eDiscovery Best Practices: When Litigation Hits, The First 7 to 10 Days is Critical

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An article by Doug Austin posted on the eDiscovery Daily Blog.

This article examines recommended best practices for dealing with eDiscovery obligations when litigation initially arises.

The article recommends the following actions, and provides narrative around each of the following items:

• Create List of Key Employees Most Likely to have Documents Relevant to the Litigation: 
• Issue Litigation Hold Notice and Track Results: 
• Interview Key Employees: 
• Interview Key Department Representatives: 
• Inventory Sources and Volume of Potentially Relevant Documents: 
• Plan Data Collection Methodology: 

The article further states, "These activities can result in creating a data map of potentially responsive information and a “probable cost of discovery” spreadsheet (based on initial estimated scope compared to past cases at the same stage) that will help in determining whether to proceed to litigate the case or attempt to settle with the other side."