According to Norton Rose Fulbright’s 2023 Annual Litigation Trends Survey, corporations spend an average of $1.7 million on legal disputes for every $1 billion in revenue they earn. With much of that spending going toward...more
7/27/2023
/ Clawbacks ,
Data Collection ,
Data Preservation ,
Document Productions ,
Document Review ,
e-Discovery ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Evidence ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
Inadvertent Disclosure ,
Legal Technology ,
Litigation Strategies
The International Data Corporation (IDC) estimates that by 2025, the world will have 175 zettabytes of digital data—which, if stored on DVDs, would create a stack tall enough to circle the earth 222 times. As organizations...more
7/12/2023
/ Cloud Storage ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Retention ,
Digital Data ,
Document Management ,
e-Discovery ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Email ,
Evidence ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
Legal Operations ,
Legal Technology ,
Project Management ,
Relationship Development ,
Slack ,
Social Media
In the rapidly moving world of business today, every second counts. The ability to locate pertinent information before it becomes inaccessible can determine the outcome of your endeavors. With In-Place Search, you can...more
From allegations of workplace discrimination, sexual orientation discrimination to violations of non-compete clauses or breaches of contract, lawsuits between organizations and their employees are an ever-present threat for...more
6/21/2023
/ ADEA ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Breach of Contract ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Corrective Actions ,
Damages ,
Discovery ,
e-Discovery ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Harassment ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Penalties ,
Retaliation ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Settlement ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Whistleblowers ,
Workplace Safety
Information governance (IG) plays an increasingly significant role of the way corporations do business. But what do organizations do with all their data? Where do they store it—and is it secure, well organized, and...more
6/8/2023
/ Analytics ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Compliance ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Data Storage ,
Digital Assets ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
e-Discovery ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Information Governance ,
Personal Information ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Software
In our adversarial justice system, litigants rely on evidence to explain their side of a dispute. Today, much of that evidence is digital. If an organization allows digital evidence to be compromised, lost, or destroyed, it...more
5/19/2023
/ American Bar Association (ABA) ,
Automation Systems ,
Best Practices ,
Cloud Storage ,
Data Preservation ,
Data Security ,
Data Storage ,
Default Judgment ,
Destruction of Evidence ,
e-Discovery ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Evidence ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
Legal Technology ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Spoliation ,
Triggering Event
With fears of a possible global recession, many corporate legal departments are tightening their belts to prepare for an extended financial downturn, which might affect their cooperation with litigation support services....more
3/23/2023
/ Corporate Law Departments ,
Data Management ,
Data Preservation ,
e-Discovery ,
In-House Perspective ,
Innovative Technology ,
Legal Operations ,
Legal Project Management ,
Legal Technology ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Software
For over a decade, artificial intelligence (AI) has played an important role in eDiscovery, particularly in the review phase. One of the primary applications for AI has been in technology-assisted review (TAR), which has been...more
While an economic downturn is always possible, 2023 is likely to present more financial challenges to corporations, and legal ops in particular, than recent years.
This economic climate will affect corporate legal...more
12/28/2022
/ Billing ,
Collaboration ,
e-Discovery ,
Economic Downturn ,
Interest Rates ,
Legal Operations ,
Legal Project Management ,
Legal Technology ,
Price Inflation ,
Productivity ,
Recessions ,
Software
Outside counsel is an integral part of the legal industry. Sometimes companies hire law firms to handle the entirety of a legal issue or dispute, while other times they retain outside counsel only for specific questions or...more
12/27/2022
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Attorney-Client Privilege ,
Automation Systems ,
Budgets ,
Business Development ,
Corporate Counsel ,
e-Discovery ,
Legal Operations ,
Legal Project Management ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Outside Counsel ,
Privileged Communication ,
Transparency
Many of us have a love-hate relationship with data, specifically the complex data generated by modern cloud-based software. On one hand, it’s a necessary part of most organizations’ daily operations, especially for litigators...more
10/27/2022
/ Best Practices ,
Corporate Law Departments ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Discovery ,
e-Discovery ,
e-Discovery Professionals ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
In-House Perspective ,
Information Governance ,
Information Technology ,
Legal Operations ,
Legal Project Management
It is no secret or surprise to anyone in the legal profession that document review takes up the bulk of the time, effort, and costs surrounding litigation. As the cost associated with litigation continues to rise across the...more
For many years, in-house counsel, also called corporate counsel, were hired based solely on their legal acumen. The only things that mattered were their length of practice and the breadth of that experience. But, in recent...more
As a Chief Legal Officer (CLO), you wear a number of different hats. You’re responsible for managing your organization’s risk profile in both legal and regulatory compliance issues, overseeing current matters, and supervising...more
5/14/2021
/ Analytics ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Chief Legal Officers ,
Corporate Law Departments ,
Data Management ,
Discovery ,
e-Discovery ,
e-Discovery Professionals ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
In-House Perspective ,
Information Technology ,
Technology-Assisted Review