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e-Discovery Team Mission Statement 

1. Assist companies routinely involved in litigation to establish an e-discovery readiness team. The recommended team includes designated in-house legal counsel, IT and business management, and, where needed, the best e-discovery vendors and experts in the field. Our attorneys, technicians and other specialists help form, train and coach the team, but the client remains team owner and captain.

2. Meet with IT personnel and fully understand their data architecture and record retention practices, and then advocate and explain their position in the litigation process, appearing in court as co-counsel of record when necessary.

3. Guide in the creation and implementation of new systems to maintain records, preserve evidence, and timely respond to electronic discovery.

4. Provide high quality and consistent legal representation on e-discovery issues around the country, and work closely with local counsel, clients, and the courts to minimize costs and unnecessary disputes.

How Much Data Do You Have? 

• CD = 650 MB = 50,000 pages.
  
  DVD = 4.7 GB = 350,000 pages.
  
  DLT Tape = 40/80 GB = 3 to 6 Million pages.
  
  Super DLT Tape = 60/120 GB = 4 to 9 Million pages.
  
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  Page Estimates:
  
  1 MB is about 75 pages;
  
  1 GB is about 75,000 pages (pick-up truck full of documents).
  
  Aver. pgs. per email: 1.5 (100,099 pages per GB).
  
  Aver. pgs. per word document: 8 (64,782 pages per GB).
  
  Aver. pgs. per spreadsheet: 50 (165,791 pages per GB).
  
  Aver. pgs. per power point: 14 (17,552 pages per GB).
  
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  For the average .PST or .NSF Email File:
  
  100 MB .PST file is 900 emails and 300 attachments.
  
  400 MB .PST file is 3,500 emails and 1,200 attachments.
  
  600 MB .PST file is 5,500 emails and 1,600 attachments.
  
  A 1.00 GB .NSF file is 9,000 emails and 3,000 attachments.
  
  A 1.5 GB .NSF file is 13,500 emails and 4,500 attachments.
  
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  Note: Many variables will affect ALL of the actual numbers above, including especially large image and video files, and recursive files.