Sponsored by MetaLINCS.

A Ferris Research/MetaLINCS webinar.
Held on June 4, 2008. One hour.

In-house and external legal teams understand that IT now has an important role in e-discovery, but the details of the role are often unclear. In this webinar, Ferris analyst David Ferris and Fritz Mueller of MetaLINCS discuss IT’s role and how general counsel can optimize its relationship with IT.

Topics discussed include:

• Responsibilities to be assumed by IT in e-discovery
• The most difficult problems that arise when IT and general counsel work together
• How best to explain GC’s role to IT staff
• Best practices for productive IT/general counsel collaboration
• The biggest headaches for IT in its e-discovery role

The panel also includes Conrad Jacoby, founder of efficientEDD, a consultancy specializing in e-discovery and litigation information management issues, and MetaLINCS CTO Chuck Williams. The webinar concludes with a Q&A period.

Webinar 767.

Important Questions Addressed by This Webinar Include:

• What should IT’s role be in e-discovery?
• How do you ensure that IT has the right expectations with respect to general counsel’s role?
• How do you ensure that IT and general counsel work together productively?

Speakers

• David Ferris, Senior Analyst, Ferris Research. A technology analyst since 1991, David got into computer science research at Stanford University while working on a Ph.D. in philosophy. He wrote the first syndicated column in the computer industry and has since written hundreds of articles and bulletins and co-authored three books. Initially focusing on messaging technologies, David recently expanded his areas of knowledge to include compliance, archiving, content control, e-discovery, and data leak protection. He is frequently quoted in the technology and business press.
• Fritz Mueller, Senior Director of Product Management, MetaLINCS, a Seagate company. Fritz has more than 20 years of product management and engineering experience in the computer industry and has helped define MetaLINCS’ pioneering use of analytics in e-discovery. Previously, he was the Senior Director of Product Management for Keynote Systems, where he helped create the first suite of Web site analysis services leading to an IPO. He also held marketing positions in early-stage startups NetManage and Telebit.
• Chuck Williams, Chief Technology Officer, MetaLINCS. Before joining MetaLINCS, Chuck was president of InQuira, a market and technology leader in the natural language search and self-service space. Prior to that, he was the founder and CEO of Brightware, where he created the first e-CRM packaged offering, pioneered Web self-service, and led the company to the forefront of the email customer service market. He also founded Inference, where he created the first commercial artificial intelligence products and brought the first customer service problem resolution application to market. He received a B.S. in computer science from the University of Southern California and an M.S. in information and computer science from the University of California, Irvine.
• Conrad Jacoby, founder of efficientEDD, a consultancy specializing in e-discovery and litigation information management issues. A seasoned litigator as well as a technology consultant, Conrad writes and speaks extensively on e-discovery issues. He is a long-standing member of the Sedona Conference Working Group on Electronic Document Retention and Production and co-chairs the District of Columbia Bar’s Law Practice Management Section. He received his undergraduate degree from Yale University and his law degree from the Georgetown University Law Center. He can be reached at conrad@efficientEDD.com.

Who Is This Webinar Suitable For?

This webinar is suitable for general counsel, IT support staff, and vendor product management staff.