Legal Technology Innovation Award Nomination Caps Discovery Mining's Banner Year in Europe

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Jan 22 (MARKET WIRE) --
Discovery Mining, a leading Automated Discovery technology company within the
Electronic Discovery industry, today announced that it has been named as a
finalist
for a Legalease Legal Technology award in the category of Technology Innovation
of the Year. This nomination comes on the heels of significant growth for
Discovery Mining's European operation. The electronic disclosure data
processing/hostingfacility, which operates out of London, has seen over 1000%
growth serving
premier law firms across Europe since its launch in 2006.

Discovery Mining's technology innovation has been a key aspect in the
European market embracing its hosted software. Using open-source software and
Linux cluster computing architecture, the Discovery Mining system stores,
categorizes, searches and produces electronic documents for organizations
involved in litigation, investigation, regulatory compliance or mergers and
acquisitions.

This Legalease award recognizes excellence in the implementation of
technology solutions that benefit the legal practice. Legalease, a legal
technology trade publisher, evaluates submissions based on business value,
finance, productivity/effectiveness, cost reduction, brand recognition,
innovation and
client satisfaction.

"We are very pleased to be selected as a finalist for this important award,"
said
Gordon Lichter, General Manager, Europe, Discovery Mining Ltd. "With our
record growth in the European region, this nomination further confirms our
approach to solving the challenges of eDisclosure. It absolutely validates
the advanced methods we have developed to handle massive, complex data sets
while reducing the risks associated with legal document review projects."

Award winners will be announced at the 3rd Annual Legalease Legal Technology
Gala Awards Dinner in London on January 31st, 2008.

About Legal Technology Awards

The Legal Technology Awards are dedicated to the strategic implementation of
technology
within law firms and in-house legal departments, recognizing the success of the
firms and vendors, clients and suppliers, who are at the cutting edge of this
continuouslydeveloping area of business.

The Legal Technology Awards are being launched in association with Legal
Technology Journal. Legal Technology Journal analyses the role of technology
within law firm practice management and business development from a strategic
perspective. www.legaltechnologyawards.co.uk

About Discovery Mining, Inc.

Discovery Mining, an Inc. 500 fastest-growing company, is a leading provider
of
Automated Discovery software as a service that stores, categorizes, searches and
presents documents to organizations involved in litigation, investigation,
regulatory response, or mergers and acquisitions. The Company's proprietary
technology significantly reduces risk and cost at every point in the document
lifecycle. Trusted by top law firms including nearly half of the top 50 Am
Law 100 firms, and by Fortune 1000 corporations, Discovery Mining helps
organizations achieve and maintain excellence in Web-based automated search
and retrieval document management.

Headquartered in San Francisco, Discovery Mining has offices in New York
City
and London, and is present in Chicago and Washington, D.C. For more
information call 1-866-343-4205, email info@discoverymining.com, or visit
www.discoverymining.com.

To learn more about Discovery Mining and current industry
issues/developments,
visit co-founder Andrew Jenk's blog at www.discoverymining.com/dmblog/.

Press Contact:
Angela Daniello
Discovery Mining, Inc.
415-561-6780 ext.109
Email Contact

International Contact:
Gordon Lichter
Discovery Mining Ltd.
020 7903 5156
Email Contact

Discovery Mining Ltd.
Gainsborough House
81 Oxford Street
London, W1D 2EU

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