Stay Afloat!
By Jeffrey Zinsmeister & R. Timothy Slattery
Litigation associates eventually find themselves tasked with a
large-scale document collection. Unglamorous, tedious, and extremely
time-consuming, such assignments offer little glory and much risk. The
partner wants to minimize his or her time on the collection, but will
take unpleasant notice when something goes wrong.
Additionally, most large collection projects are plagued by insufficient management resources. Organizing a large collection on short order within a budget requires logistical acumen, managerial competence, and discovery experience. Law schools do not grade on such knowledge and firms rarely look for this in new recruits.
But fear not — here is our "Top 10" list of how to mess up a large document collection, as well as corresponding tips to avoid disaster.
1. Don't start planning until a request for production of documents is served or a deadline is established.
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