By Andrew M. Cohen, Esq, GM of EMC eDiscovery reveals the Ten eDiscovery Commandments:
The 1st Commandment:
Thou shalt exhibit competence and avoid pleading technological ignorance
The 2nd Commandment:
Thou shalt cooperate and be transparent
The 3rd Commandment:
Thou shalt comply with the “duty of preserve evidence”
The 4th Commandment:
Thou shalt take meet and confer conferences seriously
The 5th Commandment:
Thou shalt educate thyself (and thine outside counsel) as to thine systems and what is & is not feasible
The 6th Commandment:
Thou shalt not misrepresent thine systems capabilities or lack thereof
The 7th Commandment:
Thou shalt identify “inaccessible” data sources during discovery
The 8th Commandment:
Thou shalt cooperate with counsel to conduct search terms
The 9th Commandment:
Thou shalt remember Rules ! and 26(g) regarding cost/proportionality
The 10th Commandment:
Thou shalt be wary of eDiscovery sanctions if these commandments are ignored (see above 9 commandments)
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