E-discovery is here to stay

“The awful truth about E-Discovery is that it's here to stay, yet most practitioners aren't ready for it.” Carolyn Southerland, Baker Botts LLP

Amendments to the Federal Rules of Procedure regarding electronic documents are due to take effect on Dec. 1st. Below are the links I found as I searched for enlightenment:

• Are you wondering why lawyers aren’t doing more electronic discovery? Perhaps this discussion by Dennis Kennedy, Evan Schaeffer and Tom Mighell will answer some of your questions.
• Want to know what to suggest to your clients who may need to change their business practices to comply with the newly enacted rules? See this list of five ways to help, written by C. Thomas Kruse and Matthew W. Caligur.
• A good source for legal issues, news and best practices is Electronic Discovery Law from the Document Analysis Technology Group at Preston Gates & Ellis .
• Applied Discovery from Lexis offers two complimentary subscription services on the topic of e-discovery. One provides case summaries and the other is a quarterly newsletter.

Wyoming may not be ready to adopt the e-discovery rules but these links will help keep you informed about the progress across the nation.