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Editorial


Front Page - Friday, June 8, 2012

New ABA book reviews the best electronic discovery tools for lawyers




As organizations create increasing amounts of digital data, electronic discovery costs for lawyers can skyrocket. For firms with limited technology budgets, or cases with small amounts of electronically stored information, e-discovery can be challenging. “Electronic Discovery for Small Cases” offers effective, budget-friendly solutions for collecting, viewing and analyzing electronic evidence that will benefit any litigator, says a representative of the American Bar Association.

With an overview of e-discovery techniques and extensive reviews of software products, this book aims to help attorneys: Determine if they should collect ESI themselves or hire a consultant; select the best and most user-friendly collection tool for their budget; make the most of their e-discovery software with step-by-step guidance; process, view, search and analyze a mixed collection of files; learn about affordable cloud-based applications for litigation support; publish a searchable document collection on a CD, DVD or Flash drive; work with electronic records at mediation, arbitration or trial; and learn about emerging ESI trends.

The book was co-written by Bruce Olson, president of ONLAW Trial Technologies, in Appleton, Wis., and Tom O’Connor, a nationally known consultant, speaker and writer in the area of computerized litigation support systems.

Source: American Bar Association