ED103 – The Grand Scavenger Hunt: Collection Fundamentals

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Summary

Since electronically-stored information (ESI) became the norm in discovery, competence with technology has been an essential part of being an effective legal practitioner and fulfilling a lawyer’s duty of competence. With source types multiplying – including challenging sources like smartphones, social media, and collaboration tools, it is more important than ever for legal practitioners of all types to familiarize themselves with the fundamentals of collection so that they can assist in spotting potential issues and identifying appropriate solutions.

In this Practice Guide

ESI Storage and Collection
Forensic Soundness and Chain of Custody
Available Collection Approaches
Key Source Types to Consider

Key Insights

ESI’s Inherent Mutability
The Importance of Metadata
Collection’s Effects on Admissibility
The Risks of Self-Collection

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About the Author

Matthew Verga is an attorney, consultant, and eDiscovery expert proficient at leveraging his legal experience, his technical knowledge, and his communication skills to make complex eDiscovery topics accessible to diverse audiences. A fifteen-year industry veteran, Matthew has worked across every phase of the EDRM and at every level, from the project trenches to enterprise program design. As Director of Education for Consilio, he leverages this background to produce engaging educational content to empower practitioners at all levels with knowledge they can use to improve their projects, their careers, and their organizations.

Matthew Verga, Esq.

Director of Education

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