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Published on: July 01, 2008
Type of content: WHITE PAPER
Format: Unknown
Length: 14 pages
Price: FREE

Overview:
Discovery is a legal process that gives lawyers the right to acquire any records that pertain to a legal case. Historically, this specialized area of the law has been considered the purview of attorneys involved in active litigation who were actually making 'discovery requests' for particular documents relating to a legal case. It was expensive to pay for and time-consuming to collect. Consequently, companies typically took a stance of saying, "That's a legal thing; we'll let our lawyers handle it."

But legal discovery has moved away from the traditional definition of collecting paper records to include discovery of electronic records, or e-discovery. Along with the change in collection, the rules governing the discovery process have also been adapted so today, electronic records are considered discoverable, just as paper records always have been in the past. It has become clear that it is no longer an option for a business to be unprepared for discovery because there is simply too much at stake. In this whitepaper, we take a look at what you, as a Messaging Administrator, need to know about legal discovery, including how to prepare for discovery requests, what you need to learn, and how to execute discovery requests.