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Ruth C. Hauswirth is the director of Cooley's Litigation and E-Discovery department and Professional Development department. Resident in the San Diego office, she is also a senior attorney in Cooley's Litigation department.
As director of the Firm's Litigation and E-Discovery department, Ms. Hauswirth collaborates with practice group leaders firm wide to ensure that Cooley's attorneys and clients benefit from strategic use of technology solutions, tools, and services on complex litigation matters and deals. In this role, she has developed, and now manages, Cooley's electronic discovery resources and assists corporate and litigation attorneys working with clients on strategic issues related to document retention, management, preservation, collection, review and production in compliance with a variety of regulatory and jurisdictional areas.
Ms. Hauswirth is also responsible for the Firm's Professional Development department. In collaboration with attorneys firm-wide, she develops the content for Cooley's training programs including "Cooley College" for new attorneys as well as advanced seminars, skills workshops, multidisciplinary programs and training programs in specific practice groups and disciplines. She coordinates with Cooley's marketing personnel to present this content to clients, as well. Ms. Hauswirth also oversees the Firm's Continuing Legal Education (CLE) program in all offices and is active in establishing orientation programs for both summer associates, first year associates and lateral attorneys. Additionally, Ms. Hauswirth contributes to the development and teaching of training programs for Firm managers and staff, including paralegal and secretarial professionals.
Ms. Hauswirth serves on the Firm's Risk Management Committee where she is involved in the creation and implementation of risk management policies, training, and compliance programs.
From 2000 to 2011, Ms. Hauswirth was also responsible for the Firm's Professional Development department. In collaboration with attorneys firm-wide, she developed the content for Cooley's training programs including "Cooley College" for new attorneys as well as advanced seminars, skills workshops, multidisciplinary programs and training programs in specific practice groups and disciplines. She coordinated with Cooley's marketing personnel to present this content to clients, as well. Ms. Hauswirth also oversaw the Firm's Continuing Legal Education (CLE) program in all offices and was active in establishing orientation programs for both summer associates, first year associates and lateral attorneys. Additionally, Ms. Hauswirth contributed to the development and teaching of training programs for Firm managers and staff, including paralegal and secretarial professionals.
Ms. Hauswirth joined Cooley in 1995. From 1999-2000, Ms. Hauswirth served as Assistant Dean for Law and Technology at Santa Clara University School of Law. During her tenure, she developed and managed the school's nationally-recognized High Tech Law Program and Intellectual Property Program and curriculum. She has served as an adjunct professor at Santa Clara University School of Law where she taught "Learning From Practice," a seminar course associated with the Law School's legal internship program.
Ms. Hauswirth frequently speaks to organizations on a variety of legal topics, including:
- Operating in the Cloud. The Bar Association of San Francisco, March 2011
- Litigation and Practice Support Professional Development. International Legal Technology Association (ILTA), August 2011
- Risk Management and E-Discovery. Legal Technology Forum – The Consero Group, September, 2011
- 2011 Key Trends in E-Discovery. The Computer Forensics Show, San Francisco, October 2011
- Right Sourcing and Right Sizing eDiscovery. The Cowen Group Thought Leadership Breakfast, Los Angeles and San Francisco, March 2010
- Reducing Costs While Acquiring and Keeping the Technology You Need. Legal Tech New York, February 2010
- Litigation is the Key: How E-Discovery "Fits" into Civil Actions. Georgetown Law's 6th Annual Advanced E-Discovery Institute, November 2009
- Future of the Litigation Support Profession. International Legal Technology Association (ILTA). August 2009
- Wrapping Things Up: All Things Digital – Archiving and Records. Legal Tech West, June 2009
- Impact of Technology on Legal Leadership and Decisions. Legal Tech East, February 2009
- Insourcing vs. Outsourcing and Controlling E-Discovery. Argyle Executive Forum 2008 CLO Leadership Forum, March 2008
- Integrating Lateral Associates". ALI-ABA/NALP 2007 Lawyer Development Institute, June 2007
- PD Professionals: Being an Asset to Your Firm. Professional Development Consortium, July 2002
Ms. Hauswirth recently authored an article for the ABA Section of Litigation entitled Corporate Preservation Efforts Require More than Latchkey Custodians.
In 2000, Ms. Hauswirth was named one of the Bay Area's Top Lawyers under Forty by the San Francisco Daily Journal.
Ms. Hauswirth received a J.D. summa cum laude in 1994 from the Santa Clara University School of Law. She received a B.A. magna cum laude in sociology from the University of California at San Diego in 1990.
Ms. Hauswirth is a member of the State Bar of California and the American Bar Association, as well as the San Diego County Bar Association.
Education- Santa Clara University School of Law
JD, 1994, Summa cum laude - University of California, San Diego
BA Sociology, 1990, Magna cum laude
Admissions
Memberships
- American Bar Association
- San Diego County Bar Association
- Sedona Conference Working Group Member on Electronic Document Retention and Production
- Women in eDiscovery
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