Electronic discovery battleplan
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Storing information in electronic formats has complicated the discovery process, but legal practitioners can gather the required information if they establish a basic plan. The rules of discovery are the same for either paper-based or electronically stored information, but the electronic formats are easily altered, leaving practitioners open to charges of evident spoliation. Practitioners should first insist that their opponents create backups of all electronically stored data. Hiring a computer expert is vital, and the expert should be some one who will be a credible witness. Practitioners should learn the applications and systems used by their opponents and identify all potentially relevant files. When going on site to copy files from the opponent, practitioners should allow the opponent or the opponent's staff to operate the systems, to avoid charges of evidence tampering. Tips for finding lost or altered files are also provided.
Publication Name: Law Office Computing
Subject: Law
ISSN: 1055-128X
Year: 1996
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Tuning up your old office network
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Law firms, which use LANs to interconnect attorneys and staff, are finding that their networks are starting to show their age. Typically, LANs were originally installed in the days of MS-DOS, and they rely on Ethernet to interconnect an organization's computers. Now, many such networks are experiencing congestion and other difficulties when working with newer operating systems and applications. Upgrading is one option, which can often be most inexpensively accomplished by replacing network interface cards (NIC) and cabling. For those who opt to build a network from scratch, Fast Ethernet, the current networking standard, is recommended. Fast Ethernet performs 10 times faster than earlier coaxial and 10Base-T systems.
Publication Name: Law Office Computing
Subject: Law
ISSN: 1055-128X
Year: 1997
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