As the courts continue to define a party’s obligations regarding the preservation and production of electronic discovery—and the consequences for deficiencies—companies must be proactive to ensure not only that they can easily and efficiently comply with applicable rules and regulations if a lawsuit should arise, but also that future litigation is managed in the most cost-efficient manner possible.

Corporate legal departments can significantly improve their ability to control costs and manage risk through a comprehensive matter information management system that stores and preserves all matter-related documents, such as:

• Correspondence
• Case plans
• Contracts
• Policies
• Briefs and precedents
• Electronic documents and e-mail

In addition, the system, which includes a searchable repository, can automate and create an auditable trail documenting the preservation notice communication and litigation hold order process. Micro Strategies’ Corporate Solution for Legal Compliance, built on the IBM Enterprise Content Management (ECM) suite of products, offers a scalable and fully integrated information management platform and a comprehensive set of tools designed to help you address a wide range of matter information management, evidence preservation and production requirements.

We invite you to register for complimentary materials including a new business white paper “The Expanding Landscape of Litigation Holds and Document Production”  authored by attorneys Steven E. Brust and Michele F. Martin of Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP, while working with Micro Strategies on an active case.