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June 4-5, 2009
Closed
December 3-4, 2009Not Available |
Kroll Ontrack Headquarters | 9023 Columbine Road | Eden Prairie, MN
Course Overview
Kroll Ontrack offers dynamic courses to keep corporations, law firms and government entities on the leading edge of the evolution of law and technology. Attorneys, litigation support professionals, paralegals, IT staff, government officials and members of the judiciary have a heightened need to advance their knowledge of e-discovery preparedness, available technology, and cutting edge legal issues and rules.
Kroll Ontrack's E-Discovery Certification Course is the most highly-acclaimed program for legal and technical professionals seeking to expand their e-discovery and computer forensics knowledge. In response to new e-discovery developments and feedback from our attendees, Kroll Ontrack has redesigned its 2009 course curriculum. This new course offers several breakout sessions designed to appeal to beginner, intermediate and advanced learners, with both legal and IT backgrounds.
Who Should Attend This Course?
This course was developed for legal and technical professionals of all levels including in-house counsel, law firm attorneys, litigation support professionals, paralegals, IT staff, and government officials. Any individual with responsibility to discover, collect, review and produce ESI in an investigation, litigation or regulatory matter should attend this course.
What Will Participants Take Away?
Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to better manage the e-discovery process and assist in making important ESI decisions. Attendees will also have a competitive edge in the marketplace and be a vital legal and technical resource to their clients and colleagues.
What Will Be Covered In This Course?
The new curriculum will cover a variety of topics, including:
- Preservation and Collection Strategies
- Information Technology 101
- Computer Forensics
- Production Format Considerations
- Metadata
- Cost Containment
- Searching Key Electronic Data
- Multilingual Discovery
- Document Review
- Cutting-Edge Case Law
- Real World Exercises
Course Format
The two-day course is held at Kroll Ontrack's corporate headquarters near Minneapolis, Minnesota and is comprised of large and small group break-out sessions. Attendees will have the flexibility to choose either basic or advanced level curriculum. This format allows course participants the flexibility to attend the classes that most interest them, encourages more interaction between course participants and offers better access to presenters’ knowledge and expertise. Kroll Ontrack will no longer be holding the basic or advanced level individual courses with this new course format.
Course Agenda
| Day One |
| 8:00am |
Bus Transportation from Hotel |
| 8:30 - 8:45 am |
Registration and Light Breakfast |
| 8:45 - 9:00 am |
Welcome & Introduction |
| 9:00 - 10:00 am |
Hold Onto Your Hat: Strategic Preservation and Collection
This presentation will discuss how information records managers, in-house counsel, IT professionals, law firm attorneys and litigation support teams can coordinate efforts to maximize efficiency and achieve the best results when preserving and collecting electronic information. Discussions will also involve the role of various ESI archiving, retention and storage tools. |
| 10:00 - 10:05 am |
Passing Time |
| 10:05 - 11:05 am |
Dual Track #1
Option A: Rules and Cases: Hot Off the Presses!
The law of electronic discovery is advancing and expanding at an incredible rate, conferring strategic advantages upon litigation teams who are up to speed. This session is designed for lawyers who desire briefing on new legal rules, cases and issues that are transforming the electronic discovery industry.
Option B: Cost Containment: Stretching E- Discovery Dollars
ESI discovery can be unnecessarily costly if not well-managed. Addressing cost containment is one area where a focused effort will pay off for your client. Topics covered during this session will include:
- How is cost determined and what are the cost components in e-discovery?
- How does one create realistic cost estimates?
- Who should pay?
- How does one create methodologies that result in legal team efficiency?
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| 11:05 - 11:15 am |
Break |
| 11:15 am - 12:30 pm |
Searching, Sorting and Sifting: Needles in the Electronic Haystack
Electronic search tools can be employed at various phases of the e- discovery process to collect, sort, sift and prioritize data sets. This presentation will discuss various search considerations and techniques such as:
- Reducing the data set through pre-review filtering and processing;
- Searching and sorting post-processing during review;
- Using conceptual search and topic grouping technologies; and
- Running searches on servers and databases.
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| 12:30 - 1:30 pm |
Innovation Lunch |
| 1:30 - 2:45 pm |
Demystifying Metadata
Metadata can be a valuable litigation and internal investigation tool, yet like other forms of ESI, it implicates a variety of new concerns. This session will expose common metadata myths and reveal various approaches for properly handling metadata. Topics to be discussed include:
- Recent case law where the preservation and production of metadata is at issue;
- Collecting metadata from various forms of ESI;
- Including metadata in a document review and avoiding metadata production
issues; and
- Metadata scrubbing and other spoliation considerations.
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2:45 - 3:00 pm
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Break |
| 3:00 - 4:00 pm |
Dual Track #2
Option A: The Fundamentals of Document Review
The success of your litigation may rely heavily on the success of your document review project. The steps you take before, during and after your review can directly impact your case. In this presentation, you will learn the steps and considerations for getting your project off the
ground – from scoping your project and setting deadlines, to training your review team and quality control.
Option B: Utilizing Your Review Tool
The success of a case rests on the quality of evidence presented. A good review tool will allow your review team to find and highlight those documents that are crucial to your case. This presentation will offer tried and true tips and techniques in getting the most out of your review tool. |
| 4:00 pm |
Group Convene for End of Day Remarks and
Bus Transportation to Hotel |
| 6:30 - 9:30pm |
Networking Dinner & Cocktails at a Minneapolis Hot Spot
Hosted by Kroll Ontrack |
| Day Two |
| 7:30 am |
Bus Transportation from Hotel |
| 8:00 - 9:00 am |
Optional Data Center Tour/
Work Time/Light Breakfast |
| 9:00 -10:00 am |
To Tiff or Not to Tiff: Production Format Considerations
Are you under a court order to produce documents in tiff format? Do you wish to conduct a native review of the opposing party's database? Or, are you wondering whether it makes sense to request that files be produced via an online repository? In this session, we will cover the pros and cons of requesting and producing files in various formats. Topics to be discussed will include:
- Planning for production;
- Format options;
- Judicial intervention in production disputes; and
- Production pitfalls.
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| 10:00 - 10:05 am |
Passing Time |
| 10:05 - 11:05 am |
Dual Track #3
Option A: Navigating the IT Landscape
In modern discovery a thorough understanding of your corporation or client's IT system, hardware and software can be as valuable as legal expertise. However, acquiring the necessary technical acumen can be a challenge for even the most sophisticated legal professionals. Take advantage of this course! Grab your legal pad and pocket protector for a crash course in Information Technology 101!
Option B: Debunking the Multilingual Mystery
With modern technology, it is almost as easy to conduct business across continents as it is across the street. In order to be prepared for the globalization of business, professionals involved in litigation must understand the language used to discuss multilingual e-discovery. Additional topics for discussion during this session include:
- How does a litigation team collect multilingual data?
- What should a litigation team know about filtering and processing multilingual data?
- How does a litigation team review multilingual data?
- How does a litigation team produce multilingual documents?
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| 11:05 - 11:15 am |
Break |
| 11:15 am - 12:30 pm |
Empowering Investigations with Computer Forensics
Do you need to find the smoking gun hidden among the computer's bits and bytes? Do you have questions regarding proper methods of collecting electronic evidence? Learn from an experienced forensics professional who has handled hundreds of computer-related investigations, as the following is discussed:
- How do computers erase files and why is erased data often recoverable using computer forensic techniques?
- What is the difference between "slack" and "unallocated" space?
- What are some computer forensics best practices when collecting and preserving evidence?
- How does e-mail work?
- What are some of the many locations where hidden data resides on a computer?
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| 12:30 - 1:45 pm |
Lunch |
| 1:45 - 3:00 pm |
Bringing It Home: Transforming Knowledge into Practice
Break into small groups to consider potential solutions to real-world and current e-discovery challenges. Attendees will be invited to submit scenarios reflecting real-life situations. Collectively, the group will brainstorm suggestions and solutions for success. |
| 3:00 pm |
End of Day Remarks and Bus Transportation to Airport and Hotel |
Travel & Accommodations
Participants are responsible for arranging and paying for airfare and hotel accommodations. Please reference the Kroll Ontrack room block when making your reservations. Kroll Ontrack will provide you with hotel booking information upon confirmation of your registration. Please do not make arrangements for travel and lodging until you receive registration confirmation.
Course Information
Course Location: Kroll Ontrack Headquarters: 9023 Columbine Road, Eden Prairie, MN. 
Map to campus.
- Please note the course will be held at the 8855 Columbine Road building within the campus.
Tuition: $1500 ($995 early bird rate available for each course if you register at least 3 weeks prior to event)
- This fee is non-refundable but may be credited for future events.
- Tuition includes all course materials, lunch and refreshments while at the training facility, and transportation between the Westin Minneapolis Downtown Hotel and course location.
- Please RSVP on the registration form regarding the complimentary networking dinner. Attire for both the course and networking dinner is business casual.
FAQs: E-Discovery Certification Course Frequently Asked Questions
If you would like more information regarding Kroll Ontrack's E-Discovery Certification Course, please call 800 347 6105 (option 3) or e-mail the events department.
Registration Information
This course is limited to individuals providing traditional legal, IT and litigation support roles on behalf of law firms and corporations. Service providers and consultants are excluded from this course. If you would like to register now for one of the courses, please click on the registration link for the date you would like to attend and follow the online registration process.
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