About the Program
Have you complied with rules changes?
The very nature of digital data makes it extremely vulnerable to
investigation.
- Digital data is easily searchable, while paper documents must
be reviewed manually.
- Because digital data appears on multiple hard drives, and
because digital files, even if deleted, can be undeleted, digital data
is nearly impossible to destroy.
On December 1, 2006, new amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure took effect. These amendments directly address the rules
regarding electronically stored information (ESI) and a company’s
duty to preserve and produce ESI in the face of litigation. Have you
advised your clients on how to comply with these new rules?
Electronic Discovery or E-Discovery
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Any process in which electronic data is sought,
located, secured, and searched with the intent of using it as
evidence in a civil or criminal legal case.
E-discovery and ESI are still evolving fields that go far beyond
mere technology. They give rise to multiple legal, constitutional,
political, security, and personal privacy issues, many of which have yet
to be resolved.
Learn a comprehensive approach to ESI and
E-Discovery
Attention Corporate, In-house, Government and Business law
lawyers!
Scary fact 1:
Most companies are juggling 37 lawsuits at any given time. Those
that make more than $1 billion annually are handling 147 at any
time.
Scary fact #2:
36.4% of executives said their companies had no policies or
technologies to deal with a legal order involving electronic
discovery.
Scary fact #3:
33% said they had no corporate policy in place covering electronic
records management in general — and 20 percent didn't know if
they even had a policy.
Attend A Lawyer’s Guide to Effective Management of the
E-Discovery Process from Start to Finish to learn the essential
changes and the actions you need to take to protect your
clients—and to get the most from your e-discovery process.
Using the principles set forth in the Electronic Discovery Reference
Model (EDRM), you will learn your responsibilities and the
responsibilities of your clients when it comes to four main categories
concerning ESI and E-Discovery:
- Identification and preservation of ESI
- Determining appropriate means for collecting and processing
information
- Utilizing the latest developments in technology to cost
effectively review large amounts of electronically stored
information
- Discovering what to do when it comes to analysis and
production of electronically stored information.
Who will electronic discovery and ESI impact?
E-Discovery and ESI can affect any client who owns a computer, or
uses a computer in their personal or business life.
What types of data can be used?
Data of all types can serve as evidence. This can include text,
images, calendar files, databases, spreadsheets, audio files,
animation, Web sites, and computer programs. Even viruses and spyware
can be secured and investigated. Electronic mail (e-mail) can be an
especially valuable source of evidence in civil or criminal litigation,
because people are often less careful in these exchanges than in hard
copy correspondence such as written memos and postal letters.
Learn what you need to do to effectively deal with electronic
discovery to protect and advise your clients, to effectively request
and protect ESI, and to avoid malpractice.
Register today!
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