Learning About Data Maps

Most data maps or content maps or "who-knows-where-the-data-is" diagrams are anywhere from 9 to 18 months out of date.  Any IT network manager will tell you that creating a diagram of everything on the company network is not a fun or easy activity. Add to that the litigator's need to know who has/had access to …

Introduction to E-Discovery: Technology (Part 2 of 5)

We are learning about ESI Preservation and Collection for week two of our 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 take a look at the technology used for each …

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 …

LTNY 2012 in Review

Learning about electronic discovery includes keeping up to date with the latest technology and practice trends in our field. Legal Tech New York 2012 was this year's first major trade show and conference. Here are a few of the top blog posts & articles covering the event: Apersee E-Discovery Journal E- Discovery Daily E-discovery Beat …

New Best Practices: Manage Documents in Place and Collect Documents Automatically

The Modern Archivist » Blog Archive » Best Practices: Manage Documents in Place and Collect Documents Automatically. Manage-in-Place provides organizations with complete information governance while leaving the document on the source file system.  This module allows our clients to search and analyze petabytes of data on disparate file servers without the need to archive that …

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 …

Failure to Test Keywords by Sampling a Prominent Consideration in Court’s Finding of Waiver : Electronic Discovery Law

Keyword searching is a task which requires using technology. As a best practice you should make sure you allow enough time in your project management plan to test and perform quality control measures on your search results. You must have a methodology in place to which you apply the technology you have available. Not the …

Use dtSearch Publish for EDD Production

Use dtSearch Publish for EDD Production. This educational value of this article is to present a technology option for document productions.

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 …

ediscoveryinfo: Deciphering the “Mystery of the PST”

ediscoveryinfo. Many who are new to e-discovery miss the fact that Microsoft Outlook PST files are simply a container file that holds e-mails and their attachments. It's not really a "native" format. This article by Brett Burney explains, discusses and references some great resources to help you to understand exactly how PST files work and …