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E-Discovery Compliance Requires Security Pros to Think As Lawyers Do
by Julie Tower-Pierce
Issue: Mar 2008
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Understand that lawyers may not always have the first clue about where to find requested documents, or understand how voluminous a request really is; that's where really knowing what you're talking about, or finding answers, becomes crucial.

When supporting e-discovery, think of yourself as a consultant, providing services necessary for your company's lawyers to understand what locations should be considered for a thorough harvest of responsive data. Part of that ...



service is helping lawyers understand the effort required to execute their production request on its face. They might not fully realize that a request results in overly broad technical production.

As dramatic as it may sound, how you support e-discovery can play a pivotal role in case resolution, or even in the imposition of penalties or sanctions. There are very real consequences for the way e-discovery requests are handled. You can't afford not to get it right.


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