Our Insights on eDiscovery

Software as a Service (SaaS) applications have also become increasingly popular in eDiscovery (especially for review and production of ESI) with several eDiscovery SaaS applications available that provide numerous benefits. However, most eDiscovery SaaS applications do not enable the user to upload their own data. Or, if they do, it can be costly.

Last week, on Wednesday and Thursday, we talked about assembling an electronic discovery team. That’s not the only team you might need. You may need to assemble a team for a specific task — for example, for a document review. It’s essential that you assign the right type of people to a task. For many litigation projects, this means deciding whether attorneys or non-attorneys will do the work.

As noted yesterday, eDiscoveryJournal conducted a webinar last Friday with some notable eDiscovery industry thought leaders regarding issues associated with native format production and redaction, including George Socha, Craig Ball and Tom O’Connor, and moderated by Greg Buckles, co-founder of eDiscoveryJournal, who has over 20 years experience in discovery and consulting. Here are more highlights from the webinar.

eDiscoveryJournal conducted a webinar last Friday with some notable eDiscovery industry thought leaders regarding issues associated with native format production and redaction, including George Socha, Craig Ball and Tom O’Connor, and moderated by Greg Buckles, co-founder of eDiscoveryJournal, who has over 20 years experience in discovery and consulting.

Though the amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure in December of 2006 have affected how discovery of ESI is handled in Federal courts, lawyers who practice exclusively in state court cases may not have had to consider rules for handling of ESI in their cases. Some states have adopted civil procedure rules for eDiscovery; others have not. Effective today, one state that has adopted new amendments to their Rules of Civil Procedure is Oklahoma.

Sunday is Halloween, so it seems appropriate to try to “scare” you before the big day. Does this scare you? “pervasive and willful violation of serial Court orders to preserve and produce ESI evidence be treated as contempt of court, and that he be imprisoned for a period not to exceed two years”

Yesterday, we talked about the skill sets and areas of expertise that are required to effectively handle an electronic discovery project. Those skills and expertise are diverse and you won’t find everything you need in a single person. You need to put together a team. So, where do you find the right people for your team?

There are lots of tasks associated with a large electronic discovery project. A number of skill sets and areas of expertise are required to do them all well. It’s not likely that all of those skills and knowledge will reside in a single person. You need to create the right electronic discovery team to ensure that there are no glitches.