General counsel at companies as well as law firms need to be increasingly aware of e-discovery trends and to make sure they are partnering with the right law firms and service providers, collaborating with colleagues and using the right technology.

In a recent interview with Legaltech News, Stan Pierson, an attorney who is a member of the Advice Team at kCura, says many attorneys “often just don't know what's going on” with e-discovery.

It is not expected that a general counsel or a lead attorney in litigation is going to be an expert in the field, but they could at least have a “better grasp” on the technology, Pierson says.