Extract from Jason Thompson’s article “We Can All Be More Litigation Ready: Does It Make Sense for Your Organization”
Having spent more than 20 years in the eDiscovery and technology industry as both in-house and in an outside advisory capacity in the EU, I have seen many ways organizations develop & manage their eDiscovery programs. Not all eDiscovery programs are the same and it’s important to categorize the type of program in order to advise on critical improvements to determine what is the best approach for your organizations.
I find there are two main camps of eDiscovery programs: Ad-Hoc eDiscovery Programs and Litigation Ready eDiscovery Programs. Let’s take some time to look at both of these approaches and see how they impact an organization’s eDiscovery program.
Ad-hoc eDiscovery is treated as an unplanned exercise that may happen 1-5 times per year and involves departments or functions that do not communicate on regular basis. This reactive approach can be very painful and expensive for the organization.
