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Law.com and Océ Business Services invite you to take a brief survey. It will examine the specific steps being taken by corporate counsel and law firms to deal with the growing tide of eDiscovery. The resulting data will be important to anyone engaged in litigation who is aware of the surprises that eDiscovery can present. Take a few moments to complete the survey and you will receive a free copy of the survey research report. For a limited time the first 20 people to complete the survey will receive a $20 gift certificate for Amazon.com. Additionally, a random participant will win a free copy of "The Electronic Discovery and Evidence Handbook," published by the American Bar Association (valued at $129.95). The survey will only take a few minutes to complete. Please remember to include your contact information at the end of the survey so we can send you a free copy of the results and notify you by e-mail if you win a gift certificate and/or a copy of the book. Survey responses will be kept confidential and email addresses will not be shared with third parties.

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1. Please specify your legal practice:
 
In-house counsel/legal support/IT
 
Law firm counsel/legal support/IT support
 
 
 
2. To what extent do you anticipate an increase in the number of discovery requests your organization will receive during the next 12 months?
 
No increase
 
Slight increase
 
Moderate increase
 
Significant increase
 
 
 
3. To what extent do you believe that discovery preparedness is currently one of the most important functions of your organization’s legal department?


 
Don’t agree
 
Agree
 
Strongly agree
 
 
 
4. What proactive steps have you taken to improve your preparedness for complying with an eDiscovery request?
(Check all that apply)
 
Implemented a discovery readiness assessment analysis
 
Created an internal eDiscovery team
 
Hired a vendor to consult with us on implementing internal eDiscovery processes and technology
 
Hired a law firm to consult with us on implementing eDiscovery processes and technology
 
None of the above

 
 
 
5. Have you implemented internal eDiscovery processes or technology?

 
Yes
 
No
 
 
 
6. Why haven’t you established internal eDiscovery processes or technology?
(Check all that apply)
 
Too expensive (software, etc.)
 
Too risky (potential mistakes, fraud liability, etc.)
 
Not scalable (eDiscovery activity increases and decreases dramatically)
 
Too difficult to keep processes and technology current
 
Takes too much time away from case- and business-related matters
 
All of the above

 
 
 
7. When does your organization plan to establish internal eDiscovery processes or technology?

 
Within the next six months
 
Within the next year
 
Organization has no plans
 
Do not know
 
 
8. Check the data/document processing functions for which you use a service provider, a law firm, and/or manage in-house:
In-House Law Firm Service Provider N/A
Collecting paper documents
Collecting electronically-stored information
Processing electronically-stored information
Search and review
Computer forensics
Database hosting
Production to requesting party
 
 
 
9. How many employees are members of your organization’s internal eDiscovery team?
 
1 – 10
 
11 – 20
 
More than 20
 
Don’t know
 
We don’t have an eDiscovery team
 
 
10. How well prepared is your organization to manage electronically stored information (ESI)?
(1=Unprepared, 5=Very Well Prepared)
1 2 3 4 5
Implementing program for managing records & ESI to mitigate risk
Identifying potential sources of ESI
Collecting ESI for review, processing etc.
Processing ESI into forms suitable for review
Reviewing ESI for relevance & privilege
Producing ESI to requesting party
 
 
 
11. Does your organization have a fully-implemented records management program?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
 
12. When does your organization plan to implement a records management program?
 
Within six months
 
Within the next year
 
Organization has no plans
 
Don’t know
 
 
 
13. Which of the following are included in your records management program?
(Check all that apply)
 
Email archiving system
 
Records retention schedule
 
Full time records management employees
 
Periodic compliance auditing
 
Document management software
 
File tracking software

 
 
 
14. Who typically is in charge of collecting electronic evidence for your organization in order to respond to a discovery request?
 
In-house attorneys
 
In-house legal support staff
 
Internal departmental executives/custodians
 
Attorneys at our law firm(s)
 
Legal support staff at our law firm(s)
 
Don’t know

 
 
 
15. What litigation risk management element(s) is your company most concerned about? (Check all that apply.)
 
Ensuring a comprehensive document retention policy is in place, which includes electronically-stored information in a variety of formats
 
Segregating potentially privileged information (e.g., restricting access to servers where privileged information may be stored)
 
Working closely with IT personnel to mitigate eDiscovery risks
 
Training key staff in information technology basics, so they can communicate and assist more effectively when litigation holds are required
 
None of the above

 
 
 
16. In what industry is your organization?
 
Business Services
 
Construction
 
Education
 
Entertainment
 
Financial Services
 
Government
 
Healthcare/Pharmaceutical
 
Manufacturing
 
Media
 
Technology
 
Wholesale & Retail
 
Other
 
 
 
 
17. What were your organization’s sales in 2007?
 
Under $50 million
 
$51 million to $100 million
 
$101 million to $500 million
 
$501 million to $1 billion
 
More than $1 billion
 
 
 
18. Select the position that best identifies your role?
 
General counsel and staff
 
Attorney
 
Paralegal
 
Administrator
 
IT Support
 
Other
 
 
 
 
19. To what extent do you anticipate that your corporate clients will receive an increased number of discovery requests during the next 12 months?
 
No increase
 
Slight increase
 
Moderate increase
 
Significant increase
 
 
 
20. To what extent do you believe that discovery preparedness is one of the most important functions of your corporate clients’ legal department?
 
Don’t agree
 
Agree
 
Strongly agree
 
 
 
21. To what extent is your firm prepared to design an eDiscovery preparedness program for a corporate client? (1 = Unprepared; 5 = Very Well Prepared)
 
1
 
2
 
3
 
4
 
5
 
 
22. On average, how well prepared are your corporate clients to manage electronically stored information (ESI)?
(1 = Unprepared; 5 = Very Well Prepared)
1 2 3 4 5
Implementing program for managing records & ESI to mitigate risk
Identifying potential sources of ESI
Collecting ESI for review, processing etc.
Processing ESI into forms suitable for review
Reviewing ESI for relevance & privilege
Producing ESI to requesting party
 
 
 
23. Which of the following eDiscovery-related activities describe your approach to this point?
 
Established eDiscovery expertise exclusively within our firm
 
Implemented a pre-negotiated contract with one eDiscovery service provider
 
Launched some internal eDiscovery expertise within our firm and some external expertise with one or more eDiscovery service providers
 
Used a client’s preferred eDiscovery service provider
 
 
 
24. In order for your clients to be well-prepared for discovery, how important is it that they have a records management program in place? (1=Not Important, 5=Very Important)
 
1
 
2
 
3
 
4
 
5
 
 
 
25. Does your firm have a fully-implemented records management program?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
 
26. How many lawyers are in your firm?
 
Less than 25
 
26 to 50
 
51 to 100
 
101 to 500
 
More than 500
 
 
 
27. Select the position that best identifies your role.
 
Partner (Litigation practice)
 
Partner (Transactional practice)
 
Associate (Litigation practice)
 
Associate (Transactional practice)
 
Paralegal
 
Administrator
 
IT Support
 
Other
 
 
 
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