eDiscovery tips

redacted legal documents
  • Brett Burney

Don’t Let Redactions Cause Distractions: How to Properly Censor and Remove Information when Reviewing and Producing Documents
Don’t Let Redactions Cause Distractions: How to Properly Censor and Remove Information when Reviewing and Producing Documents 4800 2800 Brett Burney

Redacted legal documents can create a host of issues when not handled properly during document review. Here are some common redaction mistakes – and tips on how to avoid them. As legal counsel, you’re entrusted to protect your client’s most confidential information – which makes it even more frustrating when we hear horror stories about…

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legal data migration
  • Brett Burney

Tips for Moving Data to a New eDiscovery Platform
Tips for Moving Data to a New eDiscovery Platform 1200 700 Brett Burney

Legal data migration in ediscovery can seem overwhelming, but a proper plan will keep the process simple. Here’s what you should keep in mind when moving data to a new ediscovery platform. Change is inevitable, and that adage holds true in ediscovery. There are times when it becomes necessary to move a review database to…

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Ediscovery Outlook is Not the Right Tool
  • Brett Burney

Ediscovery with Outlook: 3 Reasons Why Outlook is NOT a Document Review Tool
Ediscovery with Outlook: 3 Reasons Why Outlook is NOT a Document Review Tool 1200 700 Brett Burney

Conducting ediscovery in Outlook may be tempting – but although it’s a free and familiar tool, it carries risks and limitations for document review. Email continues to be the primary source of electronic evidence in litigation matters today, even with all the competing communication channels such as text messages and collaboration platforms. In order to…

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ediscovery slack and teams
  • Jessica Nichols

How to Master Ediscovery for Slack, Teams, and Other Collaboration Apps
How to Master Ediscovery for Slack, Teams, and Other Collaboration Apps 1200 630 Jessica Nichols

Here are the highlights from our webcast on ediscovery for Slack, Teams and other collaboration apps. Watch the webcast here. Let’s think back to April 2020. Apologies if that’s a time period you’d rather forget. You haven’t been to the office in weeks, you are still polishing your Zoom profile, and your email inbox is…

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Ediscovery document production - PDF Productions
  • Brett Burney

Single PDF Productions: 3 Reasons Not to Commit This Ediscovery Sin
Single PDF Productions: 3 Reasons Not to Commit This Ediscovery Sin 1921 1081 Brett Burney

Ediscovery document productions are often sent as a single, clunky PDF. Here’s why you should avoid sending – or receiving – this “document dump.” Document productions in ediscovery shouldn’t be difficult – opposing counsel tells you what they need and you send it. Who wants to confer about file formats and metadata fields? Just send…

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Understanding Ediscovery Protocols
  • Jessica Nichols

Understanding Ediscovery: A Primer On ESI Protocols
Understanding Ediscovery: A Primer On ESI Protocols 1026 701 Jessica Nichols

This article highlights some of the key info on ediscovery protocols from our Comprehensive Ediscovery Case Management webcast. Click here to watch the recorded webinar. If you were to ask most attorneys to describe the process of discovery, they may tell you it is a necessary facet of any case that tends to bring on…

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Ediscovery Production

Demystifying Ediscovery Production Formats
Demystifying Ediscovery Production Formats 1682 956 Elizabeth Guthrie

When it comes to ediscovery production, it’s absolutely advantageous to keep the end goal in mind from the outset. The duty to produce is explicitly outlined in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and most analogous State Rules. Although it’s the final step in discovery, it’s not something that should be put off until the end…

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ESI Protocol Checklist

Ediscovery Planning: Your ESI Protocol Checklist
Ediscovery Planning: Your ESI Protocol Checklist 1000 668 Elizabeth Guthrie

A detailed ESI protocol will simplify ediscovery and lead to smoother case planning in every step of the litigation process. Establishing an ESI protocol might seem daunting at first, but answering a few simple questions at the outset of your case will help you stay on top of complicated ediscovery matters. This checklist lays out…

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Responsive Documents Discovery - Search Techniques
  • Michael Beumer

Ediscovery Document Review: Searches That Get Results
Ediscovery Document Review: Searches That Get Results 1200 700 Michael Beumer

DOC REVIEW Part III: Finding Responsive Documents in Discovery This post explains the search techniques that will uncover responsive documents in discovery and optimize your document review process. If you’ve read parts one and two of our three-part Document Review series, you can understand why the review process is the most time consuming, error prone,…

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Advanced Ediscovery Data Filtering Techniques
  • Michael Beumer

Advanced Ediscovery Data Filtering Techniques
Advanced Ediscovery Data Filtering Techniques 1200 630 Michael Beumer

FILTERING SERIES / PART THREE Ediscovery processing is an often overlooked phase of litigation because it is considered a technical, not a legal practice. However, lawyers who understand processing and advanced ediscovery data filtering techniques are in a position to control the costs and scope of any matter. Advanced Ediscovery Data Filtering In Three Parts…

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