The use of supervisors and management in
the search of electronic documents under the new policy is intended to discourage abuse of these powers, as well as an auditing mechanism to ensure compliance.
All searches of electronic documents will be properly documented, and advance searches require direct supervision by a supervisor.
Not exact matches
The
search warrant applications
documenting the investigators» probable cause to believe the
electronic records contain evidence
of a crime remain sealed.
Court
documents state that «the government seized extensive
electronic evidence and
searched multiple hard drives» in the process
of investigating him.
In complex, large - scale litigation and regulatory investigations, the level
of electronic information is too big to by hand sort, organize and review (also known as objective coders, database coders, legal coders, or litigation coders) review and code
documents, files along with other data so the litigation team can easier
search and retrieve information throughout the situation or project.
The consultation
document also looks at
electronic applications for warrants, the need for greater consistency in time limits for the execution
of warrants, the use
of reasonable force in their execution, the seizure
of material not explicitly referred to in a warrant, and legal professional privilege relating to material found under any
search warrant.
• UCC
searching and filing • Full - service chain
of title
searching • Company incorporations • Dun & Bradstreet company reports • Corporate - linkage reports with REVEAL data visualization • International company
searching • Court
searching and tracking • Digital filing
of 1099S forms •
Electronic document signing
Searching through collections
of electronic documents for specific text (those on which optical character recognition, or OCR, was performed) also speeds up referencing.
It is likely that the vast majority
of documents obtained during a
search will be
electronic.
«We recognize that security at the nation's borders is
of fundamental importance, and we acknowledge that lawyers traveling across the border with laptops and other
electronic devices containing confidential client
documents and other information could become subject to routine
searches by CBP and [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] agents,» Klein wrote.
Cutting down on the time you spend shuffling paper, or
searching for
electronic documents, can raise your level
of client service and free up time to apply your expertise to real legal issues.
The courts have accepted the reality
of electronic disclosure and methods
of searching for
documents that, by necessity limit the number that need to be subject to human review.
In complex, large - scale litigation and regulatory investigations, the volume
of electronic data is too large to manually sort, organize and review (also called objective coders, database coders, legal coders, or litigation coders) review and code
documents, files and other data so that the litigation team can more easily
search and retrieve information during the course
of the case or project.
I was therefore surprised to read a consulting - firm executive (James Veraldi, EVP
of Micro Strategies) observe that «within corporate counsel, we are seeing a transition from classic
document management systems which enable efficient
searching and management
of documents, to unified content management systems which control ALL
of the
electronic content surrounding a matter or deal» (Met.
Storage
of the physical file and
documents is a given, but
electronic storage is also a good plan: ease
of access, the ability to
search for and build precedent
documents — these all make sense in our current
electronic age.
The British Columbia Draft Practice Direction also considers transferring costs
of searching for and discovering
electronic documents.
The RNC (Royal Newfoundland Constabulary) was
searching the Kenmount Road office for:
documents pertaining to a trust account with the Bank
of Montreal, allegedly fraudulent purchase and sales agreements, computer equipment, laptops, memory sticks and other
electronic equipment.»