Introduction to E-Discovery: Technology (Part 4 of 5)

It’s pretty easy to execute a Google search on “e-discovery” and immediately become overwhelmed by the amazing volume of information available. Where should you begin reading? What’s fluff? What’s not? What’s educational? What’s marketing jargon? Over the next few weeks, we’re going to dedicate MONDAY mornings to reading about electronic discovery basics. Each week, look … Continue reading Introduction to E-Discovery: Technology (Part 4 of 5)

Introduction to E-Discovery: Technology (Part 1 of 5)

Last week, we introduced electronic discovery with a few resources to begin your educational journey. This week, we will begin a 5-week series on e-discovery technology. This is technology used in support of electronic discovery projects.  Following the phases or stages laid out in the EDRM (Electronic Discovery Reference Model found at http://www.edrm.net) we will … Continue reading Introduction to E-Discovery: Technology (Part 1 of 5)

Analysis Guide « The Electronic Discovery Reference Model

Analysis of your ESI Management & Workflow throughout the lifecycle of the matter is extremely important. Review this section of the EDRM to understand how to manage your ESI process in a defensible manner. Analysis Chart Aim: To develop, facilitate, test and validate processes for handling e-discovery efforts. Goal: Assess and understand ESI throughout the … Continue reading Analysis Guide « The Electronic Discovery Reference Model

Review Guide « The Electronic Discovery Reference Model

EDRM Document Review Workflow Chart Aim: To gain an understanding of document content while organizing them into logical sub-sets in an efficient and cost effective manner. Goal: Develop facts, reduce risk, reduce cost, leverage technology, facilitate collaboration and communication. via Review Guide « The Electronic Discovery Reference Model. This is a pretty in-depth overview of … Continue reading Review Guide « The Electronic Discovery Reference Model

Identification Guide « The Electronic Discovery Reference Model

Identification Workflow Chart Aim: To identify subject matter experts, resources involved, potential sources of data; to determine the depth and breadth of potential liability; to aggregate information sources for developing course of action. Goal: Evaluate, leverage and mitigate. via Identification Guide « The Electronic Discovery Reference Model. View the Table of Contents for this section … Continue reading Identification Guide « The Electronic Discovery Reference Model

e-discovery 2.0 » Searching… TREC Legal Track

e-discovery 2.0 » Blog Archive » Electronic Discovery, EDiscovery, E-Discovery, Legal Discovery. Clearwell Systems has been keeping up with the latest discussion and trends in searching thanks to its participation in the TREC Legal Track. Here they discuss and link to the latest white paper which analyzes "the task of producing specific records in response … Continue reading e-discovery 2.0 » Searching… TREC Legal Track

Early case assessment – Getting Started (ECA)

Early case assessment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. I would recommend learning about early case assessment by reviewing the Wikipedia entry on ECA first. Then take a look at the article by Eric Barnum that discusses ECA with or without technology. This article is critical to understanding the attorney point of view as well as … Continue reading Early case assessment – Getting Started (ECA)

The eDiscovery Paradigm Shift

The eDiscovery Paradigm Shift. This article explores an on-going open discussion about manual document (ESI) review vs. automated review. Key learning points include: when does a manual review make the most sense? considerations for making the review workflow decision a discussion of technology options for document review