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New Report: Effective E-Disclosure for the Legal Profession
A comprehensive guide to implementing an efficient, successful and cost-effective e-disclosure process.
Claim your exclusive pre-order discount by ordering your copy by August 8th...
The disclosure of electronic documentation continues to be a thorn in the side of most litigators; those without access to a specialist litigation support function find themselves at a particular disadvantage.
The issues surrounding the disclosure of electronic documentation are not going to go away; in fact, they are only going to become more important as the prevalence of electronically-stored documentation grows and the costs associated with its retrieval, filtering and review continue to fall.
This report is aimed those who wish to formalize their approach to the disclosure of electronic documentation in order to see internal improvements in review quality, as well as increased efficiencies surrounding the instruction and use of external service providers.
A Guide to Effective E-Disclosure for the Legal Profession provides an in-depth look into topics including:
The phases of an electronic disclosure exercise:
- Information Management
- Identification
- Preservation
- Collection
- Processing
- Review
- Analysis
- Production
- Presentation
Examining the disclosure protocol:
- Document retention policies
- Who is subject to disclosure
- Access to electronic document storage media
- Techniques used to search identified media
- Formats of information to be exchanged
- The provision of documents for inspection
Guidance on external service provider selection:
- Provider capabilities
- Size and experience
- Charging methodologies
- Working assumptions
- Filtration rates
The in-house review versus the hosted review tool
The intricacies surrounding foreign language and deleted documentation
Achieving effective e-disclosure by:
- Providing IT education for lawyers
- Improving communication with IT professionals
- Learning from experience
- Adopting a firm-wide electronic document disclosure strategy
- Embracing new technologies
A Guide to Effective E-Disclosure for the Legal Profession will be available in at the end of August.
To take advantage of the $200 pre-publication discount, making your copy only $345 (exc shipping) – simply place your order before August 8th
To order your copy/copies, simply contact us with your full contact details and place your order quoting the reference code DS-ED1, or contact us on +1 309 681 0960.
