Some lawyers believe they don't need to concern themselves with ediscovery – but in the modern litigation landscape, almost every case will involve some form of electronic evidence. As the challenges surrounding digital...more
Heralding the Next Generation of eLaw with Nextpoint, Rakesh (Rocky) Madhava, founder and CEO of EDRM's Trusted Partner, Nextpoint, and Brett Burney, eLaw Evangelist for Nextpoint and co-Trustee of the EDRM 2.0 project sit...more
The so-called “modern attachments” found in emails, collaboration software platforms like Slack and MS Teams, and other digital formats are presenting interesting and frustrating challenges for legal professionals in terms of...more
8/12/2024
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eDiscovery can present many unexpected challenges in litigation, but early conversations with clients will help you develop a cohesive strategy and prepare for any potential roadblocks. In this video, ediscovery experts Brett...more
Brett Burney, eLaw Evangelist for Nextpoint and Doug Austin, Editor of eDiscovery Today, both EDRM Trusted Partners, sit down with Kaylee and Mary to talk about the trends they are seeing in hyperlinked modern attachments,...more
In this video, ediscovery expert Brett Burney explains how to calculate ediscovery costs using different ediscovery software pricing models. He uses Nextpoint's cost comparison calculator to illustrate ediscovery expenses for...more
Depositions are essential to gaining a full understanding of a case, and the resulting transcripts are a key building block of any winning argument. But between managing several transcript and video files, adding notes and...more
Nextpoint software has always supported legal teams throughout the full litigation lifecycle, from discovery to presentation. In 2023, we launched Data Mining software for early case assessment and revamped our case prep...more
4/5/2024
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Electronic data has permeated every aspect of our lives, which means that ediscovery has become an essential component of almost every litigation matter. It used to be seen as a process reserved only for the big law firms –...more
Electronic data has permeated every aspect of our lives, which means that ediscovery has become an essential component of almost every litigation matter. It used to be seen as a process reserved only for the big law firms –...more
Legal data has increased in both volume and complexity, calling for a new generation of technology that intuits and adapts to the intricacies of our modern digital world. Nextpoint’s new AI tools offer a solution that...more
What’s the buzz in the legal tech world? Nextpoint’s Brett Burney shares his assessment of legal tech conferences so far in 2023, from the major hype to the topics that flew under the radar.
If you’re not an ediscovery...more
6/1/2023
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Ediscovery document productions are often sent as a single, clunky PDF. Here’s why you should avoid sending – or receiving – this “document dump.”
Document productions in ediscovery shouldn’t be difficult – opposing...more
Brett Burney, eLaw Evangelist of EDRM Trusted Partner, Nextpoint, and principal at Brett Burney Consultants, sits down with Kaylee & Mary to talk about his journey to eDiscovery, what he is looking forward to at Legalweek and...more
The 2022 ABA Legal Technology Survey Report measures current legal technology trends. How does your firm compare to the rest?
Lawyers are rarely accused of rushing into change, but current legal technology trends show a...more
2/27/2023
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This ediscovery processing workflow lays out four steps that will help you reduce the volume of discovery data and streamline document review.
Between collecting & preserving electronically stored information (ESI) and...more
An important word has been missing from much of the talk about Alex Jones: Ediscovery. But ediscovery is where it all went wrong in the fiasco of his case.
In a bizarre twist of events that are even “too dumb” for a Law...more
10/4/2022
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When it comes to ediscovery production, it’s absolutely advantageous to keep the end goal in mind from the outset. The duty to produce is explicitly outlined in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and most analogous State...more
9/19/2022
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Technology can be a curse or a comfort for lawyers.
It promises to make you more efficient, but who has the time to learn it all? (And doesn’t that take away from the sacred billable hour?) Integrating the right tools...more
When dealing with small cases, many lawyers think they can manage ediscovery without specialized software. But cases of all sizes involve electronic evidence, and it’s important to handle it with care, as you would with any...more