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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.
Thank you very much for your time and support. Please start with the survey now by clicking on the Continue button below.
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1. Please specify your legal practice: |
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2. To what extent do you anticipate an increase in the number of discovery requests your organization will receive during the next 12 months? |
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3. To what extent do you believe that discovery preparedness is currently one of the most important functions of your organization’s legal department?
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4. What proactive steps have you taken to improve your preparedness for complying with an eDiscovery request? (Check all that apply)
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5. Have you implemented internal eDiscovery processes or technology?
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6. Why haven’t you established internal eDiscovery processes or technology? (Check all that apply)
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7. When does your organization plan to establish internal eDiscovery processes or technology?
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8. Check the data/document processing functions for which you use a service provider, a law firm, and/or manage in-house:
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9. How many employees are members of your organization’s internal eDiscovery team? |
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10. How well prepared is your organization to manage electronically stored information (ESI)? (1=Unprepared, 5=Very Well Prepared)
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11. Does your organization have a fully-implemented records management program? |
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12. When does your organization plan to implement a records management program? |
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13. Which of the following are included in your records management program? (Check all that apply) |
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14. Who typically is in charge of collecting electronic evidence for your organization in order to respond to a discovery request? |
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15. What litigation risk management element(s) is your company most concerned about? (Check all that apply.) |
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16. In what industry is your organization? |
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17. What were your organization’s sales in 2007?
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18. Select the position that best identifies your role? |
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19. To what extent do you anticipate that your corporate clients will receive an increased number of discovery requests during the next 12 months? |
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20. To what extent do you believe that discovery preparedness is one of the most important functions of your corporate clients’ legal department? |
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21. To what extent is your firm prepared to design an eDiscovery preparedness program for a corporate client? (1 = Unprepared; 5 = Very Well Prepared) |
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22. On average, how well prepared are your corporate clients to manage electronically stored information (ESI)? (1 = Unprepared; 5 = Very Well Prepared)
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23. Which of the following eDiscovery-related activities describe your approach to this point? |
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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) |
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25. Does your firm have a fully-implemented records management program? |
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26. How many lawyers are in your firm? |
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27. Select the position that best identifies your role. |
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| Thank you for completing the eDiscovery Survey. If you are interested in obtaining a copy of the report, please provide your contact information. We also will notify you if you have won a copy of “The Electronic Discovery and Evidence Handbook.” Name, Title, E-mail Address | | |
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Would you be willing to be contacted for a brief follow up interview on survey topics? |
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