If you don’t start thinking about discovery until the case is filed, you’re already behind because eDiscovery begins before the case is ever filed.

As discussed in this blog post from Trustpoint.One (Today, eDiscovery Begins Before the Case Is Ever Filed, available here), many legal professionals are reactive when it comes to the discovery of electronically stored information (ESI). A case is filed (or if they’re a third party, a third-party subpoena is issued) and it’s time to begin identifying ESI to be preserved and then collected so that it can be loaded into an eDiscovery platform for searching & culling, review, and eventual production.

That’s why organizations must have a strong Information Governance (IG) program today to keep up with the explosion of data, which is expected to reach 181 zettabytes (which is 181 trillion gigabytes!) by next year!

So, what are four benefits of a strong IG program? And what are three important components your organization needs to get started with an IG program? Let’s get “model happy”! What does that mean? Find out here, it’s just one more click! 😉

So, what do you think? How robust is your organization’s IG program? Please share any comments you might have or if you’d like to know more about a particular topic.

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