eDiscovery the need of the hour

Wake-up call regarding digital data is one that we have been hearing for at least a decade. But its increasing relevance to litigation and electronic discovery is something new for any organization’s general counsel. With the significant changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) that went into effect December 2006 and subsequent change to the Federal Rules of Evidence (FRE), taking control of e-Discovery has become a truly urgent concern. These changes have dramatically impacted the way all companies manage legal discovery and the enormous volume of digital data it encompasses.

E-Discovery solutions is all about managing electronically stored information (ESI). Managing ESI is an enterprise-wide activity that requires uniform records management policies and the technology infrastructure to automate and enforce them. There were plenty of compelling reasons to develop these policies and infrastructure before the FRCP changes. But now it is imperative because the cost and risk to your company of failure to do so is enormous.

e-Discovery management enables corporations to apply the principles of process efficiency to every stage of discovery— making it a repeatable business process. A repeatable business process is reasonable and defensible, which is exactly what companies need to be compliant with FRCP guidelines. Beyond FRCP compliance, e-Discovery management also reduces the costs of e-Discovery, minimizes its disruptive impact to an organization’s core business, boosts responsiveness, and reduces the risk of inadvertent production.