Paralysis Analysis 20 Questions

Twenty questions that reveal you may be suffering from e-discovery paralysis

If any of the statements or questions below sound familiar and you are uncertain of the answers, then Millnet's Paralysis Analysis can help!


	My client does not want me to spend much money but wants my advice how to proceed/how good his case is and I need to read the documents.
	The case is important to my client’s business but there is not much money available to pursue it.
	I have been told that the data I need is scattered all over the country/world and is in a variety of different formats. How do I collect it?
	My email system is not compatible with my client’s.
	I have heard of a forensic collection. What is it and do I need it?
	My client says he has spent all the money already set aside for the litigation and now I need to review the documents for disclosure/witness statements/instructing experts etc. What can I do?
	The disclosure deadline is looming and I have a lot of paper to review and a variety of CDs of possibly relevant material. I need someone to turn to for help.
	The other side is being aggressive about disclosure. How can I deal with this?
	I think the other side’s disclosure is rubbish. How can I be sure and how can I turn this to my advantage?
	How do I decide what key words to use? How can I check I am right?
	How do I reduce the amount of data available to a manageable size in order to be proportionate and to be able to review in a sensible timeframe?
	How do I know which technology is best?
	How do I know which provider I should go to?
	What are the rules?
	Have there been any similar cases?
	I do not understand the technical jargon. Can anyone help?
	What is the ESI Questionnaire and where do I find a copy??

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