 Litigation field gets a boost as two top e-discovery organizations partner upLitigationSupportCareers (LSC) and the Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists (ACEDS) form strategic alliance to push career enhancement services for litigators and support staff
By: Gregory Calpakis 
Certified E-Discovery Specialist LitigationSupportCareers.com (LSC), the e-discovery job board, has formed a strategic alliance with the Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists (ACEDS), the premier membership and accrediting organization in the field. Under the partnership, LSC will urge litigators and support personnel to take advantage of ACEDS’ unique e-discovery training and prestigious certification, while ACEDS’ members will receive generous discounts on their use of LSC’s exclusive targeted employment listings and resume data base in recruitment efforts and their own job searches. In particular, LSC will promote the rigorous training that leads to the Certified E-Discovery Specialists (CEDS) credential, including ACEDS’ upcoming CEDS Exam Preparation seminars and E-Discovery Survival Skills, May 12-13th in New York, May 15 in Las Vegas, May 16-17th in San Francisco, June 7-8th in Washington DC and June 9-10th in Chicago. ACEDS will encourage its members to take part in LSC’s eDiscovery Talent Drive, a unique virtual career fair, which will take place in July, and will cross-list opportunities from LSC’s job board on ACEDS’ own website. eDiscovery Talent Drive LSC’s first-ever virtual career fair for e-discovery will run during the month of July. Its purpose is to raise awareness of the need for firms to have fully-qualified e-discovery professionals on staff to handle all aspects of litigation, and to provide a forum for companies to recruit the talent they need. At the same time, the fair will highlight those organizations that have made a commitment to the highest quality litigation work. As part of its new partnership with LSC, job seekers that are members of ACEDS can attend this event at no charge. (Call 786 517-2701 for more information.) CEDS certification ACEDS introduced its unique e-discovery certification examination in November 2010. It is the first legally defensible, psychometrically- Since the exam was launched, lawyers, litigation support, information technology and records management professionals from 16 states and Canada, the United Kingdom and Taiwan have passed the test and earned the CEDS credential as Certified E-Discovery Specialists. Many more are scheduled to take the exam at one of 560 ACEDS-Kryterion Testing Centers worldwide. About LSC LSC (LitigationSupportCareers Inc.) is an employment resource center for job-seekers and employers in the litigation support industry. Since 2008, LSC has been the premier e-discovery job board used by professionals in the U.S. and throughout the world. LSC also maintains the industry’s largest resume database and provides industry information to members of its online community. For more information, please visit LitigationSupportCareers.com. “We are extremely excited to be working with ACEDS to create a resource for companies to hire expert individuals who are certified as such in their field. We are also pleased to have the opportunity to offer special terms to litigation support professionals who wish to further their careers by attending ACEDS special training and sitting for the CEDS examination.” About ACEDS ACEDS is a membership organization that serves the global e-discovery community. Its mission is to enhance competence through the Certified E-Discovery Specialist (CEDS) certification that is awarded to individuals who meet eligibility criteria and successfully complete a rigorous proctored exam. ACEDS also provides live and online training, a community for e-discovery professionals to exchange ideas and solutions to problems and challenges, and specialized information and guidance on its website. More information is available at ACEDS.org. Special savings to ACEDS members for all products on LSC ACEDS members may save 20 percent off the cost of LSC job postings, subscriptions/ LitigationSupportCareers Inc. P.O. Box 39572 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33339 USA Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists 444 Brickell Ave., Suite 250 Miami, FL 33131 USA # # # The Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists, is for professionals who work in the field of e-discovery. ACEDS builds a community of e-discovery specialists for the exchange of ideas, training, best practices, and offers e-discovery certification. Photo: https://www.prlog.org/ End
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