Federal judges are not happy with the level of knowledge seen among attorneys when it comes to e-discovery. A survey of 22 jurists released by Exterro Inc. showed that none of them “completely agreed” with the statement that “the typical attorneys appearing before them possess the subject matter knowledge required to effectively counsel clients on e-discovery matters.”

“It reinforces what you hear attorneys and other practitioners saying,” Steve Ihm, assistant general counsel at Allstate, said about the survey results.