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Mitigating Discovery Costs and Scope: Controlling the Process to Your Advantage

$297.00

This course is $0 with these passes:

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Description

This course will challenge counsel to approach and perceive the discovery phase in litigation not as a burden but as an opportunity to align discovery with the overall winning strategy--defendant or plaintiff--and to drive the narrative and pace of the matter while minimizing discovery risk and costs.

The purpose of the discovery process is to secure the evidence that will support victory at trial. Yet, all too often discovery is treated as a mechanical process devoid of strategic and tactical planning. A prompt and deliberate approach to discovery that supports what is necessary to prevail guides and narrows discovery up front, which will, in turn, lead to better results and value at a lower expense.

This course will delve into the components of these winning tactics and discuss how the rules of civil procedure, perceptions of proportionality in discovery, and technology have all aligned to allow "new" winning approaches to discovery.

Listen as our panel of experienced trial attorneys discusses not only the steps to take, but also provides real-world examples of how these steps have brought about cheaper and better results for in-house counsel managing the litigation process.

Presented By

Jay C. Carle
Partner
Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Mr. Carle is a litigation partner in the Chicago office of Seyfarth Shaw LLP and Deputy Chair of Seyfarth’s eDiscovery and Information Governance practice group. He has a national practice specializing in complex eDiscovery litigation, investigations, and counseling clients on eDiscovery preparedness and process, data retention, and other information governance issues.

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Tushar Vaidya
Atty
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Credit Information

  • This 90-minute webinar is eligible in most states for 1.5 CLE credits.


  • Live Online


    On Demand

Date + Time

  • event

    Tuesday, July 23, 2019

  • schedule

    1:00 PM E.T.

  1. Reorientation of common perceptions and approaches to discovery and how the eDiscovery landscape has changed
    1. Discovery Procrastination - Common rationalizations for delaying discovery and related costs and risks.
    2. Why complain about conducting discovery? How the discovery landscape has changed in the last 10 years
    3. Recalibrating the approach to discovery to align with the strategic and evidentiary goals of your case.
  2. Effective utilization of the discovery process
    1. How to drive a strong position on discovery issues and firmly justify your approach
    2. How to integrate discovery strategy into the initial fact investigation and triage
    3. Achieving value and finding what matters through technology and process
      1. Continuous Active Learning - It’s very effective, easy to understand, and evolving
      2. Managed Review - How to define and set expectations and requirements for review
  3. Applying theory to practice and partnering with outside counsel
    1. Seeking and presenting proposed plans and concepts regarding discovery cost/management and using it as a differentiator in the selection of counsel
    2. Using process goals to ensure financially prudent discovery planning--changing the question from "why does this cost this much" to "have we found this element of proof"

The panel will provide these and other crucial guidelines:

  • How to drive value in discovery
  • Understanding the relationship between evidence and discovery
  • Recognizing costs and efficiencies associated with different discovery tools
  • Designing tools and processes to ensure meaningful partnering in cost and benefit analysis