This presentation covers technical topics and needs for understanding electronic discovery, what it is, how it is formatted, and how to review ESI in order to create a production.
18. Reasonable
Steps
Identify
Facts &
Unknowns
Facts & Unknowns
Who are the users?
Who are the IT
staff? Any third
parties?
Proprietary
systems?
On prem/cloud
data?
Mobile/Social/IOT?
Deleted data?
Retention Policies?
Confirm
Key
Witnesses
Key Witnesses
What systems did
they use?
Did they maintain
online and offline
email?
Where did they
store data?
Do they have
personal backups?
Create
Notice
and Q&A
Notice and Q&A
Include obligation
to keep documents
and data
Issue Notice
(improper
procedures are
sanctionable)
Create varied Q&A
Define
Collection
Scope
Collection Scope
The scope is defined
by compiling all the
known information
collected during
the prior steps:
Who?
What?
Where?
When?