Developing and Negotiating Effective Search Terms

Please mark July 13, 2010 at 9:00am on your calendar for another excellent American Society of Forensics and eDiscovery (ASDFED - www.asdfed.org) Chicago chapter meeting.  John Blumenschein, Sr Counsel at Guidance Software, will deliver an informative and practical presentation, Developing and Negotiating Effective Search Terms, that no attorney, lit support specialist, or paralegal will want to miss.

The meeting will be held at the offices of Seyfarth Shaw, 131 S. Dearborn, 24thFL, Shaw Conference Room, Chicago, getting underway at 9:00a.m. Please note, RSVP IS NECESSARY, so that your name can be provided to building security. To register, please go to www.asdfed.org – scroll down to upcoming events, click on event - register

The presentation will give practitioners a better understanding of how to implement efficient, defensible and repeatable keyword searches.  Discussion topics will include:
    -framing the debate between keyword and conceptual searching
    -understanding and leveraging the Sedona Conference principles on ESI searches
    -identifying courts' increasing expectations of attorneys through caselaw and anecdotal experiences
    -practical tips on effective keyword construction and search processes
    -effective strategies for negotiating reasonable terms and processes with opposing parties