Preparing for a Rule 26(f) meet and confer and codifying eDiscovery workflow decisions into an ESI protocol is more technically complex and challenging than ever before. In large part, this increased complexity is due to the...more
Most legal teams would say that reviewing the same documents multiple times across multiple matters—aka “repeated review”—is a costly but necessary part of eDiscovery. With legacy tools and methods, that may be the case. You...more
Similar matters often pull in the same documents for review during eDiscovery. Many legal teams default to manually reviewing these documents for each matter, but this is quickly becoming untenable....more
By now, legal teams facing discovery are aware of many of the common technology and technology-enabled workflows used to increase the efficiency of document review on a single matter. But as data volumes grow and legal...more
Generative AI. Bard. Bing AI. Large language models. Artificial intelligence continues to dominate headlines and workplace chats across every industry since OpenAI’s public release of ChatGPT in November of 2022....more
eDiscovery is currently undergoing a fundamental sea change, including how we think about data governance and the EDRM. Linear review and older analytic tools are quickly becoming outdated and unable to handle modern...more
1/14/2022
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Best Practices ,
Big Data ,
Data Collection ,
Discovery ,
e-Discovery Professionals ,
EDRM ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Information Governance ,
Legal Technology ,
ROI
Legal professionals often take for granted that the ediscovery software they leverage in-house must come with capability tradeoffs (i.e., if the production capability is easy to use, then the analytics tools are lacking; if...more
What does Artificial Intelligence (AI) mean to you? In the non-legal space, AI has taken a prominent role, influencing almost every facet of our day-to-day life – from how we socialize, to our medical care, to how we eat, to...more
Since the dawn of modern litigation, attorneys have grappled with finding the most efficient and strategic method of producing discovery. However, the shift to computers and electronically stored information (ESI) within...more
Ever since ABA Model Rule of Professional Conduct 1.1 was modified in 2012 to include an ethical obligation for attorneys to “keep abreast of changes in the law and its practice, including the benefits and risks associated...more
5/21/2021
/ American Bar Association (ABA) ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Client Representation ,
Discovery ,
e-Discovery Professionals ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Ethical Duties ,
Ethics ,
Legal Technology ,
Rules of Professional Conduct ,
Technology-Assisted Review
LegalWeek’s April conference took place recently, and as with the sessions earlier this year, the April thought leadership panels touched on many of the struggles we are all facing in the legal technology space. But where the...more
4/28/2021
/ Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Discovery ,
e-Discovery Professionals ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Information Governance ,
Innovation ,
Law Practice Management ,
Legal Project Management ,
Legal Technology ,
Stakeholder Engagement
The March sessions of Legalweek took place recently, and as with the February sessions, the virtual event struck a chord that reverberated deep from within the heart of a (hopefully) receding pandemic. However, the...more
3/29/2021
/ American Bar Association (ABA) ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Best Practices ,
Cloud Storage ,
Data Collection ,
Data Preservation ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Discovery ,
Document Productions ,
Document Review ,
Duty to Preserve ,
e-Discovery Professionals ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Evidence ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
Information Technology ,
Innovation ,
Law Firm Associates ,
Law Firm Partners ,
Legal Ethics ,
Legal Technology ,
Machine Learning ,
Metadata ,
Model Rules ,
Rules of Evidence
Recently, I had the opportunity to (virtually) attend the first three days of Legalweek, the premier conference for those in the legal tech industry. Obviously, this year’s event looked much different than past years, both in...more
2/16/2021
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Cloud Storage ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Security ,
Discovery ,
e-Discovery Professionals ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Information Governance ,
Information Technology ,
Innovation ,
Law Firm Associates ,
Law Firm Partners ,
Legal Project Management ,
Legal Technology ,
Machine Learning ,
Remote Working
Legal tech was no match for 2020. Everyone’s least favorite year wreaked havoc on almost every aspect of the industry, from data privacy upheavals to a complete change in the way employees work and collaborate with...more
12/8/2020
/ Analytics ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Collaboration ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Discovery ,
e-Discovery Professionals ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Information Governance ,
Information Technology ,
Legal Technology ,
Remote Working