E-Discovery Simulation

Catalog description

Prerequisite: Evidence Fulfills Law and Computing Concentration elective E-Discovery, a practical course, is an intensive, practical introduction to the discovery of electronically stored information. The class will be divided into two groups (plaintiffs and defendants) and will use a hypothetical case study to allow students to gain experience in the identification and location of relevant information, formulate a plan to preserve that information, and determine appropriate steps to obtain relevant information from other parties. The course will include preparation and classroom critique of litigation hold letters, preservation letters, search protocols, Rule 26 meet and confer disclosures, Interrogatories, Requests for Production, and Motions to Compel. Students will also prepare for and take a 30(b)(6) deposition to assist with the identification of electronically stored information and argue the Motion to Compel electronically stored data. The course is intended to provide students with hands-on experience in a litigation setting. Classroom time will be split between lecture and active learning with an emphasis on self-critique of work product. The goal of the course is to aid students in becoming practitioners and provide them with a foundation of exemplar documents to use as they move into the work force.