Electronic discovery system

A method for conducting electronic discovery within an enterprise environment, comprising:

• generating, via a computer processor, an electronic discovery case;
• linking, via a computer processor, a custodian profile of a custodian to the electronic discovery case;
• collecting, via a computer network, electronic data associated with the custodian;
• and
• storing, in computer memory, a reference to the collected electronic data in an electronic discovery case-specific file.

An electronic discovery system comprising:

• an electronic discovery case database configured to store a plurality of electronic discovery cases;
• an electronic discovery custodian database configured to store a plurality of custodian profiles, each profile associated with a respective one of a plurality of custodians, wherein each of the custodian profiles are linked with one or more of the electronic discovery cases;
• and
• an electronic discovery collection application configured to manage network collection of electronic data associated with the plurality of custodians.

A computer program product for conducting electronic discovery in an enterprise environment, the computer program product comprising a computer-readable medium having computer-readable program instructions stored therein, wherein said computer-readable program instructions comprise:

• first instructions configured for generating an electronic discovery case;
• second instructions configured for linking a custodian profile of a custodian to the electronic discovery case;
• third instructions configured for collecting, via a computing network, electronic files associated with the custodian;
• and
• fourth instructions configured for storing in the electronic discovery case a reference to the collected electronic files.