$$In order to Develop a Litigation Regulatory Investigation Response Plan, Legal counsel plays a crucial role in e$-$discovery and$/$or any regulatory investigation. As a first step, organizational legal counsel conducts a thorough evaluation of all e$-$discovery rules applicable at the federal, state, and local levels. Following this evaluation, legal counsel should educate the governing board, senior and middle management, and other departments with whom it works closely $($e$.$g$.,$ risk management, compliance, HIM, and IT$)$ about these rules and regulations and how they expect they will be applied to the organization. Within the organization, the actual process by which the discovery of electronic information will occur will depend on the jurisdiction of the court and the type and complexity of the case to be litigated. The process may also depend on the scope and complexity of the organization$$s business and state of operations.$$

Based on this explanation, summarize the following statement $-$

$$Conduct an Evaluation of Applicable Rules$.$