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title: "eDiscovery & Investigations"
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description: Flag issues during or after Microsoft Teams calls, then find, hold and export the calls a dispute or investigation needs, with transcripts from EU-hosted AI.
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> [!herorow]
> eDiscovery & Investigations
>
> # Find issues early and *prove what was said*
>
> Argus Archive flags issues during or right after the call, under rules written for your business. When a dispute or investigation starts, find the calls, hold them in a case and export what you need.
>
> [Get a demo](/request-a-demo/)
>
> ![Argus Archive conversation search, with calls tagged to an SEC inquiry, a client complaint and an internal audit](/media/uploads/2026/10/28-conversation-search.jpg)

> [!plain]
> The problem
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> ## Voice data is the hardest evidence to preserve and review
>
> Recorded calls and meetings are now relevant to litigation, regulatory inquiries and internal investigations, yet they remain among the hardest data types to handle. Recordings are often spread across several locations and formats, each needing its own collection process, and audio cannot be culled or reviewed efficiently without accurate transcription. Legal and compliance teams need a single, defensible source that preserves voice data under hold and supports early case assessment.

> [!pillars]
> Capabilities
>
> ## Support for each stage of an investigation
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> Each capability below is covered in detail on its own product page.
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> ![](/assets/icons/callrec-icon-search.png)
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> ### Be ready for litigation
> Locate the calls relevant to a matter quickly, searching by meaning, participant, date or tag, and go straight to the passage that matters.
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> [Learn more](/product/ai-search-and-replay/)
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> ![](/assets/icons/callrec-icon-retention-hold.png)
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> ### Preserve evidence with confidence
> Place a matter on legal hold and its recordings are protected from deletion until the hold is released.
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> [Learn more](/product/communications-archive/)
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> ![](/assets/icons/callrec-icon-case.png)
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> ### Show how every matter was handled
> Each case brings its calls and alerts together, and its audit trail records every step, from the calls added to the hold placed and released.
>
> Learn more
>
> ![](/assets/icons/callrec-icon-summary.png)
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> ### Reduce review time
> Reviewers read speaker-labelled transcripts from frontier AI models hosted in the EU, instead of listening to hours of audio.
>
> [Learn more](/product/speech-to-text-transcription/)
>
> ![](/assets/icons/callrec-icon-responsible-ai.png)
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> ### Assess cases earlier
> Argus AI answers questions about a matter across many calls, each answer linked to its source, so counsel can gauge scope and risk at the outset.
>
> [Learn more](/product/)
>
> ![](/assets/icons/callrec-icon-export.png)
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> ### Respond to requests on time
> Export the calls within scope when counsel, a regulator or opposing parties request them.
>
> [Learn more](/product/communications-archive/)

> [!tour]
> Analytics
>
> ## Identify risk before it becomes a matter
>
> Argus Archive analyses each call during or immediately after it, so potential issues reach the right reviewer the same day rather than at the next periodic review.
>
> ![The Argus Archive compliance assistant flagging a remark inside a Microsoft Teams call](/media/uploads/2026/09/argusarchive-teams-compliance-assistant.jpg)
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> ### Same-day detection
> Alerts are raised while the call is in progress or as soon as it ends, and routed to the appropriate reviewer.
>
> - Every call analysed
> - In Microsoft Teams during the call, or after it
>
> ![Argus Archive policy editor with a rule written in plain language](/media/uploads/2026/10/12-alert-policy.jpg)
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> ### Policies defined by your organisation
> Define what to detect in plain language, such as unauthorised commitments or advice outside a mandate, and apply each policy to the teams it concerns.
>
> - Aligned with your own risk framework
> - Different policies for different teams
>
> ![An Argus Archive case with its reference, its conversation count and legal hold on](/media/uploads/2026/10/13-case-alerts.jpg)
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> ### Escalation into a case
> Add an alert and its recording to a case, so an investigation begins with the evidence already assembled.
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> - Recordings, alerts and legal hold in one place
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> ### Evidence of review
> Each alert carries an owner, a status and a full history, showing what was reviewed and the action taken.
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> - Every action recorded in the audit trail

> [!articles]
> Articles
>
> ## Worth reading
>
> Recordkeeping, enforcement and what AI changes for reviews.
>
> - /blog/when-recordkeeping-fails-what-a-major-cftc-enforcement-action-means-for-compliance-teams/
> - /blog/the-fcas-mills-review-why-ai-makes-communications-archives-more-important-than-ever/
> - /blog/microsoft-teams-copilot-transcription-vs-compliance-recording-why-regulated-firms-need-policy-based-capture/

> [!faq]
> FAQ
>
> ## Frequently asked questions
>
> Still have questions? Ask the team that built it.
>
> [Talk to us](/contact/)
>
> ### How is legal hold applied?
> Calls are added to a case and the case is placed on legal hold. Its recordings are then protected from deletion until the hold is released.
>
> ### Can recordings be produced for a matter?
> Yes. The calls within a case can be exported when counsel, a regulator or opposing parties request them.
>
> ### How quickly are potential issues identified?
> During the call or immediately after it, depending on the policy. Each alert is routed to the designated reviewer.
>
> ### Can detection policies reflect our own risk framework?
> Yes. Each policy is defined in plain language and applied to the teams it concerns.
>
> ### Who can access a case?
> Only authorised users. Roles determine who can see each call and case, and the audit trail records every view and change.
>
> ### How much does it cost?
> Argus Archive is priced per user, per month, with usage included, and you're warned before you go over.
>
> [See pricing](/pricing/)

> [!cta]
> Ready when you are
>
> ## See how a case comes together in Argus Archive
>
> Built by the people who created market-leading compliance recording and archiving products. Talk to us to see search, cases and alerts for your legal and compliance teams.