System and method for case activity monitoring and case data recovery using audit logs in e-discovery

A computer implemented apparatus for analyzing data recorded in an audit log generated as part of an electronic discovery (e-Discovery) process in litigation, comprising:

• one or more computers;
• and
• one or more processes performed by the one or more computers, the processes configured to:
• retrieve an audit log from a storage system accessible from the one or more computers, the audit log comprising data regarding a chronological sequence of actions taken to produce case documents relevant in litigation;
• analyze the data in the audit log;
• and
• compile a comprehensive overview of the electronic discovery process based on the analyzed data for presentation to a user.

A computer program product for analyzing data recorded in an audit log generated as part of an electronic discovery (e-Discovery) process in litigation, said computer program product comprising:

• a computer readable storage medium having stored/encoded thereon:
• first program instructions executable by one or more computers to cause the one or more computers to retrieve an audit log from a storage system, the audit log comprising data regarding a chronological sequence of actions taken to produce case documents relevant in litigation;
• second program instructions executable by the one or more computers to cause the one or more computers to analyze the data in the audit log;
• and
• third program instructions executable by the one or more computers to cause the one or more computers to compile a comprehensive overview of the electronic discovery process based on the analyzed data for presentation to a user.