The E-Discovery Paralegals Network is eager to learn about online and “bricks-and-mortar” e-discovery certificate programs, classes, CLE courses, seminars, and other e-discovery training for paralegals.
If you know of such a resource, please list it in the comments section below.
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Here is our baseline resources list:
Program-specific training (free)
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Concordance |
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CaseMap |
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LiveNote |
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Sanction |
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Trial Director |
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Summation |
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iConect nxt |
http://training.iconect.com/content/courses/weekly_webinar.asp |
Topical Webinars
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Encore Discovery Solutions |
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Fios |
http://www.fiosinc.com/e-discovery-knowledge-center/default.aspx |
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Council on Litigation Management |
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Summation |
Written Resources
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Law Technology Bulletin |
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Legal Technology News |
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KNOW, a magazine for Paralegals |
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Litigation Support Today |
Blogs/Listservs
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Common Scold |
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Yahoo Groups |
http://www.yahoo.com (search Litigation Support) |
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LinkedIn Groups |
http://www.linkedin.com (search Litigation Support & E-Discovery) |
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Estrin Report |
National Organizations
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ALSP |
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Women in E-Discovery |
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ILTA |
Certifications
*Program-specific
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Concordance |
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CaseMap |
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Summation |
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LiveNote |
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IPRO |
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iConect nxt |
http://training.iconect.com/content/iconect/training_req.asp |
*General Industry
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LitWorks |
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Georgetown Law (CLE) |
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Kroll |
http://www.krollontrack.com/certification-courses/
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California State University – Fullerton
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http://www.csufextension.org/Classes/certificate/CertDetail.aspx?GN=3414&GV=1 |
Industry Resources
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Clearwell Systems |
http://www.clearwellsystems.com/e-discovery-central/index.php |
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EDRM |
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Paralegal Gateway |
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E-Discovery Paralegal Network |
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PivitolDiscovery |
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LitigationSupportCareers.com |
Conferences & Online Learning
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Washington Online Institute (WOLI) |
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KNOW Paralegal |
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Paralegal Technology Conference |
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Litigation Support Leaders Conference |
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ILTA |
Thanks to Danielle Marbury of WilmerHale, EDPN’s Director and Training Chair, for creating and providing this list.
Special Notes On Resources Listed Above:
Do you have a special comment on any of the resources listed above? If so, please send it to us, and we’ll put it here.
1. Special Comment: Washington Online Institute (WOLI), a respected online paralegal certificate program, offers an intensive one-month certificate course in e-discovery for paralegals. Upon successful completion of the class, the student receives a certificate. For more information, contact: www.woli.com
2. Organization of Legal Professionals (OLP), is trying to create a formal certification test for e-discovery paralegals. Please see our “OLP/Certification” page.
2. Lorman Education Services has created a special page on its website of teleconferences it offers that would be of interest to EDPN’s members. These teleconferences include several litigation teleconferences. Lorman offers several options, including a teleconference, a teleconference and a CD recording of the teleconference, and for people unable to attend on a particular day, a CD plus manual package.
A discount is offered to paralegals who are members of EDPN. For more information, please visit: http://www.lorman.com/training/EDPN
Happy New Year E-Discovery Paralegals! Check back often. Also, email your training questions to paralegaltips@gmail.com.
An excellent resource for live educational opportunities is:
IPE, Institute for Paralegal Education at: http://www.nbi-sems.com/instituteforparalegaleducation.aspx
Check out their December Newletter feature: “Top 10 Tips for Organizing Large-Scale Document Review Projects” at: http://www.nbi-sems.com/Enbi/Email/cToolsOfTheTradeDecember2008.pdf
Another written resource that I have found to be helpful is Legal Assistant Today (www.legalassistanttoday.com). They run reviews of technology and software programs in their magazine and often have the archived articles available online.
Dear Friends:
Here is another useful resource:
E-Discovery and the Law: The New Path of Litigation
Electronic Discovery and the Law
This course from Estrin Education provides an introduction to electronic discovery and the law. Terminology, New Federal Laws, metadata, ESI and more. Cost: $49.95
info@knowparalegal.com
Sponsored by KNOW, the paralegal magazine
Cordially,
Robin Elizabeth Margolis
I need help with Concordance. I am in a new position at my agency and I’ve never used Concordance. We have the software version. I used to think I knew computers until I started reading about Concordance. Oh My!!!
Dear Michele:
If you scroll back up this page, there are several Concordance training resources listed on it:
Concordance
http://law.lexisnexis.com/concordance/certification
and if you are unemployed, and can’t pay for training, Concordance offers a free download of an earlier version of its program and a free manual at:
Concordance
http://law.lexisnexis.com/concordance/free-training
Concordance also has all kinds of self-teaching manuals for sale.
In addition (not listed on this page), there is a DVD — pricey, but useful — that you can buy, which teaches Concordance slowly, and via pictures, at:
http://www.aplcs.com/
It teaches the 2007 version, but that would be sufficient to get you started.
If none of these resources work, go to Google, and input “Concordance manual” or “Concordance book” or “Concordance training,” and other books and resources will pop up.
Cordially,
Robin Elizabeth Margolis
Director
E-Discovery Paralegals Network
KNOW Paralegal (www.knowparalegal.com) offers paralegals a variety of e-discovery online webinars and e-learning modules. There are two excellent online 24/7 on demand e-learning modules on e-discovery 101A and “Why e-Discovery”. Learn at your own pace with video, PowerPoint, excellent consultant and self-assessment tests.
And don’t forget the webinars! Very reasonably priced, one hour webinars designed specifically for the paralegal assignment.
See you there!
Announcing eDiscovery@Work
Online Interactive Courses for Experienced Paralegals
Learn e-Discovery In-Depth from Experts Working in the Field
Finally, e-Discovery courses for paralegals that are in-depth, step-by-step, and carefully designed to give you the most up-to-date and latest information.
KNOW Paralegal is pleased to announce its strategic alliance with the well-respected Center for Advanced Legal Studies and The Organization of Legal Professionals to develop the first 8-week online, interactive courses designed to teach you e-Discovery from beginning to end.
Taught by some of the most knowledgeable attorneys, litigation support professionals, paralegals and consultants in the U.S. and beyond, these courses have been specifically tailored to take you from where you are today and advance your knowledge far beyond an ordinary short seminar or webinar.
You will:
Get formal training in e-Discovery from top experts in the country
Interact with and see the instructors and other students via webcam
Use state-of-the-art technology
Get comprehensive, in-depth courses
No more taking a seminar here, a webinar there and trying to piece the e-Discovery puzzle together. No more learning on-the-job with the hope that something hasn’t been left out of your training. Meet just 2x per week at convenient times via webcam and online.
Three NEW courses:
1. eDiscovery 101A: Fundamentals of eDiscovery
For those new to e-Discovery or those who may not have learned all of the integrated topics present in this new and exploding practice specialty.
2. eDiscovery, The Next Level
An advanced course for those who have at least 2-3 years of experience or more in e-Discovery.
3. eDiscovery for Non-Legal Professionals
A course specifically designed for those technology professionals who are handling e-Discovery but transitioned to the legal field from another industry. Designed for those with little or no legal background.
Just a few of the topics we will cover:
ESI
Cloud Computing
EDRM
Collection Strategies
New Rules of Federal Procedure
Preserving Accessible & Inaccessible ESI
Duty to Disclose
Litigation Holds
Inadvertent Disclosure
Duty to Preserve
Discovery & Daubert
International eDiscovery
Depositions Under Rule 30
Where to Find Metadata
Case Studies
Rules 16 & 26
Ethical Considerations
The Sedona Principles
Early Case Assessment
LEARN MORE
Partial List of Instructors Who Will Team Teach Your Courses for Maximum Results:
Helen Marsh, Esq, Past member, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker and Keker & Van Nest LLP
Kenneth Rashbaum, Esq., Past partner and Co-Chair of the E-Discovery, Compliance and Data Management Practice Group of AmLaw 100 law firm Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold, LLP and Director of Consulting of Fios, Inc.; Member, The Sedona Conference
Lynn Frances, CEO, e-Discovery Writer.com; Technical Writer/Marketing Specialist at First Advantage Litigation Consulting; Director Technical Communication at DolphinSearch, Inc
Mark Blaha, Firmwide Litigation Support Manager, Littler Mendelson
Alex Bates, Esq, Consultant. Past member of the firms Constantine Cannon LLP and Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP
Bhupender Pratap Singh, Founder and Principal Consultant, Lexbyte Consulting, Gurgaon, India
Barry Rozen, President & Principal, Litscovery; Certified Computer Forensic Examiner (EnCE) and Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) working with Am Law 100 firms and Fortune 100 companies
Dennis Warchol, Litigation Technology Specialist, Leclair Ryan
Kevin Brown, Consultant, formerly with KPMG
Gina-Nicole Elzy, Esq., Practice Support Analyst Latham & Watkins, LLP; Past firm-wide Litigation Support Manager at Holland & Knight, LLP
LEARN MORE
http://www.knowparalegal.com/eDiscovery-Courses.html
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Two updates: Legal Assistant Today is now Paralegal Today (www.paralegaltoday.com) and CT Summation recently changed its website. The new page for CT Summation’s free webinars is http://www.ctsummation.com/NewsAndEvents.aspx?tab=Webinars.
Hello,
I am looking for employment at a law firm in New York, I been working at an e-discovery vendor for the last 8 years. I have an associate degree and certificate in Concordance and Law e-discovery. Is this qualification enough to acquire an entry level project manager position? Please advice.
Thanks
David
Dear David:
I would suggest contacting the Organization of Legal Professionals with your question.
See the “OLP/Certification” page on this website.
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