The quarterly publication of the International Legal Technology Association
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Basics of E-Discovery: People Make the Process "A case needs to be of a certain scale to be worth engaging in outsourcing at all. For example, if a case only involves a few boxes of paper documents, it's probably best to handle it in-house. However, if a case involves about 1GB of data or more, outsourcing both technology and document review services to specialists will almost certainly drive down overall costs. Remember: Everything outside counsel handles in the e-discovery area is likely to be extremely expensive! … When it comes to document review, it is important to ensure that outside counsel have visibility into what the vendor is doing, but the engagement of vendors is best done by the end client. This allows corporate legal departments and government agency staff to remain in control of the vendor relationship." document that could have tilted the scales of justice in your favor, but these tools are costly. Wouldn't it have been worth it to have had a human process in place, a process that gives Sally insight to keep that piece of data, rather than discard or ignore it? Focusing on your people through a flexible discovery plan backed up by a cyclical training strategy will help ensure a repeatable and defensible e-discovery process. R. Craig Strunk has been the Legal IT Manager for the City Attorney's Office of Oakland, California since 1997. As the city's only EnCE certified forensic Not Just People, but Enlightened People The challenges of e-discovery are not going away. There are no magic wands to be offered by software engineers or vendors that can replace preparedness. Yes, there are some great forensic tools that might be able to scrub Sally's hard drive for the one examiner, he has led their cyber incident response and e-discovery teams for the past five years. Craig recently ventured out with his own consulting firm, RCS Network Solutions, to bring his brand of straightforward leadership to other organizations. Craig can be contacted at rcstrunk@oaklandcityattorney.org. Awards 2012 celebrating innovation in the practice of law sponsored by: Platinum Sponsors Additional information is available online at www.innovactionaward.com. Gold Sponsors ABA Law Practice Management Section Canadian Bar Association International Legal Technology Association Thomson Reuters Ricoh Legal Silver Sponsors Alexander Open Systems (AOS) Altman Weil, Inc. Association of Legal Administrators Legal Marketing Association CLPM135-InnovAction_Awards_Winners_Ad2012_8_5x5_5_jt05.indd 1 WINNERS Littler Mendelson, P.C. Littler CaseSmart™ Los Angeles, CA Seyfarth Shaw LLP SeyfarthLean Client Service Model Chicago, IL 10/4/12 5:06 PM Peer to Peer 13