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Here’s a Chance to Learn What You Need to Do When a Case is First Filed: eDiscovery Best Practices
The first days after a complaint is filed are critical to managing the eDiscovery requirements of the case efficiently and cost-effectively. With a scheduling order required within 120 days of the complaint and a Rule 26(f) “meet and confer” conference required at least 21 days before that, there’s a lot to do and a short time to do it. Where do you begin?
On Wednesday, September 27 at noon CST (1:00pm EST, 10:00am PST), CloudNine will conduct the webcast Holy ****, The Case is Filed! What Do I Do Now? (yes, that’s the actual title). In this one-hour webcast, we’ll take a look at the various issues to consider and decisions to be made to help you “get your ducks in a row” and successfully prepare for the Rule 26(f) “meet and confer” conference within the first 100 days after the case is filed. Topics include:
- What You Should Consider Doing before a Case is Even Filed
- Scoping the Discovery Effort
- Identifying Employees Likely to Have Potentially Responsive ESI
- Mapping Data within the Organization
- Timing and Execution of the Litigation Hold
- Handling of Inaccessible Data
- Guidelines for Interviewing Custodians
- Managing ESI Collection and Chain of Custody
- Search Considerations and Preparation
- Handling and Clawback of Privileged and Confidential Materials
- Determining Required Format(s) for Production
- Timing of Discovery Deliverables and Phased Discovery
- Identifying eDiscovery Liaison and 30(b)(6) Witnesses
- Available Resources and Checklists
I’ll be presenting the webcast, along with Tom O’Connor, who is now a Special Consultant to CloudNine! If you follow our blog, you’re undoubtedly familiar with Tom as a leading eDiscovery thought leader (who we’ve interviewed several times over the years) and I’m excited to have Tom as a participant in this webcast! To register for it, click here.
So, what do you think? When a case is filed, do you have your eDiscovery “ducks in a row”? Please share any comments you might have or if you’d like to know more about a particular topic.
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