Electronic Discovery and Digital Evidence

2 Credit Hours

This course will equip students with the focused knowledge and practical skills needed to immediately contribute to related law firm or legal department assignments. Electronically stored information and digital evidence have assumed a central role in virtually all investigations, disputes, and litigation. The cost and time consumed in the eDiscovery process alone can exceed the remaining costs of litigation, in some cases becoming a barrier to litigation or to fully litigating the substantive issues. Whether directly engaged in the many facets related to eDiscovery or Digital Evidence, or having one’s practice otherwise impacted by them, nearly every attorney today needs to have anywhere from a strong to an expert’s grasp of the topics covered in this class. The teaching professors, who are seasoned practitioners, will also invite guest lecturers recognized as leaders in their respective specialized realms to ensure that students receive instruction from leading experts on related Federal Rules, caselaw, technologies, processes, and associated best practices for the range of issues associated with all phases of the EDRM. The practical elements of critical related current topics include AI, information governance, and data privacy and security and their impacts will be comprehensively presented and infused within discussions on other topics as implicated. Emphasizing practical applications, the course experience will include sessions such as hands-on exposure to critical technologies such as the leading hosted review platforms and presentations on advanced cyber forensics/investigations capabilities by preeminent experts.