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Litigation Hold Overview Tom O’Connor Gulf Coast Legal Technology Center www.gulfltc.org. TOPICS. LANDSCAPE. Processing. Preservation. Records Management. Identification. Review. Production. Presentation. Collection. Analysis. VOLUME. RELEVANCE.
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Litigation Hold OverviewTom O’Connor Gulf Coast Legal Technology Center www.gulfltc.org
LANDSCAPE Processing Preservation Records Management Identification Review Production Presentation Collection Analysis VOLUME RELEVANCE Electronic Discovery Reference Model www.edrm.net
OBJECTIONS • Already Do It • How • Who? • When? • Doesn’t Apply to Me • Why? • Cost
PARADIGM SHIFT • When faced with anticipated or pending litigation or government investigation matters, corporations have a obligation to preserve potentially relevant evidence • Preservation requires preventing willful or inadvertent destruction or alteration (spoliation) • Records and information management is a key component, especially where it can be used to suspend document destruction BUT • The duty to preserve goes beyond documents under “records management” to wherever and in whatever format the potentially relevant evidence resides
Document Management Technology Convergence Corporate Documents (until ~2002) Compliance Records Management Discovery (paper based) Outside Counsel
Document Management Technology Convergence Corporate Documents (circa 2002 to present) Compliance Records Management Outside Counsel Discovery (mixed paper/edata)
Document Management Technology Convergence Corporate Documents (2008 and beyond) Compliance Records Management Outside Counsel Discovery (mostly edata)
TRIGGER EVENT • SALES POINTS: • What are emerging procedures in issuing legal hold notifications? • Who is typically responsible for managing the notifications? • How do you determine the scope of the preservation?
SENT NOTIFICATION • SALES POINTS: • How do I provide and document hold oversight? • Preservation approaches • What is an ESI Map, and how is it effective? • Social media considerations (Facebook, et al) • What about Cloud Computing?
TAKE AWAYS • The Consulting Service Play • Lit Hold is a PROCESS • Educate Your Client On Their Preservation and Discovery Duties • Project Management is Critical • ESI is Treated Differently • Understand the Distinctive Characteristics of ESI • Become Familiar With ESI Storage Systems • Learn About Records Management Programs and Policies