Practice/Organization Description
The Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists (ACEDS) is the world's leading organization for training and certification in e-discovery and information governance. Since 2010, ACEDS has been training law firms, corporate legal departments, the government, legal service providers and the broader legal community in best practices related to the management of electronically stored information (ESI) and the processes related to legal discovery and disclosure. ACEDS is also member organization for professionals in the private and public sectors who work in e-discovery and related legal fields. ACEDS has 31 chapters in most major US cities, Canada, Ireland, the UK, Netherlands, South Africa, and Australia-New Zealand.
ACEDS has established the field’s first psychometrically sound certification exam for e-discovery and legal professionals. Qualified candidates who pass a rigorous examination will earn the right to use the Certified E-Discovery Specialist (CEDS™) certification.
What does ACEDS offer?
Exclusive tools you can use in your job now
A forum for connecting and networking
A community for the exchange of ideas and best practices
The only provider of the career-enhancing CEDS professional certification
Breaking news and in-depth analyses of issues affecting the e-discovery field
ACEDS, a vendor-neutral, independent organization, develops its offerings and services solely for the benefit of its members without constraint of outside commercial or financial ties. It operates on the unswerving principle that the quality of its CEDS certification, training, continuing education, specialized information and networking will be instrumental to your success in e-discovery.
