As organizations create increasing amounts of digital data, electronic discovery costs for lawyers can skyrocket. For firms with limited technology budgets, or cases with small amounts of electronically stored information (ESI), e-discovery can be challenging. Electronic Discovery for Small Cases offers effective, budget-friendly solutions for collecting, viewing, and analyzing electronic evidence that will benefit any litigator. With an overview of e-discovery techniques and extensive reviews of software products, this book will help you:

 •  Determine if you should collect ESI yourself or hire a consultant

 •  Select the best--and most user-friendly--collection tool for your budget

 •  Make the most of your e-discovery software with step-by-step guidance

 •  Process, view, search, and analyze a mixed collection of files

 •  Learn about affordable cloud-based applications for litigation support

 •  Publish a searchable document collection on a CD, DVD, or flash drive

 •  Work with electronic records at mediation, arbitration, or trial

 •  Learn about emerging ESI trends.

Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included.