Reasons You Should Not Ignore Proper eDiscovery Process Protocol

If everyone understands the eDiscovery process, and the steps that ESI should go through, then it is up to the legal team to decide whether they want to follow the process. If they choose not to follow the process, they do so at their own risk.

FRCP and state court rules require legal counsel to pay attention.

Savvy opposing parties are challenging eDiscovery protocols.

Savvy clients are evaluating their outside counsel’s eDiscovery skill sets and technology workflows and if deemed insufficient, are actively seeking out new counsel.

Excessive, and sometimes unnecessary, eDiscovery costs.

Risk of data spoliation and possible sanctions.

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Here are five very good reasons you should care about following the eDiscovery process.

There are certain things that every legal team should know about the eDiscovery process. Read a simple breakdown of the three key phases of eDiscovery: bit.ly/eDiscoverySimplified