A law firm for eDiscovery and Information Law
The refrain I hear from clients is always the same: How can we continue to meet our obligations and conduct eDiscovery more cost-effectively? Or for some, how can my client afford to engage in eDiscovery at all? The answer […]
I am still surprised at the number of lawyers who are trying to decide by themselves what information should be preserved and collected for a matter. I’m more surprised at the number that still aren’t thinking about it at all, […]
Let’s face it. Lawyers can’t continue to conduct discovery the same way that we always have. Have you drafted or received this RFP lately? “Produce all communications and correspondence between any employee, contractor or other person at ABC corporation to […]
Our last few blog posts have been dedicated to answering the top about how they handle your eDiscovery. This week is a biggie, because technology and handling the data can represent hundreds of thousands of dollars. Before we dive in […]
We are delving into each of the five questions each week. In case you missed the first two posts, here’s your chance to read them. In week one, we laid out the to ask your law firm and why. In […]
I regularly ask GC’s how they handle their electronic discovery. The answer is almost universally the same — they “assume that their law firm is on top of it.” But are they? Do you really know what your firm is […]
In federal court, we all know that Rule 54(d)(1) allows a prevailing party to recover costs. That taxation of costs can happen after a single claim is prevailed upon, or at the end of a case. And those costs can be […]
Social media is a key issue to be covered in legal hold notices, particularly where the case covers marketing of consumer products OR when there are individuals on either side. Traditional marketing is now by the way side, and consumer […]
If you want to get what you want in the discovery of ESI and control your costs, you need to FOCUS your discovery requests. Focus on what, you ask? On what you actually need for the litigation. Get out of […]
One of the most overlooked issues in eDiscovery happens AFTER the case is over — law firms and clients are so relieved the case is finished that they forget the necessary cleanup of what I call client data creep. After […]