Records Management Tips – Practical Advice
Listen to past President of ARMA, Carol Choksy discuss why records management can be challenging to set up from the 10,000 foot level. Carol has worked in records management for more than 25 years. She has advised organizations in nearly every public industry sector as well as federal, state, and local government and NGOs on five continents. Her industry experience includes every phase of the records life cycle, particularly where technology has created problems. She has been a Certified Records Manager since 1996, and Project Management Professional since 2006.
Read MorePt 1 Building An E-Discovery Process For Success – All Star Panel
This was the first online CLE program I hosted with Pike & Fischer back in December of 2006, the predecessor to BNA’s Digital Discovery and e-Evidence publication. Given the fact there have been at least 80 shows since, it must have gone alright. I believe this was one of the first shows on the electronic discovery circuit which attacked the nuts and bolts of an electronic discovery project in the trenches.
Read MorePt 2 Building an E-Discovery Process for Success – All Star Panel
This was the first online CLE program I hosted with Pike & Fischer back in December of 2006, the predecessor to BNA’s Digital Discovery and e-Evidence publication. Given the fact there have been at least 80 shows since, it must have gone alright. I believe this was one of the first shows on the electronic discovery circuit which attacked the nuts and bolts of an electronic discovery project in the trenches.
Read MoreLessons From Qualcomm
We will discuss how cases like Qualcomm and Zubulake have changed the role of lawyers in electronic discovery matters into an almost outside auditor like position. We also talk about a more recent case, Bray Gillespie v. Lexington Ins. and how outside counsel can get stung by their own actions. Change and accepting new responsibilities are the key messages of these cases. They also highlight the critical need of better project management. Lastly, we also touch upon how such cases highlight the importance of lawyers developing new skills such as understanding technology.
Read MoreEarly Case Assessment in Electronic Discovery
In this show we discuss early case assessments, getting cost reduction through case assessments, how case assessments aren’t simple cheat sheets you can package and sell to clients, what is an effective early case assessment, who is involved in an effective case assessment, who has the skill set to put a dollar value on a case, and what an early case assessment really gives you. At the end of the show, Kevin will give some cost saving tips based on his electronic discovery experience.
Read MoreDavid v. Goliath Part 1 – What Happens When Different Sized Parties Meet in E-Discovery: All Star Panel
The format of this presentation was we looked at electronic discovery from David’s perspective: Not having many electronic records but looking at an onslaught of electronic records about to be dumped on them. Also some of the concerns with fairness from judges and their reaction to economic arguments from the defense side. We also talked to Goliath, the defense side of most cases. We asked their opinion on the various stages of an electronic discovery case understanding they were incurring significant costs right away in the case. As you can hear, David and Goliath did not agree on much.
Read MoreCan You Project Manage Electronic Discovery?
Listen to Cleveland, Ohio based E-Discovery consultant Brett Burney from Burney Consultants and Pittsburgh, Pennsylania based Karl Schieneman from JurInnov discuss project managing electronic discovery and cover material from a chapter in a book I wrote for PBI on “Project Managing E-Discovery?” It will be nice to step out from behind the desk a little bit on a podcast and Brett and I will be co-hosting this show or having a 2 way discussion on this topic which we both believe is critical to doing projects better and more cost effectively. Recently in May 2009, The Sedona Conference WG1 drafted a publication called “Achieving Quality” which provides an overview of some strategies which appear to offer promise to improve the quality of electronic discovery review projects. The publication begins with the importance of having a strong team leader for project management purposes.
Read MoreWhat To Do If A Judge Lets You Down In An E-Discovery Case
This topic is often discussed at E-Discovery conferences but seldom presented. Listen to this brave panel of attorneys and nationally known educator of judges on electronic discovery principles, Ken Withers, as they tackle this topic. Some general war stories these attorneys have heard from their colleagues over the years will be shared. The goal of this podcast is to offer constructive advice for judges and lawyers on what can go wrong from the defense perspective when a judge comes down too hard on them.
Read MoreElectronic Discovery Issues in Web 2.0/3.0 and Social Media
We will talk about some of the new technologies which are out there including Wikis, Blogs, Instant messaging, Cloud computing, Twitter, Facebook and MySpace. How to deal with these technologies from an E-Discovery context. What some of the legal risks and some of the legal guidance is in this space. Lastly, we will broach as a teaser, a future podcast, using Web 2.0 technologies to project manage electronic discovery. I think this was a really good show.
Read MoreElectronic Discovery in Bankruptcy Cases
How is electronic discovery shaping the foreclosure mess and assist homeowners facing foreclosure? Learn how using today’s automated search tools may be the only way to uncover fraudulent conveyances and to determine the financial maneuvering of the debtor when you have limited resources. What works and what you should be concerned about before embarking on electronic discovery in a bankruptcy case. What some of the electronic discovery concerns are when facing a bankruptcy process? Why bankruptcy attorneys need to understand Electronically Stored Information (ESI).
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