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Discerning the differences among the skyrocketing number of electronic discovery vendors is harder than ever before. Beyond speed of processing, what really counts is how efficiently a vendor helps you get through the entire process. Most of the expense of e-discovery is actually dollars spent on human teams that review electronically stored information (ESI). A vendor’s understanding of that process and tools that make it efficient are huge differentiators.

Kiersted / Systems, a seasoned leader in electronic discovery and legal technology consulting, has announced that it is a Signature Sponsor of the 12th Annual Conference of General Counsel, including support for the Magna Stella Awards Dinner recognizing in-house excellence in leadership. Kiersted’s sponsorship also extends to the annual golf tournament. The awards dinner and golf tournament will be held at the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort in San Antonio on November 18th followed by an all-day conference on November 19th.

Kiersted / Systems, a seasoned leader in electronic discovery and legal technology consulting, has announced that it will exhibit innovative and important new offerings during the International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) 2010 Conference at the ARIA Resort in Las Vegas on August 22nd to 26th.

The cost and effort involved in complying with court mandates related to electronic discovery can be overwhelming for organizations dealing with litigation. Case law dictates that companies must preserve all forms of relevant information when litigation is reasonably anticipated. This may not sound complicated on the surface, but preserving potentially relevant electronically stored information (ESI) immediately presents challenges.

Companies are facing unprecedented demands in preserving and producing electronically stored information (ESI), specifically related to electronic discovery. In addition to potential fines and sanctions that result when information is not handled properly, the cost associated with performing required tasks can be huge and often without apparent limits. The paramount goal is to capture more meaningful information - better, faster, and more easily.

Corporate legal departments and the law firms who serve them are facing complicated electronic discovery challenges presented by the increasing use of Microsoft SharePoint.