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Re: Anyone work in E-Discovery?
I recently had a large e-discovery project. Why?
what do you want to know about it.
I know a bunch of the vendor sales people.
Above Us Only Sky
I am sick of being in my current field (sales) and was looking at something else and I read this article and thought about getting into it. I could get a certificate in it and was wondering what it's all about. It seems like it is in demand.
http://legalcareers.about.com/b/2010/10/19/tuesdays-tip-breaking-into-e-discovery.htm
What do you do now?
It's definitely in demand, particularly for those with tech backgrounds, and really really particularly for those with a background in database design and management.
I work in sales now, no backgound in DB design & mgmt. I found a program that would get me certified, but it is pricey (17K). I have a degree in Bus Adm/Finance. I am just sick of being in sales and want something new and trying to figure out what.
No prob
I read the link you just posted, and it's not terribly informative and gives the impression this is easy to break into. I think that may be true at the entry level end of the spectrum. If you want to come in higher up, like at a manager level, you'll need something more than a paralegal certificate.
Basically, people that work in e-discovery do things like:
-design search queries to search emails and electronic data to respond to discovery requests.
- prepares the data to be searchable (like restoring backup tapes, restructuring databases, etc)
- manage the data that comes from those inquiries - builds databases to review the data that comes from the inquiries and/or finds ways to sort it
- reviews the data (typically those positions require JDs, but not always)
- designs databases to re-organize the data the way the lawyers supervising the project want it
- provides customer service support, like troubleshooting, to large scale review projects
and so forth.
There's a small sales component - the e-discovery contractors (which include both the data management companies and the database review software companies) need to find law firms to hire them, and will bid on large scale projects.
Thanks, that is very helpful. Definitely sounds technical. I will have to inquire if the certificate provides that kind of training, my guess would be no!