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Searchable PDF OCR+
Convert Image PDFs with OCR for e-Discovery

Lexbe offers Searchable PDF+, a comprehensive service to assist litigators, litigation support staff and companies convert image PDFs to searchable (text-under-image) PDFs using optical character recognition (OCR) in connection with electronic discovery requests, litigation and investigations.

Below you can find details on Searchable PDF+, including why it is needed, the key benefits and features, and how to get more information or a price quote.  If you have any questions, feel free to call (800-401-7809 x22) or email us at   

Need for OCR Conversion as part of e-Discovery

As part of discovery requests in modern litigation large amounts of paper based documents may be scanned (or imaged) and stores of electronic files may  be converted to PDF.  As part of the scanning or conversion, OCR may not done initially for cost considerations, because it was not specified, or for other reasons.  Additionally, files converted to PDF from email or native file formats (e.g., PowerPoint, Word) may include images or graphics that are not text searchable without OCR. However, litigation documents must be in text searchable form to be useful in modern e-Discovery litigation management programs, or as part of a review on a company of law firm LAN.  The contents of image-based PDFs are not searchable without conversion using OCR.

Key Benefits & Features of PDF+ OCR Service

Lexbe specializes in litigation support and working in particular with the PDF file format as part of e-Discovery.

Features

  • Bulk conversion of image PDFs into searchable PDF file format (text under image)
  • Load files available for import into popular litigation programs like Summation,  Concordance and iPro.   
  • Fast service and turn-around designed to meet critical litigation and discovery deadlines.
  • Inexpensive volume-based pricing.
  • Bates stamping of files at the page-level available on request.
  • MD-5 hashing of files for evidence authentication.
  • Includes a Chain of Custody spreadsheet that lists each file, applicable MD-5 hash, Bates number and identification of files that could not be converted.
  • Staged release of converted files available on request to speed e-Discovery review.

Getting Started

You can send us image PDFs on CDs, DVDs, flash or portable USB drives by overnight courier, or you can upload the files directly to our secure FTP server for quicker service.  

Additional Information and Price Quote

Additional information and a price quote is available here, or feel free to call (800-401-7809 x22) or email us at  . We offer per GB pricing on all jobs.

 Low Price Guarantee
We feel so confident about the operating efficiencies of our proprietary electronic document stored image (ESI) processing architecture and the value of our eDiscovery services, that we can offer a low-price guarantee.  more    

Partner Program

If you are a litigation support provider, litigation or IT consultant, or a court reporter and would like to offer this service to clients, please contact us about our partner programs at (800-401-7809 x22) or email us at 

All services described on this and related pages are subject to Lexbe's Digitization Services Agreement.