The Fundamentals of eDiscovery

There are few industries that have evolved as rapidly as eDiscovery has. With companies and people adopting new technology to deal with the pandemic, the sources and scope of data in litigation have grown and continue to grow exponentially. In this Lexbe eDiscovery Series webinar, you'll learn the foundational building blocks of modern eDiscovery and be on your way to developing the competency needed to build your best cases. Webinar Agenda: The Electronically Stored Information (ESI) Surge Fundamentals of Data Identification, Preservation and Collection Fundamentals of Data Processing and Culling Fundamentals of Document Review and Production 00:00 Introduction: What Is eDiscovery? 02:06 Growth of Electronically Stored Information (ESI) 06:13 What Is ESI Under the Federal Rules? 07:23 Sanctions, Spoliation & Litigation Risk 08:52 How Much Data Exists Today? (Zettabytes Explained) 11:33 The Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) 13:09 Custodial vs Non-Custodial Data Explained 15:01 Where Is ESI Stored? (Devices, Cloud & IoT) 19:46 What Is Data Preservation? 20:18 When Does the Duty to Preserve Begin? 22:07 What Is a Legal Hold? (Litigation Hold Requirements) 26:34 What Happens If You Fail to Preserve ESI? 27:14 What Is Data Collection in eDiscovery? 29:30 Active vs Archived vs Forensic Data 31:14 Self-Collection vs IT vs Forensic Experts 33:40 What Is eDiscovery Data Processing? 36:28 What Is Metadata? 37:41 eDiscovery Data Culling Methods Explained 38:55 Keyword Search Strategy Best Practices 40:20 Linear Review vs Keyword Search vs TAR 45:38 Native vs Image vs Load File Productions 49:49 Rule 34 & Reasonably Usable Format 51:12 Key eDiscovery Takeaways for Lawyers 52:30 Lexbe Platform & Forensic Capabilities Overview