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A Data Discovery Department?

By Ari Kaplan
May 30, 2007
With the buzz surrounding electronic-data discovery ('EDD'), which grows only louder as the need to find data stored electronically to support litigation increases, law firms and corporate clients are facing an important operational decision that might cause some friction in this booming sector.

The need for e-discovery processes and support to handle them cannot be disputed. Where the tension might arise is in more corporate counsel taking control of the e-discovery process as law firms continue staffing up for e-discovery.

Consider that in a first-of-its-kind survey of chief operation officers conducted by our ALM affiliate publication, Law Firm Inc., executives at Am Law 200 firms said a director of litigation support was the position most commonly added to the executive ranks within the last 12 months.

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