Case Study: Dinsmore & Shohl reaches 98.2% recall on 26,000-contract cyber review with Everlaw
Key results
The challenge
In a cyber incident response, Dinsmore & Shohl had to rapidly review 26,000 contracts to identify every clause requiring notification of a security incident. Contractual notice obligations were absolute, so incomplete notification would create additional legal exposure.
The solution
The firm used a layered, three-phase approach: strategic search to eliminate drafts and duplicates, EverlawAI Coding Suggestions for pattern recognition, and Predictive Coding as a final validation layer, with human-in-the-loop review before each phase advanced.
“When you're talking about notifying counterparties to whom you have a contractual obligation... 80% doesn't really do it.”
PPPeter PepitonEdiscovery Director, Dinsmore & Shohl
The results, in context
The initial search phase eliminated roughly 20,000 of the 26,000 contracts. Coding Suggestions reached about 92-93% recall, and Predictive Coding lifted the final recall rate to 98.2%. The team estimated manual review would have taken about 260 attorney hours, more than six weeks of full-time work.