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Paralegal E-Discovery Process and Practice

LAW X422

42599708
Delivery Options Online

E-Discovery is the process of recovering, searching, organizing and analyzing data stored on computers, hard drives, floppy disks, mobile devices and other digital storage devices for the purpose of being used as evidence in court.

The course covers two aspects of E-Discovery.

  1. E-Discovery Process concentrates on the concepts and procedures surrounding the E-Discovery Reference Model (EDRM).
  2. E-Discovery Practice focuses heavily on the necessary forms provided in the required textbook.

The ability to manage high-volume data demands in the modern law firm is the foundation of E-Discovery as critical evidence. Skills and competency in this area allow paralegals to make critical contributions to this important pre-trial process, in part because older, more experienced trial lawyers are not deeply familiar with E-Discovery. While paralegals are unlikely to retrieve the digital data, they can be involved in preparing E-Discovery requests and responding to those requests by identifying sources of data, helping to ensure data is not compromised, arranging for data retention, and other areas of critical importance for the process.

Course Outline

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Course Objectives

  • Know how to gather, search, store, analyze and produce meaningful information in a variety of file formats under significant business and legal constraints
  • Be able to propound discovery requests seeking electronically stored information
  • Explore new and evolving approaches to the management of discoverable electronically stored information
  • Know how to prepare an E-Discovery plan to obtain relevant information, while respecting confidentiality rights individual privacy and trade secret rights
  • Understand compliance with California and Federal E-Discovery law and changing case law.

What You Learn

E-Discovery Process

  • Information Management
  • Identification
  • Preservation
  • Collection
  • Processing
  • Review
  • Analysis
  • Production
  • Presentation

E-Discovery Practice

  • Preparing an E-Discovery plan
  • Gathering evidence
  • Third-party experts
  • Preservation and spoliation
  • Proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
  • The authorities
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Sections

Section 003

Start Anytime Online

Course Fee(s)

Course Fee credit (1 units)

$995.00


Type Online, Start Anytime

Enroll anytime and progress through the curriculum at your own pace.

Dates
Start Now, you have 62 days to complete this course once enrolled.

Delivery Options

Online

Available for Credit

1 semester units

Instructors

  • Jonathan Van Ee

Section Notes

Students have 2 months to complete this course.

Please purchase the textbook at https://mycareerstudylabs.com/books/ucbxonline/index.html

Your user name and password for the online modules on ParalegalSpace will differ from your user name and password for the UC Berkeley Extension website. You will receive an e-mail containing your ParalegalSpace log-in information approximately 3-5 business days after enrolling in a course.

Section Materials

  • (Mandatory) eDiscovery for the Legal Professional by Christine E. Broucek Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S. ISBN ISBN-13: 978-1454895251 ISBN-10: 145489525X

This course applies to the following programs:

Certificate Program in Paralegal Studies

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Required Courses

  • Essential Paralegal Studies Part I: Foundational Skills
  • Essential Paralegal Studies Part II: Authority, Research and Writing
  • Paralegal E-Discovery Process and Practice

Electives

  • Paralegal Business Law
  • Paralegal California Procedures
  • Paralegal Contract Law
  • Paralegal Criminal Law
  • Paralegal Family Law
  • Paralegal Intellectual Property Law
  • Paralegal Tort Law
  • Principles of Business Law

Learn More About this Program

Notes

Online section must be completed within three months of receiving course login information.

Departmental contact: extension-techeng@berkeley.edu

Prerequisites

Participants must have a high school diploma or equivalent.

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Jonathan Van Ee

Jonathan Van Ee, J.D., serves as lead trial counsel in complex commercial litigation matters involving contract, negligence, breach of warranty and related legal theories. With a team of dedicated professionals he executes all aspects of state and federal litigation including pre-suit dispute resolution, pleading, discovery, motion, settlement, trial, appeal and judgment enforcement proceedings. He has achieved positive outcomes in hundreds of business disputes. Van Ee has worked at some of the largest and most respected law firms, including Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., Dewey & LeBoeuf, L.L.P., and Ropers, Majeski, Kohn & Bentley, P.C.
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