Electronic Discovery Pitfalls for Paralegals

Does the thought of e-discovery make you feel sick to your stomach?  Electronic data can seem overwhelming.  However, there are ways to manage e-discovery.  In this presentation, Cari Sheehan, Assistant Clinical Professor of Business Law and Ethics at IU Kelley School of Business - Indianapolis, will discuss e-discovery and how to manage it within your practice.  This program will also discuss ethics rules that pertain to e-discovery.  In addition, discussions of data confidentiality, spoliation of evidence, and inadvertent disclosures made via email will be discussed.  This is an electronic seminar you will not want to miss.

Learning Objectives:

1. Breakdown the Rule of Prof. Conduct 1.1 and Rule of Prof. Conduct 1.6

2. Analyze steps for the collection, preservation, and disclosure of e-discovery

3. Recognize common mistakes and review of hypothetical scenarios  regarding data confidentiality

4. Review and discuss the spoliation of evidence

5. Identify common mistakes regarding email and how to avoid inadvertent disclosures