Friday, February 28, is the last day to submit proposals to the WG1 Steering Committee on how to fix privilege logging so it serves the purpose of both properly claiming privilege while at the same time reducing the cost of the exercise. Don’t just complain about the Privilege Log process; make your case for how to revolutionize it. The best proposals, as selected by blind review, will be presented at the 2020 Midyear Meeting in Phoenix, AZ on April 30-May 1, 2020. A description of the session and the proposal details are below. Proposals should be sent to [email protected] no later than February 28, 2020. Session Description and Proposal Details: Moving the Law Forward: Privilege Logs—Part II At the 2019 WG1 Annual Meeting, representatives of different constituencies led the dialogue to identify what is and what is not working with the traditional process used for protecting privileged ESI from production. In part 2 of this 2-part series, we will explore alternatives to addressing privilege issues in discovery that are aligned with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 1's mandate to "secure the just, speedy, and inexpensive determination" of every case. In conjunction with this session, we are seeking written proposals from Working Group Series members. Proposals will be evaluated by a small panel of WG1 members, and the selected authors will be asked to present their ideas for addressing privilege issues and entertain questions and feedback from the panel and the attendees at the WG1 Midyear Meeting. Details: - Individuals or small teams can submit proposals.
- Proposals should be limited to 1500 words or less and address the following:
- Explain your idea.
- How does your idea move the law forward in a reasoned and just way?
- How does your idea achieve the goals of enabling other parties to assess a claim of privilege or reducing the need for in camera examination of the documents?
- How does your idea align with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 1’s mandate to “secure the just, speedy, and inexpensive determination” of every case?
- Explain the practicality and technology implications of your idea.
- Out-of-the-box thinking as well as creative solutions are encouraged!
- Proposals should be sent to Dave Lumia of The Sedona Conference at [email protected] no later than February 28, 2020. Do not copy any other individuals.
- Proposals will be reviewed blind, so that the authors are not known to the review panel so as to avoid unintentional bias.
- 3-4 proposals will be selected for presentation at the WG1 Midyear Meeting.
- Authors will be notified regarding selection by March 16, 2020 by Dave Lumia of The Sedona Conference. Be sure to add Dave’s email address ([email protected]) to your safe senders list.
- Selected authors must register for and attend the WG1 Midyear Meeting no later than March 31, 2020, or forfeit their opportunity to present. To register, click here.
- Presentation of proposals will be limited to 10 minutes, followed by approximately 10 minutes of questions, feedback from the panel, and discussion with the audience.
- The authors of selected proposals must permit The Sedona Conference to include their written proposal in the meeting materials that are distributed to registered attendees in advance of the WG1 Midyear Meeting.
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