Authoritative Guides & Standards
Authoritative Guides & Standards
Neutral or semi-neutral references users can rely on when learning TAR or building defensible workflows.
The Sedona Conference TAR Case Law Primer, Second Edition
What it is
- Direct PDF of Sedona's TAR case law primer
- Useful for understanding how courts have discussed TAR methodology, metrics, validation, transparency, and disputes
- A better link than a broad publications catalog because it lands on the actual TAR-focused resource
Topics covered
- TAR case law, TAR 1.0 and TAR 2.0, validation, transparency, cooperation, unresolved legal issues
Audience: intermediate to advanced. Format: direct PDF. Access: free. Last checked: May 17, 2026. Caveat: legal research starting point, not current-law verification for a specific jurisdiction.
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure - Rule 26
What it is
- The core proportionality and discovery-scope rule in U.S. federal civil litigation
- Essential context for deciding whether TAR, sampling, phased review, or AI-assisted workflows are reasonable
- Useful when drafting discovery plans and explaining proportionality tradeoffs
Topics covered
- Proportionality, relevance, discovery scope, disclosures, expert discovery, discovery planning
Audience: beginner to advanced. Format: direct rule text. Access: free. Last checked: May 17, 2026. Caveat: local rules, standing orders, and case-specific orders may add requirements.
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure - Rule 34
What it is
- Key rule for document requests, ESI production, objections, and production form
- Important when TAR decisions affect what gets reviewed, withheld, or produced
- Helpful for connecting review workflows to production obligations
Topics covered
- ESI requests, production format, objections, inspection, response timing
Audience: beginner to intermediate. Format: direct rule text. Access: free. Last checked: May 17, 2026. Caveat: TAR protocols should account for privilege, confidentiality, and production format in addition to relevance review.
FTC Model Second Request
What it is
- Direct PDF of the FTC's model second request language
- Useful because it shows concrete government expectations for TAR disclosures in merger investigations
- Good example of the kinds of method descriptions, statistics, and validation access that can matter in high-stakes review
Topics covered
- Technology Assisted Review disclosures, search methodology, recall, precision, confidence levels, validation samples
Audience: advanced. Format: direct PDF. Access: free. Last checked: May 17, 2026. Caveat: antitrust second-request context, not a universal civil-discovery protocol.