Litigation resources arm attorneys for e-discovery battles.

To effectively obtain, manage, and admit electronic discovery, plaintiff attorneys must know not only the law and procedural rules, but also the technology available to locate all relevant electronically stored information (ESI). Defendants routinely use the challenges and expense of producing ESI as weapons to frustrate discovery. AAJ Exchange resources and Education programs can help plaintiff attorneys get what they--and their clients--are entitled to.

The Exchange's "Electronic Discovery" litigation packet, updated in late 2006, tracks the emerging body of case law--emphasizing seminal cases on scope, cost-shifting, privilege, spoliation, and sanctions. It includes practical examples of how to frame discovery requests and use Rule 30(b) (6) depositions to elicit ESI, and how to preserve defendants' data to avoid spoliation. The packet discusses the ESI-related amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure that took effect on December 1, 2006.

For more information, log onto the Exchange at www.justice.org/ exchange and click on "Litigation Packets" or call the Exchange at [phone].

A December 2006 AAJ Education teleseminar, "Electronic Discovery Roundtable: The New Federal Rules," also focused on the amendments to the federal rules. At the Annual Convention in Seattle last summer, the AAJ Electronic Discovery Litigation Group education program addressed discovery strategies, admissibility, forensic searches, and the ESI-related amendments. This group will hold another education program at the 2007 Annual Convention in Chicago, covering electronic-discovery experts, cost-shifting and burden arguments, judicial perspectives, litigation support vendors, and using the new federal rules to the plaintiff's advantage.

Audio recordings of these programs--and many other AAJ Education seminars and teleseminars--can be purchased through Playback Now by calling [phone] or visiting www.iplaybackaaj.com.