A case-focused monitoring engagement.
An active matter's public record changes between scheduled searches. News coverage develops, social posts appear and disappear, and relevant statements surface in comments or forum threads.
E-Hounds provides a retained expert service that combines continuous automated collection with human review. We scope the sources and subjects to the matter, validate findings, and preserve significant content for evidentiary use. The engagement includes expert work; it is not a software subscription or a feed of unreviewed alerts.
The Expert Gatekeeper Model.
Human Defines
A forensic analyst configures subjects, keywords, sources, and scoring parameters around the case requirements before collection begins.
AI Collects
Our in-house monitoring engine sweeps configured sources, scores findings, and prioritizes material for review.
Human Validates
An analyst reviews the finding in context, checks attribution, and determines relevance. No raw AI output reaches the client.
Human Preserves
Significant content is captured with hash verification, metadata preservation, and chain-of-custody documentation.
Human Testifies
The expert who directed the work can explain the methodology, findings, and path from collection to conclusion.
Look beyond the headline.
Coverage is configured for the matter and can include:
- National and local news outlets
- Social media platforms and Reddit communities
- Broadcast and podcast archives
- Court filings, legal databases, and public records
- Institutional and corporate feeds
- Article comments, forum threads, and discussions
- Wikipedia edit activity
Comments and embedded discussions can contain statements absent from the article itself. They receive the same relevance review and preservation attention as other sources.
Ongoing coverage, reviewed for the case.
Manual searches take analyst time and leave gaps overnight and on weekends. Continuous collection helps surface developments between those searches; human review determines which findings merit attention.
Preserved findings can support attorney review, expert declarations, and testimony. The expert remains responsible for explaining the source, context, and limits of each conclusion.
Engagements average around $1,250 per month.
Pricing scales with the number of subjects, sweep frequency, and analyst hours included. The engagement is scoped to your requirements. Expert consultation and testimony are billed separately at our standard rate.
Scoping the engagement.
Describe the matter, subjects, relevant public sources, and what developments counsel needs to know about. We use that context to define the monitoring and review scope.