Hire Counsel + ACEDS Hire Counsel is deeply committed to the success of our employees and are pleased to partner with ACEDS (Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists), to offer our eDiscovery professionals a unique opportunity for continuing education and to gain a competitive edge in today’s E-Discovery job market.

E-Discovery Essentials is an interactive, self-paced course that teaches the basics of e-discovery preparation, best practices for ESI collection, and the review process.

This course is perfect if you are interested in: • Pursuing a full-time career in e-Discovery• Preparing for the Certified E-Discovery Specialists (CEDS) exam• Earning relevant CLE credits (available in certain states)

The course contains 17 modules and will take approximately 12 hours to complete. Employees will have one year to complete the course from date of registration.

Please note: This course is available to qualified Hire Counsel employees who are currently on assignment and have completed 40 hours of work. Hire Counsel subsidizes the course fee ($695 retail value). The course fee for Hire Counsel employees is $300, which will be automatically deducted from payroll ($150 per week for two pay periods).

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⊲ ABOUT TRAINING

E-Discovery Essentials is an interactive, self-paced course that explores aspects of the e-discovery process, from preservation, to collection and review. This course is ideal for individuals preparing for the Certified E-Discovery Specialists (CEDS) examination and those new to the e-discovery field. Purchasing this course gives you unlimited access to a full year of training.

The course contains 17 modules covering diverse topics that span the e-discovery process. Learners will progress through the basics of e-discovery preparation, best practices for ESI collection and, finally, the review process.

E-Discovery Essentials will take approximately twelve hours to complete.

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ENGAGING • COMPREHENSIVE • INTERACTIVEPlus, Earn up to 12 General, 1 Ethics, and 5 Tech CLE Credits*

⊲ SKILL ASSESSMENT AND TRACKING

Throughout the E-Discovery Essentials course, each module is concluded with a set of comprehensive review questions to effectively assess a learners’ comprehension and recall of the material presented. Each question includes detailed feedback to a learner’s response to reinforce their learning and contribute to their knowledge retention.

To successfully advance to the next module, a learner is required to view and interact with the core learning object and complete the summative quiz. To ensure ease of convenience, a learners can pause and resume their learning at any time.

This course is designed to track the advancement of each learner, allowing them to view their progress at any point through a course homepage. In addition, designated administrators may also track user progress, including quiz scores and module completion. This function is ideal for organizations that wish to administer training internally. For instance, the course can teach in-house legal and IT teams to execute organization-wide litigation holds, and best practices for data preservation.

⊲ INTERACTIVE AND ENGAGING CONTENT

E-Discovery Essentials is a fully interactive training course that will engage and challenge each learner. Professionally narrated and designed, this course guides each learner through the various stages of the e-discovery process by utilizing meaningful graphics, animations and interactive components. Learners can select the information they wish to learn through buttons or scrolling effects, b efore p roceeding t o t he n ext learning activity.

⊲ CEDS CERTIFICATION TRAINING

E-Discovery Essentials is the ideal companion to the Certified E-Discovery Specialist (CEDS™) Preparation Manual and CEDS Online Prep Seminar.

While this course should not be taken in place of the study manual, it will reinforce the CEDS preparation materials and help candidate earn a higher score on the exam. ACEDS recommends that CEDS candidates preparing for the test to read chapters in the study manual and take the online modules for reinforcement.

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MODULE 1 – INTRODUCTION TO E-DISCOVERY• Overview of the E-Discovery Process• The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP)• The Electronic Discovery Reference Model

MODULE 2 – DISCOVERY COSTS AND BUDGETING CONSIDERATIONS• Measuring Volume of Data• Communication with Third-Party Vendors• Determine E-Discovery Project Scope• Identify and Control Cost Drivers

MODULE 3 – PROJECT PLANNING• Building the E-Discovery Team• The E-Discovery Documentation Folder• Implementation of Record Management Policies• Application of Data Maps

MODULE 4 – INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND LITIGATION READINESS• Information Management• Litigation Holds, Protocols and Readiness Plan• Departing Employees

MODULE 5 – LITIGATION HOLD IMPLEMENTATION• Implementation of Litigation Hold• ESI• Business Considerations• Sanctions

MODULE 6 – PROJECT MANAGEMENT• Managing Non-Party Relationships• Electronic Discovery Reference Model• Budget Considerations• Evaluation of Client Risk Tolerance

MODULE 7 – LEGAL FRAMEWORK AND OBLIGATION • Protecting Attorney-Client Privilege• “Meet and Confer” Duty Rule• Obligations and Tracking• Record-Keeping Duties

MODULE 8 – COLLECTION PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION• ESI Collection Process• Validating Collected ESI• Shared Network Resources• Data in the Cloud and Storage Options

MODULE 9 – DATA PROCESSING• Data Review Risks and Benefits• Search Terms• Data Culling Vs. Data Processing• Sunsetting Processed Data

MODULE 10 – PREDICTIVE CODING• Technology-Assisted Review• Elements of Predictive Coding• Developing a Defensible Strategy• Developing Data Samples

MODULE 11 – DATA CULLING• Data Culling• Validating the Data• Data De-Duplication• De-NISTing

MODULE 12 – TECHNOLOGY ISSUES• Data Storage Solutions• Data Collection Methods• Document Retention Policies• Understanding Shared Network Resources

MODULE 13 – REVIEW PLANNING• Team Member Selection and Training• Quality Control and Validation Processes• Production and Privilege Issues

MODULE 14 – DOCUMENT REVIEW• Understanding Document Review• Data Sets• Data Culling Methods• Privilege Logs

MODULE 15 – DATA PRODUCTION• Data Production• Data Production Formats• Metadata• Tracking the Native Production Of ESI

MODULE 16 – INTERNATIONAL DISCOVERY• US and European Standards• The Hague Convention• Privacy Protection Laws• Blocking Statues

MODULE 17 – ETHICS IN E-DISCOVERY• Ethical Standards• Sanctions• Ethical Obligations• Data Mining

⊲ TRAINING OVERVIEW

E-Discovery Essentials is an interactive, self-paced course that explores aspects of the e-discovery process, from preservation, to collection and review.

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• Florida - 12 hours, including 1 hour on Ethics and 5 Technical credits• California – 10 hours, including 1 hour on Ethics• Texas – 10 hours, including 1 hour on Ethics• Pennsylvania – 10 hours, including 1 hour on Ethics• New Jersey – 12 hours, including 1.2 hours on Ethics• Minnesota – 10 hours, including 1 hour on Ethics• Illinois – 10 hours, including 1 hour on Ethics• Other states that allow self-reporting may recognize the program for credit as well.

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