Extract from Zapproved’s article “Maximize the Relationship Between Information Governance and Ediscovery”
The mandate of corporate legal—protect brand reputation, control risk, ensure compliance—has run up against some hard realities as the nature of business evolves, especially when it comes to ediscovery.
There’s no need to cite chapter and verse on the data-volume statistics: it’s clear that the same digital transformation fueling business growth also creates an explosion of data and other electronically stored information (ESI) generated by a growing list of personal and professional technologies.
That means ediscovery is more complex and expensive than ever—though no less vital. With pressure mounting to do the same excellent work with tighter budgets, legal teams must become more proactive, cost-conscious, and strategic. That shift begins with excellent Information Governance, and ediscovery plays an integral role in getting it right.
Information Governance is Critical but Challenging
Before we dive into the relationship between Information Governance (InfoGov) and ediscovery, it might be helpful to provide a quick primer on what InfoGov is, why it’s so important to your business, and why it can be such a complex challenge.
