The next Master Course will begin January 27th, 2021 lasting 10 weeks. We will meet Wednesdays from 1:00pm - 2:30pm PT.
Today, discovery and production of electronic evidence is a vital part of litigation. Legal professionals are faced with a changing format of evidence - evidence created and stored electronically. Now, emails, metadata, social networking sites, text messaging, word processing documents, spreadsheets, and other electronic files are the "smoking guns" of evidence.
Consequences of eDiscovery Incompetence
Failing to discover or produce electronic evidence can lead to consequences for practitioners including court sanctions, losing an otherwise winnable case, ethics disciplinary action and malpractice claims. With the implementation of the amended federal rules, state rules and case law regarding electronic discovery and evidence, legal professionals must respond and adapt to our changing litigation environment.
10-Weeks to eDiscovery Competence
The Master eDiscovery Course is a unique learning experience targeted to these present and emerging issues. The Course's ten week curriculum will give you an in-depth and structured look at the technological and legal issues affecting electronic discovery and evidence. This course features an online live, interactive instructional approach; instructional on-demand videos, factual scenarios, and pre and post tests which are designed to engage you in active learning methodologies. Joining us for one of the sessions will be guest speaker Judge John M. Facciola (ret.) who will provide insights from a judicial and pragmatic point of view. Judge Facciola is a renowned instructor currently teaching at Georgetown Law School. The class size will be limited to 25 students. Michael Arkfeld will be the primary instructor for this course.
Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to:
- Understand the ethical implications and consequences for failure to preserve data
- Demonstrate an understanding of the basics of information technology and electronic discovery
- Understand when to use computer forensics in eDiscovery cases
- Establish an appropriate legal hold
- Counsel clients in regard to the retention and preservation of ESI
- Negotiate eDiscovery compliance with the opposing party
- Grasp and apply the federal and state rules and caselaw that govern the world of eDiscovery
- Identify, request, process, respond and admit ESI
- Understand the foundational requirements for admission of electronic evidence
This readings for this course are from the various Arkfeld publications. You may already have them available through your organization's Lexis Advance online legal research subscription or it may be in your library. If not, the Publications may be purchased at a 30% discount, in a variety of formats, through the Lexis Nexis store.
After the discount, the cost of the publications is approximately $275. To save 30% on this and other publications in the collection of Arkfeld on Electronic Discovery and Evidence (4th ed.) treatise and Arkfeld’s Best Practice Guides, please reference or enter promotion code: 2021EDEC30. To order visit the LexisNexis® Store at <http://www.lexisnexis.com/2021EDEC30>. If you have further questions, call 800.223.1940 to speak with a LexisNexis® account representative.
We look forward to your participation. If you have any questions, contact me at [email protected].
– Michael Arkfeld