The popularity and usage of mobile device applications and cloud-based collaboration and storage platforms has grown immensely in recent years in large and small businesses alike. The ability to connect a workforce through collaborative software has helped to increase operational efficiency, organization, and scalability. At the same time, an adverse relationship with legal discovery has occurred; these applications and systems are usually cloud based, cannot be collected with traditional forensic tools, and often export data in formats that are problematic for discovery review platforms. Furthermore, many of these platforms are ephemeral by design, meaning that data retention is challenging, if not impossible. This presentation will discuss cutting-edge approaches to discovery collections and review from mobile devices and cloud platforms. Topics we will cover include defensible mobile device acquisition, mobile device legal review options, ephemeral messaging applications, and how to defensibly obtain data from cloud-based platforms like Slack, Jira, Confluence, Salesforce, Zendesk, and the like. 

Event URL: https://mnparalegals.org/event-6090999?CalendarViewType=1&SelectedDate=3/26/2025