Keeping Up with E-Discovery Training Class

Course ID: 21561

Keeping Up with E-Discovery Training Seminar

Take the Guess Work Out of Your E-Discovery Practice

In today's digital universe, evidence resides in an alarming number of electronic cracks and crevices. Not only do you need special skills to locate the relevant electronic data, you must also take steps to pristinely preserve the information. Don't risk unintentional loss of vital evidence through ignorance - find out how FRCP rules have been interpreted, so you can request, collect, produce and analyze electronic evidence properly to preserve its admissibility and avoid sanctions. Enroll today!

Stay on the cutting edge of your practice with the latest update on how FRCP e-discovery rules are being interpreted by the courts.
Don't let the sheer volume of information overwhelm you: discover best practices for quickly and easily weeding out the information you do not need.
Understand and simplify the process: gain tips for efficient and effective e-discovery by walking through identifying, preserving and collecting ESI.
Avoid sanctions with thorough knowledge of legal bounds in e-discovery.
Don't inadvertently sabotage the integrity of electronic evidence: gain practical tools for producing electronic data in various formats.
Avoid the mistakes others have made: use lessons learned from your colleagues to save you time, money and effort.
Learn how to make the best of your computer forensic analysis while minimizing your expenses.


	Agenda
	DEFINING ELECTRONIC DISCOVERY 9:00 - 9:45, Written and presented by Daniel Lim in Oklahoma City and Tulsa. What is Electronic Discovery? Defining "Electronically Stored Information" (ESI) Understanding Why Electronic Discovery is Important Today How Does Electronic Discovery Differ From Traditional Methods of Discovery? The Value of Electronic Discovery/ESI in Litigation Is Electronic Discovery Necessary in Your Practice? The Glossary of Electronic Discovery THE AMENDMENTS TO THE FEDERAL RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE AND RECENT CASE LAW 9:45 - 10:45, Written and presented by Daniel Lim in Oklahoma City and Tulsa. Rule 16 and 26 Preliminary Conferences ("Meet and Confers") Rule 26 Changes for Reasonably Accessible Data Rule 26 Post Production Privilege Assertion Rule 33 and 34 Specification of Form Rule 45 Recent Decisions in E-Discovery That Affect Us All ELECTRONIC DISCOVERY IN THE STATES AND RECENT CASE LAW 11:00 - 12:00, Written and presented by Elizabeth Lepic in Oklahoma City and Tulsa. What are States Doing About Electronic Discovery? States That Have Adopted Electronic Discovery Rules Uniform Rules Relating to Discovery of ESI From National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Law (NCCUSL) Guidelines for State Trial Courts Approved by the Conference of Chief Justices (CCJ) Recent Electronic Discovery Decisions From State Courts STEP-BY-STEP GUIDES: IDENTIFICATION, PRESERVATION AND COLLECTION OF ESI 1:00 - 2:15, Written and presented by Elizabeth Lepic in Oklahoma City and Tulsa. Identifying Custodians and Sources of Data Preservation Notices and Litigation Holds Computer Forensics Collection Considerations From Individual Workstations Collection Considerations From Network Servers (Backup, Storage, E-mail, etc.) Understanding the "Data-Map" Working With Records Retention Policies The Importance of a "Litigation Response Team" Preserving Metadata Focusing the Scope of Collection Keyword Filtering and Deduplication STEP-BY-STEP GUIDES: PROCESSING, REVIEW AND PRODUCTION OF ESI 2:30 - 3:40, Written by Gavin W. Manes and Charlotte G. Blacklee. Presented by Charlotte Blacklee in Oklahoma City and Gavin W. Manes in Tulsa. Processing In-House vs. Outsourcing Assessing Software for Processing "Chain of Custody" Considerations Cost Drivers File Formats for Review (Native, TIFF, PDF, etc.) Defining Effective Review Protocols/Standards Managing the Review Process Producing ESI to the Opposing Party (Native, Quasi-Native, Paper, TIFF, etc.) ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN ELECTRONIC DISCOVERY 3:40 - 4:30, Written and presented by Tom Q. Ferguson in Oklahoma City and Tulsa. Avoiding Conflicts of Interest Privilege Considerations (Proposed Amendment to Federal Rule of Evidence 502) Court Rulings on Ethics and Metadata Abusing E-Discovery - Unreasonable Requests for Production Choosing and Working With Third-Party Experts