How the HIVE services relate
These definitions are the authoritative public descriptions of the HIVE Litigation and HIVE MedicoLegal entity family. “Live” describes product availability, not network size or guaranteed outcomes.
HIVE
A litigation-support platform organized around case evidence, expert strategy, and professional services.
Audience: Law firms and independent experts
Status: live
Access: Public overview; product services vary
Problem solved: Connects litigation questions to appropriate evidence, expert, and visual workflows.
HIVE Litigation
The master HIVE litigation-support brand.
Audience: Law firms
Status: live
Access: Public
Problem solved: Provides a clear starting point for HIVE litigation-support divisions.
HIVE MedicoLegal
A case-first medicolegal intelligence and private expert-matching service. It is not a public expert directory.
Audience: Law firms and independent experts
Status: live
Access: Experts join free; law-firm services may be paid
Problem solved: Helps counsel determine what expertise a matter needs and helps professionals consider relevant expert work.
HIVE Expert Network
A private-by-default, non-exclusive network in which experts set their own rates and choose whether to consider each matter.
Audience: Independent professionals
Status: live
Access: Free to join; no HIVE commission on expert professional fees
Problem solved: Lets professionals remain ready for appropriate expert opportunities without a public listing obligation.
Expert profession guides
Substantive guidance for healthcare, technical, financial, safety, and other expert disciplines.
Audience: Prospective experts
Status: live
Access: Free
Problem solved: Explains what expert work may involve for a particular profession without claiming current supply.
Expert Passport and CV-assisted joining
A private workflow that scans an uploaded CV, proposes profile information, and requires the expert to confirm professional facts before they are saved.
Audience: Prospective experts
Status: live
Access: Free; CV upload is optional
Problem solved: Reduces profile setup effort while keeping the expert in control of professional facts.
Expert Work Alerts
A pre-profile alert option for professionals who want to hear about potentially relevant demand before creating a full expert profile.
Audience: Prospective experts
Status: live
Access: Free
Problem solved: Provides a lower-commitment path from genuine demand to expert participation.
Expert work guidance
Public guidance covering rates, ethics, first engagements, consulting, testimony, and professional independence.
Audience: Current and prospective experts
Status: live
Access: Free educational material
Problem solved: Answers practical expert-work questions without promising cases or earnings.
Case-first expert matching
A workflow that begins with the disputed questions and available evidence, then identifies relevant disciplines, sequence, availability, and limitations.
Audience: Law firms
Status: live
Access: Preliminary public triage plus private firm workflows
Problem solved: Helps counsel decide whether an expert is needed, what type, and in what sequence.
Law-firm matter intake
A private workspace in which authorized firm users can describe a matter, upload evidence, and continue case-first expert and intelligence workflows.
Audience: Law firms
Status: live
Access: Account required; paid services clearly identified
Problem solved: Carries a matter from intake to expert strategy and authorized deliverables.
Concierge Search
A documented human-assisted search used when current HIVE network supply is insufficient.
Audience: Law firms
Status: live
Access: Available within appropriate firm workflows
Problem solved: Addresses unmet specialty demand without pretending that a suitable expert is already available.
HIVE Animation
The HIVE division for litigation visualization, animation, demonstratives, and evidence-led visual explanation.
Audience: Law firms
Status: live
Access: Public overview; services may be paid
Problem solved: Turns complex evidence and timelines into authorized lawyer-facing visual communication.