Category: Interviews

We try to help our clients understand as much about IT data storage as it is required to make quantitative and qualitative decisions about their case. We are also helping them understand the difference between technology solutions; a good analogy is the difference between a sprinkler system and individual extinguishers for fire suppression.

At first they seem disconnected by language used by legal versus language used by IT. In many cases, the technologies are in place to affect policy, but having a good moderator in place is required. At Applied Discovery, we spend time with our clients helping them bridge those policies to the technologies. There are cases where a policy needs to be revisited so technology can be enacted.

Note from Joshua: Due to my attendance at LegalTech, this will be the last interview posted this week. Synopsis Part 2: Evidence Lifecycle Management (ELM)

The mood with legal counsel is still one in which they feel a bit intimidated by the information technology jargon that is thrust their way by eDiscovery. Their comfort zone rests in writing a document (e.g., retention policy management) that they believe should be taken literally. Of course such documents should be followed to the letter. However, when a CEO, CFO, or VP Sales has to save a document to a thumb drive

Synopsis Part 2: Intelligent collection and preservation contains eDiscovery costs savings
Synopsis Part 1: Legally, what’s a retention policy? How to educate IT? What’s a CIO to do? — Electronic data discovery Interview – Michele Lange, Esq., is the director of legal technologies for Kroll Ontrack (Part 2 of 2) — Joshua Konkle: What is causing the need for intelligent preservation/collection by the corporation? — Michele Lange: Cost Containment. eDiscovery can be costly if not well managed.