Guide: Custodian Interview Questions for Legal Holds and Discovery
By the time the threat of litigation occurs, it's often too late to create a defensible process from scratch, leaving you vulnerable to serious consequences.
That’s why DISCO created the process-mapping Legal Hold Playbook and this custodian interview question list – to help you prepare by thinking in advance through how to issue legal holds and what questions to ask potentially relevant custodians.
With this checklist, you’ll be able to:
- Know where your data is. Ask the right questions to target what devices or systems may contain potentially relevant information, and those that don't.
- Ask the right questions the first time. Save hours of back-and-forth with custodians by collecting all the necessary details in one streamlined interview.
- Strengthen defensibility. Include language that documents your process and protects against legal challenges.
- Modernize your preservation process. Account for today’s cloud storage, collaboration tools, and messaging platforms that traditional questionnaires miss.
This resource is essential for:
- In-house counsel, litigation support teams and ediscovery managers
- Outside counsel conducting custodian interviews
- Any team member responsible for ensuring compliance with preservation obligations
Get your free copy now and equip your team with the custodian interview questions list that’s easily customizable for your specific matters.
Guide: Custodian Interview Questions for Legal Holds and Discovery
By the time the threat of litigation occurs, it's often too late to create a defensible process from scratch, leaving you vulnerable to serious consequences.
That’s why DISCO created the process-mapping Legal Hold Playbook and this custodian interview question list – to help you prepare by thinking in advance through how to issue legal holds and what questions to ask potentially relevant custodians.
With this checklist, you’ll be able to:
- Know where your data is. Ask the right questions to target what devices or systems may contain potentially relevant information, and those that don't.
- Ask the right questions the first time. Save hours of back-and-forth with custodians by collecting all the necessary details in one streamlined interview.
- Strengthen defensibility. Include language that documents your process and protects against legal challenges.
- Modernize your preservation process. Account for today’s cloud storage, collaboration tools, and messaging platforms that traditional questionnaires miss.
This resource is essential for:
- In-house counsel, litigation support teams and ediscovery managers
- Outside counsel conducting custodian interviews
- Any team member responsible for ensuring compliance with preservation obligations
Get your free copy now and equip your team with the custodian interview questions list that’s easily customizable for your specific matters.

By the time the threat of litigation occurs, it's often too late to create a defensible process from scratch, leaving you vulnerable to serious consequences.
That’s why DISCO created the process-mapping Legal Hold Playbook and this custodian interview question list – to help you prepare by thinking in advance through how to issue legal holds and what questions to ask potentially relevant custodians.
With this checklist, you’ll be able to:
- Know where your data is. Ask the right questions to target what devices or systems may contain potentially relevant information, and those that don't.
- Ask the right questions the first time. Save hours of back-and-forth with custodians by collecting all the necessary details in one streamlined interview.
- Strengthen defensibility. Include language that documents your process and protects against legal challenges.
- Modernize your preservation process. Account for today’s cloud storage, collaboration tools, and messaging platforms that traditional questionnaires miss.
This resource is essential for:
- In-house counsel, litigation support teams and ediscovery managers
- Outside counsel conducting custodian interviews
- Any team member responsible for ensuring compliance with preservation obligations
Get your free copy now and equip your team with the custodian interview questions list that’s easily customizable for your specific matters.