A Role for Information Professionals in eDiscovery

SLA Legal Division, May 31, 2012 Constance Ard

The Plan for Today's Discussion

What is eDiscovery

Why eDiscovery Matters

Why Information Pros

Adding Value as an Information Pro

Q&A

What is eDiscovery?

High Value Opportunities

Key Steps in eDiscovery

1. Strategy

2. Preservation

3. Collection

4. Processing

5. Review

6. Production

Volume of Data

Why eDiscovery Matters

Proactive not Reactive

93% of business documents are created electronically and 35% of corporate communications never reach paper.

(Source: How Much Information? 2003 by UC Berkeley’s School of Information Management and Systems. October 27, 2003)

Source: OLP eDiscovery for Techies 2011

Bottom Line Impact

Why Information Professionals

Strategy, Management & Knowledge

Plan Collaboration Leadership Management Accountability Cost Control

Value of Information Professionals in eDiscovery

Key Areas of Opportunity Leader – Big Picture Strategist Collaborator – Be a Key Member of the Team Manager - EDRM Phase Support

Information Management – Litigation Readiness, Regulatory Compliance

Identification – Data map Collection & Preservation – Reduce costs through

single collection and multiple production Process, Review and Analyze – Grunt Work but

strategy is KEY to efficiency here Production & Presentation – Think collaboration

with team and strategy

Constance Ard Answer Maven

constance@answermavensolutions.com

1-502-777-2890

References

A Process of Illumination: The Practical Guide to Electronic Discovery By Mary Mack

Coleman v. Morgan Stanley summary: http://bit.ly/JZakgs

Qualcomm v. Broadcom Opinion: http://bit.ly/JZad4u

ARMA Dream Team http://bit.ly/MbFUi6

E-Discovery and ERM: How is records management performing in the new spotlight? AIIM 2010

EDRM.net

Sedona Conference - https://thesedonaconference.org/