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The article examines the recent California Bar opinion that highlights the ethical obligations of attorneys with respect to e-discovery and electronically stored information ("ESI"), and discusses the related skills attorneys should be able to perform and the various ethics rules, principles, and opinions that shape and define those obligations.
E-Discovery counsel Samantha V. Ettari and associate Noah
Hertz-Bunzl wrote an article titled "Ethical E-Discovery: What
Every Lawyer Needs to Know" which appeared in the November 10,
2015, issue of Legaltech News. The article examines the
recent California Bar opinion that highlights the ethical
obligations of attorneys with respect to e-discovery and
electronically stored information ("ESI"), and discusses
the related skills attorneys should be able to perform and the
various ethics rules, principles, and opinions that shape and
define those obligations. These sources provide a framework for
lawyers to navigate their ethical obligations and competencies in
the realm of e-discovery.
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