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Most companies today have policies in place governing how and when employees should destroy sensitive information.
At a high level, document destruction policies ensure compliance with state, federal, and industry regulations. They also help prevent sensitive documents, like financial and medical records, from accidentally leaking to the public.
Issuing a legal hold formally instructs key stakeholders to preserve information for access during a case.
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However, when a legal investigation or audit is underway, standard document destruction policies may not apply. During this time, it’s critical to protect electronically stored information (ESI) and paper documents that could influence a case. To accomplish this, legal teams may issue holds to their entire organization, specific departments, or individuals.
Read on to learn what legal holds entail, and why they’re a critical part of the eDiscovery process.
