Having the luxury of time and clear thinking are often set aside when issues involving one or more employees arise. Having tunnel vision may also lead to oversight, forgetfulness and inaction where time is critical.

Electronic artifacts that are essential to an investigation can be hyper volatile and having an understanding of not only where to find them, but also the nuances involved in their collection by forensic experts is an equally fast moving affair.

Having a checklist in hand may not answer all queries on the day an issue presents itself, but it will help put both the Counsel and the Company at ease as they deal with non-technical issues at the same time. Answering these questions will help mitigate several common issues earlier in the process!