LAW-2951 E-Discovery Law
E-Discovery Law examines the growing body of law and practice on the treatment of electronic data in litigation. E-Discovery is a term used to describe the developing case law and best practices surrounding the identification, preservation, collection, review, and production of various electronic data sources, including email, databases, legacy systems, personal and group network shares, instant messaging, text messaging, cell phones/iPhones, social networking sites, and other electronic data sources. The course will address counsel's duties in properly identifying, preserving, collecting, reviewing, and producing electronic data, as well as basic technological knowledge that litigation counsel should possess to litigate cases in this technological age. The course will cover a wealth of growing case law as well as prepare students by exercises in mock information technology interviews, discovery conferences, and exercises in proper written discovery documents and hold orders as they relate to E-Discovery. Upon completion of the class, students will have a 360-degree understanding of the e-discovery lifecycle and how it fits within general civil litigation and government investigations.
Grading will encompass attendance, participation in class, performance on class exercises and a final examination, performance on class exercises, and a final examination.