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Beth Ashley

Top Traits of an Innovative eDiscovery Project Manager (In-House Counsel Edition)

Corporations have become increasingly savvy and innovative with their technological and legal needs when it comes to eDiscovery. It is quite common to see entire in-house legal teams deployed to oversee the requisition and…more

e-Discovery, e-Discovery Professionals, Request For Information

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Chris Baird

The Data Behind Enterprise AI Adoption

In recent years, the adoption of generative artificial intelligence tools by enterprises has accelerated at a remarkable pace. The rapid integration of AI technologies is transforming various industries, promising enhanced…more

Artificial Intelligence, Automation Systems, Collaboration, Data Protection, Innovative Technology

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Sarah Barsky-Harlan

The AI Trust Test in eDiscovery

We are seeing increased optimism toward AI in eDiscovery. But as many platforms and solutions tout better and unprecedented results it’s still important to ask foundational questions about the technology: Can I trust the output?…more

Artificial Intelligence, Discovery, e-Discovery Professionals, Electronically Stored Information, Law Practice Management

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Matt Bicknell

Why Moving to the Cloud can Help with DSARs (and Have Some Surprise Benefits)

However you view a DSAR, for any entity who receives one, they are time consuming to complete and disproportionately expensive to fulfill. Combined with the increasing manner in which they are being weaponized, companies are…more

Cloud Service Providers (CSPs), Cloud Storage, Data Collection, Data Loss Prevention, Data Management

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Daniel Black

How to Recognize and Work with Modern Data in eDiscovery

New technology leads to new sources and forms of data. This leads to new questions about how to preserve, collect, process, review and produce it during litigation. In eDiscovery circles, we call this data “modern data.”…more

Compliance, Data Collection, Data Storage, Data-Sharing, e-Discovery

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Cassie Blum

To Find Effective AI Solutions, Look for Four Qualities in an eDiscovery Partner

Technology solutions are only as good as the benefits they provide. We make that point in another post, where we walk through the potential benefits of two types of modern AI…more

Artificial Intelligence, Data Management, Digital Platforms, Discovery, Document Management

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Jamie Brown

Emerging Trends in Second Requests

From increasing regulatory scrutiny to the best way to handle modern attachments, experts share their insights, best practices, and projections to help organizations and law firms prepare for upcoming Second Requests…more

Analytics, Antitrust Provisions, Artificial Intelligence, Data Collection, Data Preservation

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Kamika Brown

Modern Attachments and Ephemeral Data: The Challenging Duo of Second Requests

The immediate challenge that often springs to mind related to antitrust Second Requests is managing vast volumes of data under stringent deadlines. These factors transform Second Requests into intense, high-stress endeavors. The…more

Antitrust Provisions, Cloud Storage, Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

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David Bruno

TAR 2.0 and the Case for More Widespread Use of TAR Workflows

Cut-off scores, seed sets, training rounds, confidence levels – to the inexperienced, technology assisted review (TAR) can sound like a foreign language and can seem just as daunting. Even for those legal professionals who have…more

Data Collection, Discovery, Document Review, e-Discovery Professionals, Electronically Stored Information

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Claire Caruso

Self-Service eDiscovery: Who’s Really in Control of Your Data?

Self-service as a topic has grown significantly in the recent past. With data proliferating at astronomical amounts year over year it makes sense that corporations and firms are wanting increasing control over this process and…more

Data Collection, Data Management, Discovery, e-Discovery Professionals, Electronically Stored Information

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Royce Cohen

Efficiently and Defensibly Addressing Microsoft Teams Data

The global and sudden shift to a more remote workforce has created a dramatic uptick in the use of collaboration tools like Microsoft Teams. This has left organizations struggling to find a healthy balance between encouraging…more

Collaboration, Data Collection, Discovery, e-Discovery Professionals, Electronically Stored Information

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Jamie Collins

An Introduction to Managing Microsoft 365 Updates that Present Legal and Compliance Considerations

Increasingly, opportunities for cloud-based collaboration and efficiencies, and challenges presented by the rapid proliferation of complex data, are incentivizing organizations to transform their corporate data governance and…more

Cloud Storage, Data Collection, Data Management, Discovery, e-Discovery Professionals

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John Collins

Emerging Trends in Second Requests

From increasing regulatory scrutiny to the best way to handle modern attachments, experts share their insights, best practices, and projections to help organizations and law firms prepare for upcoming Second Requests…more

Analytics, Antitrust Provisions, Artificial Intelligence, Data Collection, Data Preservation

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Jennifer Cowman

Legal and AI: A Symbiotic Relationship for Modern Disclosure

The goal of Practice Direction 57AD (PD57AD, previously known as the Disclosure Pilot Scheme) is to modernise the UK’s disclosure practice. This transformation is essential because the traditional, manual, and combative approach…more

Artificial Intelligence, Data Collection, Disclosure Pilot Scheme, Discovery, Document Productions

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Chris Dahl

Rethinking the EDRM for Today’s Evolving eDiscovery Data Landscape

The approach of a new year is often a good time to step back and take stock of the ediscovery industry, so that we can be better prepared to move forward. One of the most dramatic changes over the past few years has been the…more

Data Collection, Discovery, e-Discovery Professionals, EDRM, Electronically Stored Information

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John Del Piero

Navigating the New Reality of HSR Second Requests

Regulatory changes and government antitrust scrutiny of merger and acquisition activity have led to increased attention to Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Second Requests. The past few years have been busy in the M&A space. In Fiscal…more

Acquisitions, Artificial Intelligence, Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Hart-Scott-Rodino Act

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Fernando Delgado

AI in eDiscovery: Outside Counsel’s Guide to Decoding Accuracy

Litigators and eDiscovery practitioners are facing a pivotal moment in the evolution of their practice groups with the fast-paced advancements in AI. Legal technology experts have long understood that responsibly developed…more

Artificial Intelligence, e-Discovery Professionals, Legal Technology, Machine Learning

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Dawn Garrison

In Conversation, Women Shaping the Future of Legal: Sadie Khodorkovsky and Dawn Garrison

As part of our new series, In Conversation, Women Shaping the Future of Legal, leading women in the legal industry discuss how diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts can help improve work and the world. By sharing personal…more

Artificial Intelligence, Career Development, Diversity, Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I), Firm Leadership

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James Hart

Understanding Microsoft 365 Unindexed Items

Understanding unindexed items in Microsoft 365 (M365) is critical to maximizing the effectiveness of your ediscovery workflows, but many organizations lack the resources or expertise to develop this understanding in-house. In…more

Best Practices, Data Collection, Discovery, e-Discovery Professionals, Electronically Stored Information

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Josh Headley

Google Drive: What Happened to Our Date?

Like most cloud-based productivity platforms, Google offers solutions for both home and business environments. Free for personal use applications such as Gmail, Google Docs, and Google Drive deliver a rich set of communication…more

Cloud Service Providers (CSPs), Data Collection, Discovery, e-Discovery Professionals, Electronically Stored Information

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Rob Hellewell

Data Governance for the BYOD Age

A significant portion of the workforce has adapted to working in today’s modern “office”— which includes working from a variety of locations (homes, corporate offices, coffee shops, airports, etc.) on any number of personal…more

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD), Data Management, Remote Working

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John Holliday

M365 in 5 – Part 6: Teams Channels – The virtual collaboration workspace

In this episode, Reed Smith’s Anthony Diana and Therese Craparo, with John Holliday from Lighthouse, continue the discussion of Team functionality. Hear about how Teams Channels are changing the way organizations work and…more

C-Suite Executives, Collaboration, Corporate Counsel, Data Collection, Data Retention

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Marcelino Hoyla

Cloud Security and Costs: How to Mitigate Risks Within the Cloud

When it comes to storing organizational data in the Cloud, a few phrases come to mind: the train has left the station; the ship has sailed; the horse is out of the barn, etc. No matter how you phrase it, the meaning is the same…more

Best Practices, Cloud Service Providers (CSPs), Cloud Storage, Data Protection, Data Security

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Paige Hunt

The Great Link Debate and the Future of Cloud Collaboration

Links, modern attachments, shared documents—the descriptors for files exchanged through email and collaboration platforms continue to grow with no clear consensus on what to call them or how exactly to handle them. Despite their…more

Data Collection, Data Management, Discovery, e-Discovery Professionals, Electronically Stored Information

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Amanda Jones

In Conversation, Women Shaping the Future of Legal: Irene Fiorentinos and Amanda Jones

As part of our new series, In Conversation, Women Shaping the Future of Legal, leading women in the legal industry discuss how diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts can help improve work and the world. By sharing personal…more

Diversity, Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I), Equity, Gender Equity, Law Firm Associates

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Pooja Lalwani

eDiscovery Review: Family Vs. Four Corner

When it comes to review, there are benefits to both family and four corner review methodologies and each has a certain stigma attached depending on the perspective. In this episode, co-hosts Bill and Rob will discuss these two…more

Data Collection, Discovery, Document Review, e-Discovery Professionals, Electronically Stored Information

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Bill Mariano

Navigating Antitrust Enforcement: The Supreme Court Decision on Chevron Doctrine

Summary: Understanding the context of the Chevron doctrine decision is important to prepare for the unpredictability of antitrust enforcement. Our recommendations for in-house counsel help to jumpstart your game plan…more

Antitrust Provisions, Chevron Deference, Compliance, Department of Justice (DOJ), Due Diligence

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Kelly McGill

Leading in Legal with Inclusive Mentorship

Diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in the legal industry have made great strides recently, but the work isn’t over. Many organizations and firms understand the need to be more diverse and inclusive but are unsure about…more

Career Development, Firm Leadership, Law Firm Associates, Law Firm Partners, Mentors

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Mahmood Mir

Case Preparation - Thinking out Loud! Summarized…

Long gone are days when the majority of discovery records were kept in paper format. Documents, invoices, and other related evidence needed to be scanned and printed in the tens (if not hundreds) of thousands. Today, a huge…more

Data Collection, Data Management, Data Preservation, Data Processors, Discovery

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Mitch Montoya

To Reinvigorate Your Approach to Big Data, Catch the Advanced AI Wave

Emerging challenges with big data—large sets of structured or unstructured data that require specialized tools to decipher— have been well documented, with estimates of worldwide data consumed and created by 2025 reaching…more

Artificial Intelligence, Automation Systems, Big Data, Cloud Storage, Data Collection

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Sarah Moran

Five Considerations for a Better Negotiated ESI Protocol with Modern Data

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

Artificial Intelligence, Audits, Cloud Computing, Cloud Storage, Data Collection

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Damian Murphy

Anonymization and AI: Critical Technologies for Moving eDiscovery Data Across Borders

Judicial intervention, legislative developments, and regulatory guidance continue to shift the always taxing question of how data can be transferred between regions—e.g., the removal of the Privacy Shield agreement between the…more

Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Due Diligence, EMEA

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Erika Namnath

Spring Cleaning for Legal Teams: The Cloud and Defensible Deletion of Data

Due in large part to unlimited cloud storage and the ever-evolving list of new cloud-based tools and applications, organizations are creating more data than ever before. This can create risk, increase cost, and weigh down…more

Cloud Storage, Data Collection, Data Deletion, Data Retention, Discovery

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Mary Newman

Why the Best Document Reviewers Are Supported by AI and Advanced Technology

Document review is exceptionally challenging today. Data volumes continue to rise, modern data types require special handling, and risks of disclosing sensitive information are high. This places incredible stress on traditional…more

Artificial Intelligence, Document Review, Early Case Assessment, Information Governance, Personally Identifiable Information

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Eric Pender

3 Reasons Traditional Document Review Isn’t Flexible Enough for Your Needs

Modern data volumes and complexity have ushered in a new era of document review. The traditional approach, in which paid attorneys manually review all or most documents in a corpus, fails to meet the intense needs of legal teams…more

Artificial Intelligence, Data Management, Discovery, Document Review, Legal Project Management

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Erin Rubenstein

Cybersecurity Defense: Biden Administration Executive Order a Great Start Towards a More Robust National Framework

On May 12, President Biden issued a landmark Executive Order (“the Order”) aimed at improving the country’s cybersecurity threat defense. This Order is an attempt to create a “whole of government” response to increasingly…more

Biden Administration, Critical Infrastructure Sectors, Cyber Attacks, Cyber Threats, Cybersecurity

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Nick Schreiner

Tackling Modern Attachment and Link Challenges in G-Suite, Slack, and Teams

With so many organizations migrating to cloud-based collaboration tools, Rob, Bill, and Nick Schreiner set out to tackle one of the most common challenges these tools can pose to ediscovery workflows: modern attachments and…more

Collaboration, Data Collection, Data-Sharing, Discovery, e-Discovery Professionals

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Karl Sobylak

AI in eDiscovery: A Law Firm's Guide to Assessing Efficacy

Over the past two years, law firm attorneys have been bombarded with AI hype—especially in eDiscovery. As the legal industry gets pulled into the AI wave, marketing gets swept along with it, often promising unrealistic results…more

Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Automation Systems, e-Discovery, Machine Learning

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Brooks Thompson

The AI Trust Test in eDiscovery

We are seeing increased optimism toward AI in eDiscovery. But as many platforms and solutions tout better and unprecedented results it’s still important to ask foundational questions about the technology: Can I trust the output?…more

Artificial Intelligence, Discovery, e-Discovery Professionals, Electronically Stored Information, Law Practice Management

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Lon Troyer

What Does Pride Mean at Work Today?

In the past few decades, great progress has been made for the LGBTQ community in many facets of life, including the workplace. However, inequities and discrimination still exist, highlighting that there is still work to be done…more

Diversity, Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I), LGBTQ

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Casey Van Veen

Overcoming eDiscovery Trepidation - Part II: A Better Outcome

In this two-part series, I interview Gordon J. Calhoun, Esq. of Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP about his thoughts on the state of ediscovery within law firms today, including lessons learned and best practices to help…more

Best Practices, Data Collection, Discovery, Discovery Costs, Document Productions

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Gina Willis

Emerging Trends in Second Requests

From increasing regulatory scrutiny to the best way to handle modern attachments, experts share their insights, best practices, and projections to help organizations and law firms prepare for upcoming Second Requests…more

Analytics, Antitrust Provisions, Artificial Intelligence, Data Collection, Data Preservation

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Stacy Ybarra

Juneteenth and Legal: The Work for Advancing Equity

June 19th is a day for celebration and a recognition of the continued fight for freedom and equity for African Americans. While progress has been made in recent years, there is still more that organizations in the legal and…more

Equal Pay, Equity, Legal Technology

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