ACEDS E-Discovery IQ Test

ACEDS has a nifty electronic discovery IQ test available online here. The test is brief (only 11 questions) and fun and easy to take. It covers a range of topics, from social media evidence; technology assisted review; the modification of metadata for electronic files; and considerations of EU data privacy laws in electronic discovery. (Does each user get a different set of questions?)

I got 9 of 11 questions correct, which I suppose isn't bad, but I'd like to better. Perhaps what I got wrong is most instructive:

Spoilers ahead . . .

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Even a paralegal should understand a matter's legal issues and what facts may be relevant before uploading the contents of desktops to an e-discovery platform. Even at the collection stage, one should try to avoid clearly irrelevant data.

More importantly, be aware that with some TAR tools it is not necessary to begin review by having an attorney review documents for a seed set.

DOJ Guide to Electronic Discovery

The Joint Working Group on Electronic Technology in the Criminal Justice System’s guide lists 10 principles for electronic discovery.  

1. Attorneys must understand the process. 

2. Disputes about electronic discovery should include people with technical knowledge. 

3. The meet & confer should adddess electronic discovery. 

4. The parties should specify which format should be used.  

5. A party should not incur excessive processing costs. 

6. The oppsing party should be notified about production issues which can be reasonably anticipated. 

7. A record should be kept of all data that is exchanged. 

8. In a case with multiple defendants one coordinating attorney should be appointed. 

9. Parties should make a good faith effort to resolve any disputes. 

10. ESI should only be shared with members of the litigation team. 

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reStructuredText

Files with the extension rst are reStructuredText files, a plain text format used by Python to generate documentation with more complex formatting. They can be used with the Docutils library, but if you're looking for a quick and easy to convert .rst files, try installing the RST (reStructuredText) Viewer and Editor app for Chrome.

Enter the text from the .rst file on the left, click the 'View as PDF' button at the top, and on the right a formatted PDF will be generated.