Our resources are global. Our services are personal.

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1 Our resources are global. Our services are personal.

2 Allow us to introduce ourselves. At Ajilon Legal, we believe that any quality delivery system must be a measurable one. We build quality measures into every aspect of our business and set our standards high to meet the needs of our clients in a competitive marketplace.

3 Global resources. Personal service. Quality influences every decision we make, from hiring the best internal staff to delivering highly-qualified legal personnel to our clients. Quality comes from within the person and the organization. It is not imposed; it is felt. It reflects a sincere desire to go home at the end of the day knowing we ve done the best job we can. Our staff, assignment professionals, and direct-hire candidates take pride in the role they play in your success. Quality is about consistency and predictability. Our goal is to bring solutions. And our response will always be one that our clients can count on to bring value to every staffing need. We have successfully positioned ourselves as the highest quality provider of professional legal staffing. We go beyond providing highly qualified legal professionals we are highly qualified legal professionals. Our team understands the specialized needs of our clients and our connections allow us to recruit top legal talent to fill those needs. Access to global resources. As part of Adecco, the largest human resources company in the world, we have the ability to harness Fortune Global 500 resources for personal, tailored solutions to any client need. And with multiple offices in every major metropolitan market, we can bring the solution to you or conduct the review in the most efficient market for your budget. We do legal staffing better than anyone else. To best serve your legal staffing needs we provide only the very best legal talent, on a contract or permanent basis. With a combination of local expertise and global reach, Ajilon Legal is uniquely positioned to manage highly sensitive, partner and GC level searches in any of the major legal markets throughout the world. Our focus is on professional legal staffing only, not mail room or IS level and, because of this, we do it better than anyone else. How do we provide you with the best contract attorneys? Ajilon Legal receives resumes from four primary resources: direct recruiting, referrals, Internet postings, and our website. Once we determine that a candidate is qualified, we schedule a face-to-face interview with one or more of our Legal Placement Consultants. Next, we begin our verification process, which includes contacting references, verifying education and checking bar status. We also perform background and drug tests at clients request. Once a decision has been made to place a legal professional on a project, we handle all of the HR aspects of their employment. How do we retain the best contract attorneys? Our associates have access to one of the most comprehensive benefits programs in the industry, including: Holiday pay 401(k) Vacation Bonus Prescription discounts Vision care discounts Continuing legal education Special programs Consistent follow up 3

4 The benefits of partnering with Ajilon Legal. Many Fortune 500 companies, including UPS, Cisco, McKesson, and ExxonMobil have chosen to partner with Ajilon Legal for their legal staffing needs. Here are a few reasons why: A global solution. As a division of the Adecco Group, the global leader in workforce solutions, Ajilon provides managed services, consulting, and specialized recruiting. We place professionals in positions in the U.S. and around the world in markets such as Legal, IT, Engineering, Finance and Accounting, Corporate management and office support, and Sales and marketing. Ajilon Legal, through Adecco s resources and expertise in the staffing industry, has the means to assist in any way, at any time, and in any place needed. This includes not only financial resources, but assets such as offices, temporary space, and recruiters in cities and countries around the world. Being the Legal Staffing arm of Adecco uniquely positions us to deliver services for multinationals or firms looking to expand into global markets. Best-in-class project management. With the proliferation of Electronically Stored Information (ESI), all discovery responses have the potential to quickly become large-scale discovery responses. As a key member of your Discovery Response Team, our experts can assist at the outset of your response plan, preparing budgets and processes for the efficient collection, culling, review and production of the relevant material. Even better, we can manage these logistical processes for you, allowing your attorneys to focus on the case. Fortune Global 500 resources & expertise Small company flexibility Best-in-class project management Local touch, international reach By legal professionals, for legal professionals 4

5 Experience you can count on, knowledge you can rely on. Small company flexibility. Ajilon Legal has access to the global resources of Adecco the world s leading workforce solutions company. However, in each market we serve, we also maintain the flexibility of a small company by employing professionals who know their local markets inside and out, understand your challenges, and are connected to the top firms and recruiting sources. Local touch. International reach. Ajilon Legal has offices throughout the United States and our staff has significant experience in coordinating temporary, project, and permanent recruiting assignments on both a national and an international basis. With global locations and an International Legal Projects (ILP) Team, we are able to quickly staff and manage projects anywhere in the world, from small U.S. cities to locations overseas. Through our connection with Adecco we also maintain an international presence in most major trading nations 2,700 offices and counting! Recruiting for legal professionals. Done by legal professionals. At Ajilon Legal, our executives are former practicing attorneys, paralegals, or legal professionals with significant legal, litigation support and staffing experience. We work hard to first understand your needs, and then propose a costeffective solution. Our expertise in the legal field allows us to better understand the challenges you face, and our expertise in the staffing and consulting industry allows us to propose creative solutions to meet your challenges. We ve worked with thousands of clients and, chances are, we ve seen and worked through a similar problem before. So, what does that mean for you?

6 Let us reduce your discovery costs. As our clients face increased pressure to maximize efficiency when responding to a discovery request, Ajilon is committed to doing its part to reduce the costs associated with document review, the largest cost of the response. Beginning with a consultation we are able to advise on a variety of topics including; initial budgeting, document retrieval systems, project management, quality control mechanisms, e-discovery vendors, expected production rates, and deadlines. Our document reviews include various electronic discovery management services, such as: Consulting Processing Project management Review Trial and deposition preparation Ajilon Legal also offers expert Project Managers and Team Leaders to assist clients with quality control throughout the project. Our legal professionals provide review for: Determination of responsiveness to a request for production of documents Assignment of appropriate levels of confidentiality under the Protective Order Isolation of and preparation of the log for documents to be withheld under a claim of privilege Translation of foreign language materials Coding of key subjective issues and objective information Quality control. Our commitment to quality control is honed by years of auditing previous reviews. In order to check and ensure the accuracy of data entry and coding as performed by all contract personnel and attorneys, Ajilon Legal provides Scope Resource planning Workflow processes Review methodologies Quality control audits Project management Litigation support Concordance software training Database management Custom legal seminars ESI consulting Project tracking First pass review Document Quality control review Relevance Privilege Foreign language translation Facilities management Regional project centers Broadband Networks Shredding Security 6

7 Global resources. Personal service. a statistically relevant sample of the reviewed documents to seasoned quality control teams at the outset of a project with immediate feedback to first-pass reviewers. Coding fields are set up to minimize human error through use of pull-downs, preset selections, and more. Ajilon Legal s quality control processes are defined in the workflow for each project, as well as the quality assurance plan. Reporting. Throughout the review process, you need to know where you are with respect to your deadlines as well as your budget. Our team not only facilitates the flow of material; we also report on it. Through implementation of work flow processes designed to increase productivity Ajilon can easily assist in streamlining your production. Although the review tools are typically client driven, Ajilon Legal is capable of providing litigation support services for any software tool, including : Kroll Ontrack, Xerox Litigation Systems (Amici), Attenex, Documatrix, Iconect, Concordance, Ipro, Summation, XLS, Discovery Partner, Ringtail, Introspect, and more. We are also able to host broadbands or load virtually any type of files (i.e..dii,.lfp,.opt,.idx, Flat delimited data files -.DAT) to facilitate importation of completed Discovery Review project data. Should the sensitivity of the documents dictate that you cannot leave our facility for scanning or copying, we are able to set up in-house scanning centers as required, including quality control processes and personnel. The size of the document population is never a concern with Ajilon Legal. We are currently staffing an in-house review involving a terabyte of information across numerous cities and have handled reviews involving more than 65 million pages. Document review facilities. Large or small, Ajilon Legal can help provide the space you require to meet your document review project. Our nine dedicated project review centers in Washington DC, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Columbus, Dallas, Houston and Austin are exclusively for discovery management services. We can typically increase staff in these centers within a day to meet your needs. Additionally, if you require space in a location where we do not have a dedicated project review center, we can tap into additional resources to set up space near you or your client. We can generally have you up and running within a few days. With access to over 2,700 offices worldwide you would be hard pressed to find a city outside our reach. Our facilities have dedicated, scalable internet capacity, for broadband-intensive document reviews. All of our designated review centers are equipped with 24-hour security personnel and our buildings are secured after business hours. Our individually secured suites require key fobs for entry which also meet clients needs to avoid commingling, contamination or conflicts of interests, as well as securing physical documents at each location. Application security is also provided for all computer systems through separate, password-required LANs. 7

8 CASE STUDY: Regulatory compliance A Project Management team armed with know-how and innovative, tailored solutions to bring your document review in on time and under budget. Whether you are facing a litigation, class action, merger, or regulatory response, the sheer volume of electronically stored information (ESI) and the changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure have drastically altered the landscape of a discovery response. The logistics can be daunting and Ajilon Legal s Project Management team can handle the details, allowing your personnel to focus on the substance of the case. The following represent details of the services and level of involvement Ajilon Legal provided for two different project management cases in the software and finance Industries. We will work closely with your firm to exceed your expectations and ensure success. Reviewed 20,000 bank accounts for compliance with United States Patriot Act and the Bank Secrecy Act 35 attorneys and paralegals Implemented plan for receipt, review, coding and return of account documentation files in accordance with banking regulations Established quality control, productivity and account deficiency tracking procedures Created relational databases in custom software for account data and coding related to account documentation Created ad hoc reports meeting bank management and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency requirements Automated system for flagging accounts requiring further documentation 8

9 CASE STUDY: Antitrust and intellectual property litigation Global resources. Personal service. Reviewed 65 million pages of offensive and defensive discovery material 135 attorneys, paralegals and translators Consulted with counsel, experts, co-counsel, chief technology officer and other corporate IT staff Maximized efficiencies with litigation technology Budgeted for all phases of project Managed vendors for electronic discovery, scanning, shipping and blowback Managed unitization, subjective and objective review, quality control, coding, and translation Identified documents to be withheld under a claim of privilege and prepared log for same Produced data in numerous formats to client, co-counsel, experts and opposing counsel Assisted with deposition and trial preparation Our approach to best shoring. We can further devise a solution for first pass review typically the most expensive piece of a discovery response so that your concerns and needs are met while costs are significantly reduced and resources appropriately utilized. Ajilon Legal can help define the scope, review methodologies, project workflows, quality assurance checkpoints, and budgets, including preventative measures. Based upon years of experience and hundreds of review projects, we can offer per document review pricing when intimately involved at the outset as part of your Discovery Response Team. Our connection with Adecco and our national and global resources allow us to routinely sculpt review solutions utilizing lower cost markets throughout the United States and abroad. We can generally demonstrate cost savings upwards of 35% from typical reviews done in major markets without the need to leave the country. We will work with you to lay out the drawbacks and benefits no matter where it takes us. Real return on investment. Ajilon Legal is dedicated to providing the highest level of service to our clients. We are able to offer the best legal talent across the world in any location, have proven project management, dialogue with staff of your review tool to facilitate efficient first-pass and quality control decision making, provide immediate feedback from quality control teams, and ultimately remain extremely involved until your needs and expectations are met. Our established history and in-depth understanding of the litigation process distinguish us from the competition and have made us the legal provider of choice for many clients. 9

10 More than a staffing company. Ajilon Legal offers other valuable services to help you achieve your business goals. A few words about our foreign language capabilities. With today s global economy, planning for the processing and review of documents across numerous languages can no longer be an afterthought. Does your review tool facilitate the review of multiple languages? Does it handle Unicode? Our Project Management team can advise on tools they have used for foreign language review and the pros and cons of each. Finding experts with proficiency in specific languages can be challenging, especially since these highly-skilled individuals are in short supply. Our foreign language and legal practice specialists will find the right attorney with the right language skills for the job. Our attorneys are fluent in several in-demand languages, including: Chinese Japanese Korean French Italian Portuguese Hebrew Farsi Spanish And many more Through our connection with Adecco we have over 60,000 candidates nationwide with foreign language experience many are native speakers. So, even if you need professionals with foreign language expertise other than attorneys, we can provide you with highlyqualified candidates often at substantially lower costs than traditional translation services. Seminars. In order to succeed, today s legal professionals need to be cognizant of numerous considerations and potential pitfalls when responding to discovery requests. Ajilon Legal understands that, which is why we re proud to offer our Seminar Series. Created specifically with the needs of today s legal community in mind, our Seminar Series covers a range of specialized topics designed to provide legal professionals with the information and support they need to maintain their knowledge base and achieve their goals. 10

11 Global resources. Personal service. For added convenience, Ajilon Legal provides seminars at any location during the day or after work hours. Some courses can even be taken for attorney CLE credit. We provide all program materials, and classes are led by instructors certified in the topic being presented. Ajilon Legal s Seminar Series covers some of today s latest industry topics, including: e-discovery: the essential nuts and bolts. A best practices guide to running an effective electronic discovery, including the successful use and management of contract attorneys. The ethics of e-discovery. Although electronic discovery best practices have been discussed in an ever-increasing number of judicial opinions, rule amendments and guidelines, the ethical implications of electronic discovery have not yet received significant treatment. Mistakes made during discovery can bring about sanctions, disciplinary actions and malpractice claims. This program includes a discussion of various topics such as vendor choices, preservation and production obligations, and the ethics of metadata. Effective communication skills. Whether you re an experienced orator or a newly-hired paralegal, this class will give you the tips necessary to communicate in a clearer and more precise manner. Building successful relationships with your administrative team. Developing and maintaining a strong relationship with your administrative team can provide a solid foundation for your career. Join us as we explore how to identify the right people to support your needs, communicate effectively, establish agreements on how to work together, set boundaries and expectations, share assistance with others, provide feedback, show appreciation, and support their professional goals as well as your own. Cross-generational management. Baby Boomers, Generation X and Generation Y what happens when several generations attempt to co-exist in the same workplace? Each brings their own values, ethics and needs to the office each day. These diverse groups can create unique communication, managerial and motivations challenges for any organization that is not prepared to address these issues. Blue booking basics. A perfect course for a new paralegal/attorney or a refresher for those who don t cite-check frequently. To learn more about how our focus on quality, our dedication to innovation and commitment to our employees and candidates can help your firm succeed, please contact your local Ajilon Legal representative today. 866.GO AJILON ajilonlegal.com 11

12 Ajilon Professional Staffing is a leader in recruiting highly qualified temporary and permanent talent. We have more than 200 offices in North America servicing a range of clients through an integrated suite of human capital solutions. Combining niche industry expertise with the size and scale of Adecco SA, the world leader in workforce solutions, Ajilon Professional Staffing is made up of several specialty divisions that align with the unique needs of our clients. These include temporary and permanent recruitment of experienced accounting, finance and bookkeeping professionals, corporate management and office support talent, as well as attorneys, paralegal and legal support professionals. Ajilon Legal places highly-qualified candidates in a wide range of specialized positions including attorneys, paralegals and legal support professionals. Recruitment, Consulting & Project Management Specialists 866.GO AJILON ajilonlegal.com 2008 Ajilon #3025