Professional Skills: Satisfies ABA Professional Skills Requirement
Registration Information
Upperclass-only elective
Meeting Times
Day
Time
Location
MON
3:45 - 6:45 pm
TNH 2.124
Evaluation Method
Type
Date
Time
Location
Midterm exam
Final exam
December 12, 2012
8:30 am
A-Z in 2.140
Description
This 3-hour course covers the hottest and most challenging topic in litigation today: electronic discovery. The course is designed to address discovery and evidentiary issues pertaining to electronic information as they arise in the course of litigation. The course begins with a primer on electronic information, how it is stored and retrieved and the fundamentals of computer forensics. Preservation, records retention, and litigation holds as they pertain to electronic data are addressed. The course covers meet and confer conferences and what electronic discovery issues must be addressed between opposing counsel. Topics including computer forensics, collection, preservation, production, spoliation and sanctions and privilege are all addressed in depth throughout the the semester. With an emphasis on understanding the nuts and bolts of information technology, the course teaches practical considerations, tips and tools as well as pivotal case law that has shaped this area of the law and the electronic discovery industry as a whole.
Ball, Craig D