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Practice Tips
Relief from Five Common E-Discovery Myths
- Myth #1: Electronic discovery is too difficult and too complicated.
Electronic discovery is easier than paper. With just an Internet connection, lawyers can review, annotate, categorize, redact, number, and mark documents—all from one interface.
- Myth #2: Electronic discovery is too expensive.
Electronic discovery is typically 80 to 90 percent less expensive than the alternatives.
Keeping documents electronic eliminates costs of handling paper: printing, shipping, copying, Bates stamping, storing, scanning and coding. Web-based review eliminates hardware, software, and IT costs of housing data within a firm, as well as expenses of traveling to the documents. Precise, targeted search capabilities streamline attorney review.
- Myth #3: Electronic discovery is only for big cases.
Most lawyers first use e-discovery in a big case, but the technology scales down as well. Volume-based pricing makes the efficiencies of e-discovery available in any case—and saving unnecessary expenses is as important with a limited litigation budget as in major litigation.
- Myth #4: Meta data is dangerous.
Guarding against inadvertent disclosure or alteration of meta data is not complicated from a technological perspective. The key is awareness of proper processes and a format suited for production.
Meta data enables detailed, precise search and ordering of electronic information. In finding and organizing evidence, meta data is an attorney's best ally. Whatever meta data reveals, the advantage is in finding it quickly.
- Myth #5: The way to control e-discovery costs is to hire the lowest bidder.
The quality of service in the industry varies widely. Some "e-discovery experts" are paper litigation support companies attempting to adapt. With courts holding parties accountable for their dealings with service providers, choosing by price alone is not a sound alternative. Be sure you are dealing with a proven, experienced technology company.
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Law Technology News Award
Applied Discovery recognized as Product of the Year and Best Electronic Data Discovery System by the readers of Law Technology News... 
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New ABA E-Discovery Resource on FRCP Amendments
The Discovery Revolution: E-Discovery Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, by Lewis and Roca LLP partner George L. Paul, Esq. and J.H. Cohn LLP director of IT security auditing Bruce H. Nearon, CPA. Order your copy from the ABA today...
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