Electronic Discovery Trends and Perspectives: A Conversation with Corporate Counsel
In-house corporate legal personnel responsible for managing litigation and governmental investigation are often asked questions about how they manage activities, particularly around electronic discovery. This white paper helps to illuminate issues related to legal holds, data management, vendor selection, e-discovery cost drivers, the amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, litigation readiness, technology and more.
Some of the findings detaled in this white paper include:
- 75% of respondents ranked their organizations at a 7 or higher (out of 10) in terms of how well their legal holds are enforced, documented, re-issued and monitored.
- 89% of respondents work in legal departments that have an e-discovery response team in place.
- 61% of companies have completed a litigation readiness assessment, most with the assistance of an outside source.
- 43% of the respondents admitted that they did not know how much the company is spending in its entirety on e-discovery.
About the Author
Ari Kaplan, Esq., is a lawyer and a writer based in New York. He has been focusing on legal technology, including compliance, foreign language e-discovery, extranets, digital redaction, enterprise search and contact management, among other topics, for many years.