International eDiscovery Executive Certificate

With the increased globalization of business and legal markets, the rise of regulation in privacy and cybersecurity, and the introduction of artificial intelligence, it is essential today that business and legal professionals understand how to effectively manage electronically stored information (ESI).

Understanding e-disclosure processes is no longer the province of litigators alone. In today’s unified business markets, the evolving legal and regulatory landscape has elevated the need for organizations to effectively manage digital evidence and data of all types. These are essential skills for legal compliance, IT governance and risk management professionals, as well as legal operations professionals, lawyers, and anyone tasked with gathering electronic information related to an internal audit, investigation, cyber incident, or data privacy and regulatory inquiries.

Disclosure and discovery in legal practice are only one use-case. Because the volume and variety of ESI has increased exponentially at the same time that laws, regulation, and court mandates have expanded, it is necessary for compliance professionals, IT governance, privacy and cybersecurity professionals, and others within any corporate or law firm environment, to possess strong information governance and data management skills.

The information governance and data management processes used in litigation are now commonly used in regulatory matters, for internal investigations, for data subject access requests, and for cybersecurity incident response across the European Union, throughout APAC, Latin America, and the UK and Ireland.

Additionally, for organizations with new employees, the International eDEx may be deployed to supplement onboarding or orientation training to ensure a solid foundation in essential data management and compliance processes for new hires.

The International eDEx Program aims to help legal and administrative professionals effectively handle the costs and risks associated with managing data, while at the same time educating them about and empowering them to use universal, industry-recognized standards of practice. Business and legal professionals at all levels, including sales and marketing professionals, need the International eDEx training program to ensure successful outcomes for stakeholders and their clients.

This training also includes a one-year membership with ACEDS, as well as access to additional BARBRI Professional Education resources and ACEDS’ library of on-demand programming.