Employers aren’t always able to prevent employees from using their own devices while on the job.  This can cause problems for a company’s legal counsel when a lawsuit involves electronic discovery of company documents. More and more these of documents are being created on personal devices and stored somewhere on the internet. One possible solution for companies might be to enter into agreements that make the employee’s personal device the employer’s device as well.

What is electronic discovery?

Electronic discovery, or e-discovery, takes place in the pre-trial phase of a lawsuit, when the parties involved request evidence from each other. Companies face three basic challenges when complying with an e-discovery request. The first is identifying and collecting all of the information that meets the criteria of the request. Success is largely dependent on the data retention and governance policies of the companies involved. The inability to produce the information requested in a lawsuit can result in heavy…