<section><h2><h2><strong>Test Your E-Discovery IQ</strong></h2></h2><p><p><strong>IS THE CEDS CERTIFICATION RIGHT FOR YOU?</strong></p><p>For anyone involved in the processes of litigation or investigations, you know that e-discovery is an important aspect of the field. The Certified E-Discovery Specialist (CEDS) Certification responds to the need for professionals with diverse skills and knowledge across the e-discovery spectrum, and helps you stand out among peers.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>TEST YOUR E-DISCOVERY KNOWLEDGE.</strong></p><p>Fill out the form below to access our free mini-assessment, consisting of 11 CEDS sample questions. The questions reflect the diversity of topics covered on the CEDS examination and is designed to test your knowledge.</p></p></section><section><h2><p>After your legal team requested from the opposing party 25 of its employees’ e-mails sent or received over the prior decade, the opponent objected the request, stating it was overbroad, not proportional and unduly burdensome.</p><p><br></p><p><strong> Of the following, what is the strongest argument to defend your team’s request?</strong></p></h2></section><section><h3><p>An employee is suspected of stealing corporate secrets by downloading files onto his employer’s desktop computer, copying the files to a thumb drive, and then taking the thumb drive home.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>What is the most effective method to determine whether the employee is stealing?</strong></p></h3></section><section><h3><p>Your corporate client’s IT department seeks to recover storage space from its computer servers including a file share where the finance team stores weekly, monthly, quarterly reports.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Which of the following is the least important factor in determining whether the file share can be deleted?</strong></p></h3></section><section><h3><p>As a paralegal in the legal department, you have been asked to arrange for the contents of 30 desktops and 2 servers to be uploaded to a particular litigation support review platform.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Before starting to collect the data, what is the first thing you should do?</strong></p></h3></section><section><h3><p>You are responsible for supervising the production of responsive, unprivileged documents to the requesting party. But you are called out of town before the review is complete.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>You should:</strong></p></h3></section><section><h3><p>As outside counsel to a client to whom you render service on an ongoing basis, you are concerned that with respect to a new matter your client may not have time to produce documents that the government properly requested.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>What should you do?</strong></p></h3></section><section><h3><p>You are reviewing e-mails and notice that there are many whose content appears identical.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>What technical operations employed to minimize the quantity of e-mails to be reviewed without impacting the production’s quality?</strong></p></h3></section><section><h3><p>You are on the legal team for a multinational organization. For a case in US federal court you have been asked to preserve 10 custodians’ documents each of whom reside in Germany.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>What is the first thing you will do?</strong></p></h3></section><section><h3><p>As a family lawyer, you are counseling the plaintiff in a divorce case. Your client has an active Facebook presence that almost certainly includes discussions relevant to case.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Your best advice to the plaintiff is to:</strong></p></h3></section><section><h3><p>When on the stand, a witness was confronted with an electronic file that had the following characteristics:</p><ul><li> Create date: 3/16/2017</li><li> Modify date: 1/5/2015 </li><li> Access Date: 4/1/2017</li><li> Author: Joe Smith.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>What can be deduced from the attributes above:</strong></p></h3></section><section><h3><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">When using TAR (Technology Assisted Review) one must always begin with a seed set of documents, selected by the senior most attorney familiar with the case, which speak to important topics relevant to the case.</span></p></h3></section><section><h2><h2>Congratulations on completing the assessment, and testing your E-Discovery IQ.<strong><span class="ql-cursor"></span></strong></h2></h2><p><p>We would recommend expanding your e-discovery skills and knowledge. Generally, people who score lower are working in a discrete area of e-discovery, know that area well, and are not as familiar with the entire process. Expand your e-discovery skills and knowledge by completing our eDiscovery Executive Certificate Program, an end-to-end exploration of the EDRM, budgeting, ethics, TAR and more. </p><p><br></p><p>As a thank you for completing the assessment please accept 20% off the <a href="https://www.aceds.org/page/ediscovery-executive-certificate" target="_blank" style="color: var(--primary-color);">E-Discovery Executive Certificate (eDEx)</a>. Use the code: edex20, during checkout. This training provides the groundwork for broadening your knowledge of the entire e-discovery process, plus access to educational lectures that mirror real-world experiences.</p><p><br></p><p>The <a href="https://www.aceds.org/page/ediscovery-executive-certificate" target="_blank" style="color: var(--primary-color);">eDiscovery Executive Certificate Program (eDEx)</a> includes:</p><p><br></p><p><u>E-Discovery Essentials</u></p><ul><li>12+ hours of interactive online training that allows you to learn at your own pace</li><li>Up to 12 CLE credits, depending on state approval, and 12 CEDS credits</li><li>Topics include ethics, international discovery, project planning, budgeting, and information management</li><li>Courses developed by professional instructional designers following well-established industry guidelines</li><li>Knowledge based final exam at the conclusion of the course</li></ul><p><br></p><p><u>Lecture Series</u></p><ul><li>Negotiating a Forensic Examination Protocol</li><li>Why Firms that Do Trial Technology Wrong are Destined to Lose</li><li>Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: The Future of eDiscovery</li><li>Ethics and Social Media in Court</li><li>Upon completion of the program, you will receive a physical certificate and digital badge to be able to promote and share your new skills.</li></ul></p></section><section><h3><h2>Congratulations on completing the assessment, and testing your E-Discovery IQ!</h2></h3><p><p>Based on your score, it looks like you are on your way to becoming an E-Discovery expert.</p><p><br></p><p>As a thank you for completing the assessment please accept <strong>20% off the </strong><a href="https://www.aceds.org/page/ediscovery-executive-certificate" target="_blank" style="color: var(--primary-color);"><strong>E-Discovery Executive Certificate (eDEx)</strong></a>. Use the code: <strong>edex20</strong>, during checkout. This training provides the groundwork for broadening your knowledge of the entire e-discovery process, plus access to educational lectures that mirror real-world experiences.</p><p><br></p><p>Or take the next step the next step and complete the CEDS certification. 9 out of 10 CEDS-Certified professionals believe that earning their CEDS credential demonstrates a higher standard of knowledge and skill in the legal industry.</p><p><br></p><p>To help you get started, use the code <strong>ASSESS20 </strong>to receive a<strong> 20% discount </strong>when registering for the <a href="htstp://www.aceds.org/page/certification" target="_blank" style="color: var(--primary-color);">CEDS Certification Package Online</a>.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>The </strong><a href="htstp://www.aceds.org/page/certification" target="_blank" style="color: var(--primary-color);"><strong>CEDS Certification Package</strong></a><strong> includes: </strong></p><ul><li>the CEDS Exam Preparation Manual</li><li>the CEDS Exam Prep Seminar (live and on-demand)</li><li>1-year CEDS Membership</li><li>the certification and skill set you need to stand out</li></ul><p><br></p></p></section><section><h3><h2>Congratulations on completing the assessment, and testing your E-Discovery IQ!<strong><span class="ql-cursor"></span></strong></h2></h3><p><p>Based on your score, it looks like you are on your way to becoming an E-Discovery expert. It’s time to take the next step and complete the CEDS certification. 9 out of 10 CEDS-Certified professionals believe that earning their CEDS credential demonstrates a higher standard of knowledge and skill in the legal industry.</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.aceds.org/page/certification" target="_blank" style="color: var(--primary-color);">CEDS Certification</a> is the only credential that covers the full E-Discovery spectrum.</p><p><br></p><p>To help you get started, use the code <strong>ASSESS20 </strong>to receive a<strong> 20% discount</strong> when registering for the <a href="https://www.aceds.org/page/certification" target="_blank" style="color: var(--primary-color);">CEDS Certification Package Online</a>.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>The </strong><a href="https://www.aceds.org/page/certification" target="_blank" style="color: var(--primary-color);"><strong>CEDS Certification Package</strong></a><strong> includes: </strong></p><ul><li>the CEDS Exam Preparation Manual</li><li>the CEDS Exam Prep Seminar (live and on-demand)</li><li>1-year CEDS Membership</li><li>the certification and skill set you need to stand out</li></ul><p><br></p></p></section><section><h2><h2><strong>Test Your E-Discovery IQ</strong></h2></h2><p><p><strong>IS THE CEDS CERTIFICATION RIGHT FOR YOU?</strong></p><p>For anyone involved in the processes of litigation or investigations, you know that e-discovery is an important aspect of the field. The Certified E-Discovery Specialist (CEDS) Certification responds to the need for professionals with diverse skills and knowledge across the e-discovery spectrum, and helps you stand out among peers.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>TEST YOUR E-DISCOVERY KNOWLEDGE.</strong></p><p>Fill out the form below to access our free mini-assessment, consisting of 11 CEDS sample questions. The questions reflect the diversity of topics covered on the CEDS examination and is designed to test your knowledge.</p></p></section><section><h2><p>After your legal team requested from the opposing party 25 of its employees’ e-mails sent or received over the prior decade, the opponent objected the request, stating it was overbroad, not proportional and unduly burdensome.</p><p><br></p><p><strong> Of the following, what is the strongest argument to defend your team’s request?</strong></p></h2></section><section><h3><p>An employee is suspected of stealing corporate secrets by downloading files onto his employer’s desktop computer, copying the files to a thumb drive, and then taking the thumb drive home.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>What is the most effective method to determine whether the employee is stealing?</strong></p></h3></section><section><h3><p>Your corporate client’s IT department seeks to recover storage space from its computer servers including a file share where the finance team stores weekly, monthly, quarterly reports.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Which of the following is the least important factor in determining whether the file share can be deleted?</strong></p></h3></section><section><h3><p>As a paralegal in the legal department, you have been asked to arrange for the contents of 30 desktops and 2 servers to be uploaded to a particular litigation support review platform.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Before starting to collect the data, what is the first thing you should do?</strong></p></h3></section><section><h3><p>You are responsible for supervising the production of responsive, unprivileged documents to the requesting party. But you are called out of town before the review is complete.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>You should:</strong></p></h3></section><section><h3><p>As outside counsel to a client to whom you render service on an ongoing basis, you are concerned that with respect to a new matter your client may not have time to produce documents that the government properly requested.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>What should you do?</strong></p></h3></section><section><h3><p>You are reviewing e-mails and notice that there are many whose content appears identical.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>What technical operations employed to minimize the quantity of e-mails to be reviewed without impacting the production’s quality?</strong></p></h3></section><section><h3><p>You are on the legal team for a multinational organization. For a case in US federal court you have been asked to preserve 10 custodians’ documents each of whom reside in Germany.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>What is the first thing you will do?</strong></p></h3></section><section><h3><p>As a family lawyer, you are counseling the plaintiff in a divorce case. Your client has an active Facebook presence that almost certainly includes discussions relevant to case.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Your best advice to the plaintiff is to:</strong></p></h3></section><section><h3><p>When on the stand, a witness was confronted with an electronic file that had the following characteristics:</p><ul><li> Create date: 3/16/2017</li><li> Modify date: 1/5/2015 </li><li> Access Date: 4/1/2017</li><li> Author: Joe Smith.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>What can be deduced from the attributes above:</strong></p></h3></section><section><h3><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">When using TAR (Technology Assisted Review) one must always begin with a seed set of documents, selected by the senior most attorney familiar with the case, which speak to important topics relevant to the case.</span></p></h3></section><section><h2><h2>Congratulations on completing the assessment, and testing your E-Discovery IQ.<strong><span class="ql-cursor"></span></strong></h2></h2><p><p>We would recommend expanding your e-discovery skills and knowledge. Generally, people who score lower are working in a discrete area of e-discovery, know that area well, and are not as familiar with the entire process. Expand your e-discovery skills and knowledge by completing our eDiscovery Executive Certificate Program, an end-to-end exploration of the EDRM, budgeting, ethics, TAR and more. </p><p><br></p><p>As a thank you for completing the assessment please accept 20% off the <a href="https://www.aceds.org/page/ediscovery-executive-certificate" target="_blank" style="color: var(--primary-color);">E-Discovery Executive Certificate (eDEx)</a>. Use the code: edex20, during checkout. This training provides the groundwork for broadening your knowledge of the entire e-discovery process, plus access to educational lectures that mirror real-world experiences.</p><p><br></p><p>The <a href="https://www.aceds.org/page/ediscovery-executive-certificate" target="_blank" style="color: var(--primary-color);">eDiscovery Executive Certificate Program (eDEx)</a> includes:</p><p><br></p><p><u>E-Discovery Essentials</u></p><ul><li>12+ hours of interactive online training that allows you to learn at your own pace</li><li>Up to 12 CLE credits, depending on state approval, and 12 CEDS credits</li><li>Topics include ethics, international discovery, project planning, budgeting, and information management</li><li>Courses developed by professional instructional designers following well-established industry guidelines</li><li>Knowledge based final exam at the conclusion of the course</li></ul><p><br></p><p><u>Lecture Series</u></p><ul><li>Negotiating a Forensic Examination Protocol</li><li>Why Firms that Do Trial Technology Wrong are Destined to Lose</li><li>Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: The Future of eDiscovery</li><li>Ethics and Social Media in Court</li><li>Upon completion of the program, you will receive a physical certificate and digital badge to be able to promote and share your new skills.</li></ul></p></section><section><h3><h2>Congratulations on completing the assessment, and testing your E-Discovery IQ!</h2></h3><p><p>Based on your score, it looks like you are on your way to becoming an E-Discovery expert.</p><p><br></p><p>As a thank you for completing the assessment please accept <strong>20% off the </strong><a href="https://www.aceds.org/page/ediscovery-executive-certificate" target="_blank" style="color: var(--primary-color);"><strong>E-Discovery Executive Certificate (eDEx)</strong></a>. Use the code: <strong>edex20</strong>, during checkout. This training provides the groundwork for broadening your knowledge of the entire e-discovery process, plus access to educational lectures that mirror real-world experiences.</p><p><br></p><p>Or take the next step the next step and complete the CEDS certification. 9 out of 10 CEDS-Certified professionals believe that earning their CEDS credential demonstrates a higher standard of knowledge and skill in the legal industry.</p><p><br></p><p>To help you get started, use the code <strong>ASSESS20 </strong>to receive a<strong> 20% discount </strong>when registering for the <a href="htstp://www.aceds.org/page/certification" target="_blank" style="color: var(--primary-color);">CEDS Certification Package Online</a>.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>The </strong><a href="htstp://www.aceds.org/page/certification" target="_blank" style="color: var(--primary-color);"><strong>CEDS Certification Package</strong></a><strong> includes: </strong></p><ul><li>the CEDS Exam Preparation Manual</li><li>the CEDS Exam Prep Seminar (live and on-demand)</li><li>1-year CEDS Membership</li><li>the certification and skill set you need to stand out</li></ul><p><br></p></p></section><section><h3><h2>Congratulations on completing the assessment, and testing your E-Discovery IQ!<strong><span class="ql-cursor"></span></strong></h2></h3><p><p>Based on your score, it looks like you are on your way to becoming an E-Discovery expert. It’s time to take the next step and complete the CEDS certification. 9 out of 10 CEDS-Certified professionals believe that earning their CEDS credential demonstrates a higher standard of knowledge and skill in the legal industry.</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.aceds.org/page/certification" target="_blank" style="color: var(--primary-color);">CEDS Certification</a> is the only credential that covers the full E-Discovery spectrum.</p><p><br></p><p>To help you get started, use the code <strong>ASSESS20 </strong>to receive a<strong> 20% discount</strong> when registering for the <a href="https://www.aceds.org/page/certification" target="_blank" style="color: var(--primary-color);">CEDS Certification Package Online</a>.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>The </strong><a href="https://www.aceds.org/page/certification" target="_blank" style="color: var(--primary-color);"><strong>CEDS Certification Package</strong></a><strong> includes: </strong></p><ul><li>the CEDS Exam Preparation Manual</li><li>the CEDS Exam Prep Seminar (live and on-demand)</li><li>1-year CEDS Membership</li><li>the certification and skill set you need to stand out</li></ul><p><br></p></p></section>
