Certified E-Discovery Specialist (CEDS) case studies
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The Certified E-Discovery Specialist (CEDS) credential is awarded by the Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists (ACEDS) to qualified individuals who pass a rigorous certification exam. ACEDS describes it as a trusted global indicator of e-discovery competence, built to validate skills across the e-discovery spectrum, support sound hiring practices, and give a competitive advantage to those who earn it and their employers. The exam is assembled with the help of 40 experts under the auspices of a psychometric firm and a worldwide survey, producing what ACEDS calls a neutral, legally defensible professional certification program. Study materials and exams designed for the US and Canada cover the entire e-discovery lifecycle, including e-discovery project planning, international discovery, and ethics in e-discovery. Topics on this exam: E-Discovery Project Planning, International Discovery, and Ethics in E-Discovery. The CEDS case studies are 5 cases and about 2,878 words.
1The Preservation Budget Squeeze
You are the e-discovery lead at a mid-sized manufacturer defending a wrongful-termination suit. The custodian is a regional sales director who left 14 months ago.
579 words, about 3 min2The GDPR Blockade
plaintiff sues a German software vendor in federal court in New York over a failed integration project. You represent the plaintiff.
582 words, about 3 min3The Custodian Who Won't Cooperate
You are outside counsel managing e-discovery for a defendant in a trade-secrets case. The key custodian is the company's former VP of Engineering, who now works for a competitor.
617 words, about 3 min4The Clawback That Wasn't
You represent the plaintiff in a contract dispute. During review, a junior associate accidentally produces 1,200 documents that include 40 privileged attorney-client emails between the client's GC and outside counsel discussing settlement strategy.
546 words, about 3 min5The Vendor's Foreign Server
You represent a U.S. healthcare company suing a Canadian analytics vendor for breach of a data-processing agreement.
554 words, about 3 min