Most of what I know about cloud computing I learned out of
necessity.
Documents matter to me as a litigator. A lot. If information is
recorded somewhere and is relevant to the issues in the case, I
have to get my hands on it. Some documents will become evidence at
trial. Long before trial, a key part of my job as a litigator is to
efficiently and cost-effectively help the client meet its key
e-discovery obligations – preserve and produce relevant
documents.
In the Mid-1990s, A Document Was Just a Piece of Paper
You see, 18 years ago, when I started practising litigation, I
would ask the client for the documents related to the case and a
box (or several) would arrive on my desk. What followed was the
analysis phases. I would pour through the stacks of paper. I would
decide who were the key players, analyze the issues, consider the
relevant legal principles and potential sources of evidence, and
decide on the legal research and fact-finding that needed to be
done
