e–Discovery For Dummies

Making Everything Easier!
E–Discovery For Dummiesz
Learn to:
Follow the correct steps in the e–discovery process
Anticipate potential risks
Develop an e–discovery strategy for your company
Identify best practices in the event of litigation
Linda Volonino
Ian Redpath
e–discovery consultants
Be prepared for legal action!
Learn about e–discovery rules, protections, and vulnerabilities
Here are the issues, challenges, strengths, and limitations of e–discovery in an easy–to–understand guide. Find out how to identify, protect, and produce electronically stored information, prepare for litigation, avoid tainting evidence, and much more. It′s a much better (and cheaper) way to learn about this hot legal issue than through experience!
What happened — explore the legal changes that made e–discovery an issue and what they mean to you
Your ESI IQ — get a comprehensive look at your electronically stored information (ESI) and how to manage it effectively
Set up a team — assemble a team of employees from your IT and Legal departments and establish how to work together on important e–discovery projects
Make a plan — identify potentially relevant ESI and how to comply with litigation holds
Put the plan into action — preserve ESI, redact privileged info, and produce ESI in its native format, including metadata
If you′re challenged — find out how to evaluate admissibility and document your evidence
Be prepared — build an electronic records management program and policy and monitor compliance
Call for backup — know when to bring in outside vendors and computer forensics specialists
Open the book and find:
Why you can′t ignore e–discovery
How to pre pare for litigation
Ten essential e–discovery rules
How to create a data map
What data to keep
How to set up a document repository
Suggestions for controlling your e–discovery costs
How to review, process, and filter information

Spis treści:
Introduction.
Part I: Examining e–Discovery and ESI Essentials.
Chapter 1: Knowing Why e–Discovery Is a Burning Issue.
Chapter 2: Taking a Close Look at Electronically Stored Information (ESI).
Chapter 3: Building e–Discovery Best Practices into Your Company.
Part II: Guidelines for e–Discovery and Professional Competence.
Chapter 4: The Playbook: Federal Rules and Advisory Guidelines.
Chapter 5: Judging Professional Competence and Conduct.
Part III: Identif ying, Preser ving, and Collecting ESI.
Chapter 6: Identifying Potentially Relevant ESI.
Chapter 7: Complying with ESI Preservation and a Litigation Hold.
Chapter 8: Managing e–Discovery Conferences and Protocols.
Part IV: Processing, Protecting, and Producing ESI.
Chapter 9: Processing, Filtering, and Reviewing ESI.
Chapter 10: Protecting Privilege, Privacy, and Work Product.
Chapter 11: Producing and Releasing Responsive ESI.
Part V: Get ting Litigation Ready.
Chapter 12: Dealing with Evidentiary Issues and Challenges.
Chapter 13: Bringing In Special Forces: Computer Forensics.
Part VI: Strategizing for e–Discovery Success.
Chapter 14: Managing and Archiving Business Records.
Chapter 15: Viewing e–Discovery Law from the Bench.
Chapter 16: e–Discovery for Large–Scale and Complex Litigation.
Chapter 17: e–Discovery for Small Cases.
Part VII: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 18: Ten Most Important e–Discovery Rules.
Chapter 19: Ten Ways to Keep an Edge on Your e–Dis covery Expertise.
Chapter 20: Ten e–Discovery Cases with Really Good Lessons.
Glossary.
Index.

Nota biograficzna:

Linda Volonino is an e–discovery consultant and computer forensics expert who aids lawyers and judges in preparing for e–discovery. She is coauthor of Computer Forensics For Dummies. Ian Redpath is an attorney with 32 years of litigation experience in federal courts. He consults on e–discovery.

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Making Everything Easier!
E–Discovery For Dummiesz
Learn to:
Follow the correct steps in the e–discovery process
Anticipate potential risks
Develop an e–discovery strategy for your company
Identify best practices in the event of litigation
Linda Volonino
Ian Redpath
e–discovery consultants
Be prepared for legal action!
Learn about e–discovery rules, protections, and vulnerabilities
Here are the issues, challenges, strengths, and limitations of e–discovery in an easy–to–understand guide. Find out how to identify, protect, and produce electronically stored information, prepare for litigation, avoid tainting evidence, and much more. It′s a much better (and cheaper) way to learn about this hot legal issue than through experience!
What happened — explore the legal changes that made e–discovery an issue and what they mean to you
Your ESI IQ — get a comprehensive look at your electronically stored information (ESI) and how to manage it effectively
Set up a team — assemble a team of employees from your IT and Legal departments and establish how to work together on important e–discovery projects
Make a plan — identify potentially relevant ESI and how to comply with litigation holds
Put the plan into action — preserve ESI, redact privile ged info, and produce ESI in its native format, including metadata
If you′re challenged — find out how to evaluate admissibility and document your evidence
Be prepared — build an electronic records management program and policy and monitor compliance
Call for backup — know when to bring in outside vendors and computer forensics specialists
Open the book and find:
Why you can′t ignore e–discovery
How to prepare for litigation
Ten essential e–discovery rules
How to create a data map
What data to keep
How to set up a document repository
Suggestions for controlling your e–discovery costs
How to review, process, and filter information