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Lawyers accustomed to "drive-by" meet-and-confer sessions with clients and opposing counsel should get ready to park and prepare for an extended conversation. The amended Federal Rules of Civil Procedure are going to profoundly affect meet-and-confer discussions concerning e-discovery. Litigators must acquaint themselves with the world of IT if they hope to keep up. Carolyn Southerland, special counsel to Baker Botts in Houston, shares some rules of survival.