E-Discovery & Litigation Support Certification

The E-Discovery & Litigation Support Certification is a free intermediate-level, 20-minute skill test from Science of Apps. It tests e-discovery and litigation support — the EDRM lifecycle, legal holds and preservation of electronically stored information, proportionality under FRCP 26, collection and forensic soundness, processing, de-duplication and metadata, review workflows with technology-assisted review and generative AI, privilege review and Rule 502 clawbacks, production formats and privilege logs, sanctions for spoliation under Rule 37(e), cross-border data protection, and litigation support project management — written to EDRM, the Sedona Conference, the Federal Rules and ABA guidance for 2026 and 2027. Score 70% or more on its 20 questions to earn a verifiable E-Discovery & Litigation Support certificate (SOA-EDLS). Every question is based on published standards and research — including The Sedona Conference publications (e-discovery principles) (The Sedona Conference), Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) (EDRM), Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26: duty to disclose and scope of discovery (Cornell LII) — and each answer is explained with its source.

Science of Apps offers a free E-Discovery & Litigation Support Certification, written for 2026 and 2027. It tests information governance, identification and preservation, collection and processing, review, TAR and privilege and production, sanctions and project management with 20 original scenario questions in all, each naming its published source; you get an instant score and a verifiable certificate with a credential ID you can add to LinkedIn.

Read the four skill areas on this page, then take the 20-minute test online — no fee, course or sign-up. You see every answer explained when you finish. Score 70% or more and you get a E-Discovery & Litigation Support certificate straight away, on screen, as a PDF and by email, with a credential ID anyone can verify.

Yes. The questions are original scenarios written by Science of Apps, and each one is based on a public source you can read: The Sedona Conference publications (e-discovery principles) (The Sedona Conference); Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) (EDRM); Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26: duty to disclose and scope of discovery (Cornell LII); Federal Rule of Evidence 502: Attorney-client privilege and work product (Cornell LII); General Data Protection Regulation (full text) (gdpr-info.eu); Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37(e): failure to preserve electronically stored information (Cornell LII). The source is shown under each question and linked in the answer review. Science of Apps doesn't copy questions from other tests.

Four skill areas with five questions each, drawn from a bank of 10 per area so a retake brings new questions: Information Governance, Identification and Preservation (EDRM and information governance, Legal holds and Proportionality); Collection and Processing (Forensic collection, Processing and culling and Metadata); Review, TAR and Privilege (Review workflows, Technology-assisted review and GenAI and Privilege and Rule 502); Production, Sanctions and Project Management (Production formats and logs, Spoliation and Rule 37(e) and Managing e-discovery projects). Every question is an original scenario written to the 2026–2027 standard, with the published source named under it.

E-discovery specialist or litigation support analyst, Litigation paralegal, Associate or in-house litigation counsel, Legal operations or project manager and Forensic or review technology professional. It suits students at leading universities, career switchers and experienced professionals who want quick, verifiable proof of E-Discovery & Litigation Support knowledge in 2026 and 2027.

Law, IR and public-policy students at Yale, Georgetown, Sciences Po, LSE and SAIS want practice-ready skills without government or bar exams. Passing earns a founder-signed Science of Apps certificate with a credential ID and QR code that recruiters can verify.

The Electronic Discovery Reference Model is a framework that breaks e-discovery into stages: information governance, identification, preservation, collection, processing, review, analysis, production and presentation. It helps teams plan, budget and communicate about discovery projects.

Generally when litigation is reasonably anticipated, not only when a lawsuit is filed. At that point organisations should issue a legal hold, suspend routine deletion for relevant data and document the steps taken.

Yes. The test is online, in English and free everywhere — people take it from India, the US, the UK, Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Your certificate is dated with your own local date and can be verified from anywhere at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/.

20 questions — 5 from each of 4 skill areas — with a 20-minute limit. You need 70% (14 of 20) to pass and 90% for distinction.

We rate it Intermediate: assumes hands-on experience in the role. It has 20 scenario questions — 5 from each of 4 skill areas — and a 20-minute limit. You need 70% (14 of 20) to pass and 90% for distinction.

Nothing. There is no fee to take a test, to receive the certificate, to have it emailed or to verify it, and no sign-up.

On our server, not in your browser. The answers never reach the page until you submit, so a certificate can only be earned by passing. Each certificate gets a unique credential ID stored by Science of Apps.

You see your score for each area and every question with the correct answer and why, with the published source behind it. You can retake after 30 minutes, and the retake draws questions you haven't seen yet.

No. Every certificate is dated, so it always shows when you passed. Retake a test any time for a newer date or a higher score.

Yes. After you pass, Add to LinkedIn opens the Licenses & certifications form with the certificate name, Science of Apps as the issuer, the issue date, your credential ID and the verification link filled in. You can also download it as a PDF or PNG, and it's emailed to you as a PDF.

Every certificate has a credential ID and a QR code. Scanning it, or entering the ID at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/, shows the holder's name, the certification, the score and the issue date from our records.

No. They are Science of Apps' own assessments of applied skill. They aren't issued by a university or standards body, and they work best alongside a portfolio that shows the skills in real work.