Why Lawyers Can't Ignore eDiscovery
The AI Trust Test in eDiscovery
eDiscovery Tips: Helpful Questions to Ask Your Clients
30-Minute Workshop: Resume Clinic for EDiscovery Project Managers
eDiscovery for the Rest of Us: Why Small Firm eDiscovery Matters
Sitting with the C-Suite: Trial Teams – Narrowing Data through Centric Search
Since OpenAI made ChatGPT publicly available in late 2022, artificial Intelligence has taken the world by storm, from academia to industry to everyday answers for the masses....more
In this insight, Clare Reeve Curatola ask our experts, Jason Alvares and Chris Wheatley, to share their insights and thoughts on the developments and challenges in forensic technology. They also share practical tips to...more
Previously, I co-authored a two-part post on the advantages and disadvantages of using Technology Assisted Review (“TAR”) in E-Discovery document reviews. TAR helps attorneys during the review phase of E-Discovery by...more
Document review: two words that can evoke dread in any lawyer who spent time as a junior associate poring through countless pages of discovery materials. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the sheer number of documents that...more
Earlier this year, I recognized the ten-year anniversary of the landmark Da Silva Moore case that was the first court approval of predictive coding by the now retired New York Magistrate Judge Andrew J. Peck (with whom I have...more
Advances in artificial intelligence, including predictive coding and continuous machine learning, are creating opportunities to make eDiscovery more efficient and more effective. Yet, according to eDiscovery Today’s 2022...more
- 12:00pm: Registration and Networking Lunch - 1:00pm: How to Successfully Communicate, Connect and Collect in our Hybrid World, with the EDRM’s Mary Mack - 1:45pm: The Art of Efficiency, with Everlaw’s Chuck Kellner -...more
I recently recognized the 10-year anniversary of now retired New York Magistrate Judge Andrew J. Peck issued the ruling in the Da Silva Moore case that was the first court approval of predictive coding in the US (or anywhere...more
Maybe you went into the law because you aren’t much of a tech person. You’re more of a big-picture thinker, hired as in-house counsel for your legal acumen, ability to strategize, and broad-based experience. You figure you...more
Since Judge Andrew Peck’s ruling over nine years ago in Da Silva Moore v. Publicis Groupe & MSL Group, the use of Technology-Assisted Review (TAR) for managing review in eDiscovery has been court approved. Yet many lawyers...more
Advanced predictive coding solutions like technology-assisted review (“TAR”) are gaining popularity in the legal field. TAR uses artificial intelligence and allows litigators to streamline document review in ways they never...more
Technology-assisted review (TAR) has become a ubiquitous tool in the arsenal of discovery counsel. Recent scholarly research has established that TAR processes are less costly than traditional manual review, and yield...more
On January 1, the U.K. launched a disclosure pilot program. The program elevates technology-assisted review — often referred to as predictive coding — to a prominent role in English and Welsh business and property courts....more
Rule 1 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure calls upon courts and litigants to “secure the just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding.” And so, it comes as no surprise that technology...more
The Commercial Division of the New York State Supreme Court recently initiated changes that reflect its focus on utilizing efficiency, innovation and agility to attract high-stakes complex commercial cases to the New York...more
On October 1, 2018, a new Rule (specifically, a new subdivision to existing Rule 11-e) of the Commercial Division Rules, will go into effect. Rule 11-e governs Responses and Objections to Document Requests. ...more
When the High Court of England and Wales handed down judgment in the case of Brown v BCA Trading Ltd, it marked what is believed to be the first test of technology assisted review (TAR) for disclosure at a full trial in...more
PART TWO: This is part two of a series on my journey to appreciating TAR. Part one addressed defined TAR, described how it worked and provided tips on when you should consider using TAR. Part two addresses the TAR process,...more
PART ONE: This is part one of a series on my journey to appreciating TAR. Be on the lookout for part two in the coming weeks. Recently, I (Russ Beets) began work on a complex litigation case that had millions of documents...more
Traditional document review can be one of the most variable and expensive aspects of the discovery process. The good news is that there are innumerable analytic tools available to empower attorneys to work smarter, whereby...more
Legaltech, the largest legal technology event of the year, took place in New York City last week. Several Encompass team members joined thousands of electronic discovery and legal technology professionals from around the...more
You are involved in litigation and faced with a document review need, what now? Naturally you need to find attorneys to review these documents. To this end, depending on the volume of data at issue, many firms will either:...more
Cloud Computing - • Use this to convince your clients that their cloud storage may be discoverable: Open Text Corp. v. Grimes, 2017 WL 2733937 (D. Md. June 26, 2017) (Noting earlier entry of an agreed order requiring a...more