The Delicate Balance Between E-Discovery And Business Requirements

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An article by Mikki Tomlinson posted on the eDiscovery Journal website.

This article discusses challenges associated with implementing litigation hold in a corporate environment.

The article states, "One of the greatest challenges of implementing and maintaining legal hold and discovery response processes in a corporate environment is balancing those requirements with the needs and goals of the IT department. While we typically see the dichotomy between Legal and IT, there are other key stakeholders that cannot be left out of the mix: Compliance, Records Management and, of course, the Business Client."

The article goes on to mention that different departments within a corporation often do not relate well to one another, and don't comprehend the needs of other departments. The article states, "To point out the obvious – this requires communication. The problem here is that Legal, Records, Compliance, and IT do not speak the same language. Because every organization is unique, culture is another critical component that cannot be ignored. While the cultural considerations and communication difficulties between the stakeholders may not necessarily be contentious, they can be frustrating and challenging."

The article goes on to discuss three topics, and provides a discussion as why they matter to different corporate departments. The topics referenced are as follows:

• Data Destruction
• Data Migration
• Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures