What sets us apart...

What sets us apart from other companies in the market place is the fact that we understand the litigation and investigation environment as well as the legal process. We also know the importance of confidentiality and security. Our processes are designed based on 100% quality control and our experienced team is highly trained to handle your documents with care. Most of all, we recognize that the investigation and litigation processes demand a sense of urgency and we are there to help you meet your deadlines.

Since its founding in February 2000, the business plan of Commonwealth Legal has included four pillars:

1. National Scope
2. Full Service Litigation Support
3. Premium Quality
4. Industry Best Practices

Our business model has been designed from the beginning to serve the needs of Canada’s national law firms, leading litigation boutiques and corporate and government clients.

Size and Scope

• Canada’s Largest and most trusted evidence management company
• Only ISO 9001 certified eDiscovery company in Canada – providing defensible evidence management solutions
• 85 full-time employees and a large pool of domestic contract coders
• Scalable Electronic Discovery processing capacity of over 10,000,000 pages per month.
• Unlimited web-hosting capacity – currently hosting multiple databases with over 5 terabytes of data.
• Actively hosting more than 14,000,000 records for 150 users
• Lawyers and Technology consultants who provide advice on electronic discovery projects for clients in Canada, USA, UK and Europe.
• Every one of the top 25 largest law firms in Canada have trusted Commonwealth Legal to manage their client’s evidence
• Work with the Department of Justice and the Provincial Attorney General
• Have worked with the 6 of the top 10 law firms by revenue in the world.

Professional Services – Software Support and Training

• First Ringtail Alliance Partner in Canada – since 2001
• Only Ringtail Alliance Hosting Partner in Canada
• Recognized as one of the TOP 10 iCONECT reseller partners in North America
• Summation Pinnacle Club Award Member:
  • Number one reseller of Summation in Canada since 2003.
  • One of the Top 5 Summation resellers in the world 2007
• Dataflight – Concordance Distinguished Reseller 2006
• Largest number of litigation support trainers in Canada
• Providing Litigation Support Training for over 20 years.
• Bilingual software support and training.
• Award winning IPRO “Platinum” Service Bureau – Top International Vendor 2006-07.
• Commonwealth Legal has trained more judges, lawyers, paralegals and litigation support professionals on litigation support technology and best practices than any other company in Canada. Since 2006, we have trained and held educational workshops for over 2200 lawyers across Canada

Investing in the future of litigation technology in Canada

• Active Member & Sponsor of Sedona Canada Working Group Series
• Have provided complimentary training to over 25 judges across Canada
• Have provided complimentary private training for over 200 lawyers across Canada
• Charter Sponsor for ALSP – Association of Litigation Support Professionals

ISO Certified

Often companies become ISO certified because customers require it. As an industry leader, Commonwealth Legal undertook certification voluntarily to help establish standards around eDiscovery in the industry and to ensure that our practices are consistent and defensible. As a Commonwealth Legal client you can be certain that our products will meet specific expectations as set out in our Quality Policy.

Well entrenched in Europe, ISO 9001 standards are now being demanded by corporate clients and law firms alike, both locally and abroad. By maintaining ISO Certification, Commonwealth Legal has ensured that we will remain a leading provider of Global Evidence Management Solutions.