If you’ve ever asked someone why they decided to become a lawyer, we’re betting you didn’t hear that they were dying to do document review. That’s because document review process can be extremely tedious. It’s certainly not...more
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
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Data Management ,
Data Preservation ,
e-Discovery ,
In-House Perspective ,
Innovative Technology ,
Legal Operations ,
Legal Project Management ,
Legal Technology ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Software
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
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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
Guidelines and frameworks are usually born out of a desire to streamline and perfect processes. But sometimes progress calls for undoing those traditions and entering a new paradigm. Such is the case when it comes to the...more
10/25/2022
/ Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Preservation ,
Discovery ,
Document Productions ,
e-Discovery Professionals ,
EDRM ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Information Governance ,
Legal Project Management ,
Legal Technology ,
Software ,
Technology
More seasoned attorneys will tell stories about the days they had to go to a physical law library to do legal research. They’ll explain how they learned to collect data about court outcomes informally through word of mouth in...more
As corporate counsel, you have important matters to contend with every day. You likely feel like there’s never enough time to manage everything. On top of that, you shoulder the burden of issuing, executing, and ensuring...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
10/5/2021
/ Algorithms ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Attorney-Client Privilege ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Discovery ,
Document Review ,
e-Discovery Professionals ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Legal Project Management ,
Legal Technology ,
Machine Learning ,
Predictive Coding ,
Technology-Assisted Review ,
Work-Product Doctrine
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