Wednesday, July 18, 2012

eDiscovery Professionals: Order-taking or Consulting? – Introduction



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An article by Jane Gennarelli posted on the eDiscovery Daily blog.

This blog posts indicates that it will be series of articles regarding eDiscovery professionals.  The article will examine eDiscovery professionals that provide consultative services, and also discuss the fact that some eDiscovery professionals are "order takers" instead of consultants.

The article states, "In the best environments, I see litigators turning to the electronic discovery professionals in their firms for advice and guidance in handling discovery. Unfortunately, however, I too often see talented electronic discovery professionals – who have a wealth of knowledge and significant expertise – functioning as “order-takers”. And all too often, this means that electronic discovery work isn’t done as cost effectively as it could be, and the work product suffers."

The article further explains that future blog posts on this topic will discuss the following:
  • Order taking: why it happens and what problems and issues arise?
  • How do you make the shift from order-taking to consulting?
  • What are the characteristics of a good consultant?
  • Some handy consulting tips
  • What are the consulting opportunities in a typical case?

1 comment:

  1. When I tell myself that I am a professional it symbolized me a person that well disciplined and responsible for any problem and has a strong thinking skills to manage a team to make my team as a professionals.

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