| eDiscovery Phase |
Activity |
|
Identification, Preservation
and/or Collection of ESI
|
Onsite targeted collection
of desktop, laptop, file server,
email (e.g., Exchange Server) |
| Onsite collection or assistance with collection of complex
structured data sources |
| Onsite computer forensic imaging of desktop, laptop, handheld
devices, etc. |
| Triage of backup tapes, legacy, or other inaccessible media |
| Restoration of backup tapes or recovery of legacy or other media
|
| |
| Evaluation and Reduction of
Data Prior to Review for Responsiveness |
Assistance to legal team for testing and validation of search
criteria; development and documentation of defensible search
strategy |
| Assistance to legal team with respect to design and optimization
of first-pass review. |
| |
| Early Case Assessment
|
Assistance to legal team with ECA methodology and outputs
regarding data triage, sampling, first looks, data quantification |
| Assistance to legal team for meet-and-confer and negotiation of
scope |
| |
| Expert Support for
Motion Practice |
Assistance to legal team with advice, affidavits, or other oral
or written testimony regarding discovery methodology, authenticity,
in support/defense of motions to compel, for cost sharing, or on
cost and burden. |
| Oral or written testimony |
| |
| Computer Forensic
Examination |
Examination of computer forensic image, recovery of deleted file
material, expert testimony on computer use and content. |
| |
