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The Preponderance of Instant Messaging in the Workplace and its Inevitable Effect on eDiscovery
When it was introduced, e‐mail was a revolutionary new tool for the exchange of ideas, information, and pleasantries. What once took days to convey could now be relayed in seconds. Eventually e‐mail became a huge part of our working lives, changing the way we do business day‐to‐day. However, while many jobs got much easier, the job of a litigating attorney was about to change drastically. With the prevalence of e‐mail, companies are now producing a deluge of information – information that needs to be preserved, collected, indexed, and produced during the course of discovery.
Luckily, with advances in data storage technology have come similar advancements in the collection of this Electronically Stored Information (“ESI”). Historically, the mere thought of collecting and sifting through 100,000 records was enough to drive an attorney crazy. Now, the processes and protocols are in place to make a similar effort efficient and controllable.
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