The Electronic Discovery Institute (“EDI”) is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to education, leadership, service, advocacy and research at the intersection of law and technology.

The EDI Distance Learning Initiative offers unprecedented access to a diverse and distinguished faculty of more than 100 of the nation’s leading judges, attorneys, information management professionals, technology experts and litigation support professionals. Faculty members are appointed by EDI’s Board of Directors based on their depth and range of qualified expertise in subjects specific to each course’s curriculum.

EDI believes that leading education and training should be accessible to practitioners without hefty travel requirements and CLE registration funds. Modern legal practice requires an understanding of the entire spectrum of practice in legal technology, data security and information law. No student should suffer financial burden to gain access to such knowledge. As such, affordability is one of the core principles that drives EDI’s Distance Learning Initiative. A near-zero registration fee provides a year’s access to the 40 core courses, the course materials and selection of elective courses.

If you don't have an EDI Distance Learning account, you can sign up by following these few steps:

1. Go to www.lawinstitute.org.
2. In the upper right-hand corner of the homepage you will see a -Sign Up- button. Click -Sign Up- (alternatively, under the EDI Distance Learning banner on the homepage there is a -Register Here- button, you can also click -Register Here- to create an account). A signup form will appear on the screen. Fill out your name, email address, and password.
3. Click -Sign Up-.

Once you sign up, you'll need to confirm your email address. We'll send you an email to help you confirm your account.

Once you have submitted your registration, you will receive an email confirmation from support@lawinstitute.org. In order to activate your account, please follow the instructions to verify your email address. If you do not receive your confirmation email, please contact us at support@lawinstitute.org.

The registration fee is just $1. $1 grants you access to our core curriculum from the leading law and technology practitioners in the world. Combine $1 with your efforts outlined below to receive your EDI Discovery Practice Certificate. EDI will ask you to attest in a signed declaration that you completed all of the requirements personally.

The nominal $1 paywall allows EDI to verify that you are indeed a human being. The registration process permits us to limit the creation of ghost accounts for users that have no interest in completing the program. EDI does not store payment card information. Our payment system is managed by Stripe. You can learn more about how Stripe processes payments at https://support.stripe.com.

No, there are no ongoing subscription or renewal fees. In order to maintain a “current” status, however, users must complete and pass (70%) at least two 60-minute elective programs annually.

We accept all major credit cards.

Payment receipts are automatically sent to the email address associated with your account. If you do not receive your receipt, please contact us at support@lawinstitute.org.

With a registered username and password, you can log in and access your account from any computer.

Yes. You can change your username under Account Settings.

You may reset your password using our password recovery system. Click “Forgot Password” on the log in screen and follow the instructions.

No, there is currently no mobile site or app available for this program.

Course length ranges from approximately 30 to 120 minutes.

Students should expect to dedicate at least 30 hours to complete all courses.

The EDI Distance Learning Initiative is an on-demand educational program. Students can view any or all of the courses at any time and may complete the program on their own schedule.

Our integrated platform monitors your progress as you proceed through the program. If necessary, you may pause a course and return to the program at a later time.

Students are required to achieve a score of at least 70% on all graded course exams in order to complete the program.

Yes. Each course is followed by an exam that consists of multiple-choice and true-or-false questions. Successful completion of each exam is required.

Certificates are not issued for the completion of individual courses. Once a student has successfully completed the following program requirements, an EDI Discovery Practice Certificate will be issued.

1. Complete and pass (70%) all 40 core courses that EDI will release between March 1, 2016 – December 31, 2016. 14 of the 40 are available now.
2. Complete and pass (70%) at least 5 elective 60-minute courses (can be in-person at EDI events or online).
3. Complete an 800 word publishable article about a related discovery topic. The article will be peer reviewed by EDI faculty and possibly published in the EDI Journal.
4. Complete an online declaration and meet identification requirements attesting to the completion of the courses.
5. Complete and pass (70%) at least two 60-minute elective programs annually to maintain “current” status.

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If you are interested in participating in the creation of future EDI Distance Learning courses or programs, please contact support@lawinstitute.org.

No. This program is built on technology that provides supplementary materials and pop-up questions while a course is in progress, so there is no option to download courses and view them offline.

Course materials are digitally available through the course platform, and can be locally downloaded for easy access.

Our courses are automatically set to play at the highest possible resolution.

Please contact us at support@lawinstitute.org.

Yes. Once a student has successfully completed the following program requirements, an EDI Discovery Practice Certificate will be issued.

1. Complete and pass (70%) all 40 core courses that EDI will release between March 1, 2016 – December 31, 2016. 14 of the 40 are available now.
2. Complete and pass (70%) at least 5 elective 60-minute courses (can be in-person at EDI events or online).
3. Complete an 800 word publishable article about a related discovery topic. The article will be peer reviewed by EDI faculty and possibly published in the EDI Journal.
4. Complete an online declaration and meet identification requirements attesting to the completion of the courses.
5. Complete and pass (70%) at least two 60-minute elective programs annually to maintain “current” status.

Please direct all verification inquiries to support@lawinstitute.org.

The EDI Distance Learning Initiative is not currently CLE accredited.