10,000 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
3
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
3
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed May 2023
Relativity is an Industry Titan - for good reason
Relativity works well for most complex matters. The ability to Process data within the platform is very well executed, however, it can be difficult to troubleshoot issues without back-end access, which means you will need to partner with a Relativity export to assist.
PROSRelativity is straight foward and simple for end users to use. Many of the advanced features can be really helpful, though end users may not know anything about those tools unless they partner with a Relativity specialist.
CONSAt times the learning curve on searching and navigating can be challenging. The folder-based UI can be a bit challenging for users to understand, especially where deduplication is being applied.
Reason for choosing Relativity
This tool had all the features needed by clients and was largely recognized as a leader in the industry.
Becky
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
3
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
3
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
3
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed June 2017
Web interface, Filtering and searching can be more manageable. Standard Features should be included
Review time.
PROSUser friendly, a lot more options to control data. The folder structure and layout views are easy to set up.
CONSSpeed via the web, standard features limited to users unless specifically asked to enable features such as Print, Save, Highlight.
Kiyana
Legal Services, 201-500 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed January 2024
Good software
I like the ease of use that comes with relativity. They make the platform easy to search for things and complete documents with accuracy.
CONSI dislike when the system is down and then sometimes it takes a while to come back up.
Casey
Verified reviewer
Construction, 201-500 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed August 2018
Best e-Discovery Software Possible
My business' legal department has been utilizing Relativity for e-Discovery document review. Numerous documents from either party believed to be relevant are uploaded to a server. From that point, administrators access Relativity and can set up searches for specific keywords, individuals, dates, issues, etc., and then save these searches to be accessed later. Searches of specific information by keyword and date allowed attorneys to divvy up the searches to a manageable amount and was crucial in ensuring the department got through the documents necessary in order to prepare for upcoming depositions. Relativity allowed lawyers to comb through millions of emails, each one getting tagged for a specific issue as it pertained to the case. When the department had finished, it was interesting to use Relativity and see which aspects of the case we had found the most evidence to win, which aspects were weak, and which individuals would be best to depose.
PROSRelativity allows for efficient and thorough document review. All documents on the database can be searched through any combination of Relativity's search matrices. Searches can easily be saved, copied, edited, and saved again. As well, it is easy to organize these saved searches into categories, each referring to a specific individual or a specific aspect of the search. This allows for users to easily pull exactly the documents that are specific to their needs. While every feature could prove useful in a specific circumstance, I found myself mainly utilizing two: the family tab and the email-threading tab. The family tab indicates that their are emails attached to the one you are currently looking at. Similarly, the email-threading tab allows one to visualize the chain of emails, allowing for the entire thread to be edited all at once, rather than individually.
CONSGiven that so much of the back-end of the Relativity website is perfect, I would have to say the design of the user-interface was one of the features I liked least about the program. There are so many icons which indicate a feature or function that can be performed that the screen immediately appears cluttered. With a small amount of white space, it is easy for one's eyes to strain while attempting to read dozens of documents. As well, even when I knew what it was I needed to do, it could be hard to find the right button to push. This issue is minor, however, and after a week or two of use does not become cumbersome. Another small issue somewhat related to this is a lack of "night mode," or the use of black and blue rather than white and grey, which other applications have begun to include and I find is much easier to look at for eight hours a day.