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
Data protection laws, such as the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), are a major cause for concern for organizations. These data privacy laws have...more
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
Sensitive information is everywhere, from clients’ names and addresses to the trade secrets a business relies on to beat its competition. As such, organizations can’t avoid collecting, processing, storing, and transferring...more
10/4/2022
/ Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Protection ,
Discovery ,
e-Discovery Professionals ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Legal Technology ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Proprietary Information ,
Sensitive Business Information ,
Unauthorized Disclosure
Illumination Zone: Jeffrey Wolff, Director of Corporate Solutions for EDRM Trusted Partner, IPRO, sits down with Kaylee & Mary to talk about his journey from broadcast journalism to eDiscovery and the sneak peek demo he gave...more
Our latest book, Advancing from eDiscovery to Prediscovery, offers a high-level summary of what Information Governance is, and how it can be aligned with eDiscovery.
But how do you begin implementing a comprehensive...more
Modern society is awash in data, in a wide range of formats and types. While every industry faces challenges in how to efficiently store and process data, the healthcare industry faces particular challenges with the...more
5/31/2022
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Best Practices ,
Data Management ,
Data Retention ,
Discovery ,
e-Discovery Professionals ,
Electronic Medical Records ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Health Care Providers ,
Legal Technology ,
Medical Records ,
PHI ,
Technology-Assisted Review
In 2020, experts estimated businesses lost an average of 5% of their revenue to fraud. Specifically, the estimate applies to a global estimate on the impact of occupational fraud. This means perpetrators are employed by the...more
Some of the challenges associated with searching through data for an investigation are similar to those faced during the discovery stage of the litigation process as it exists in the United States. The need to defensibly...more
4/20/2022
/ Analytics ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Automation Systems ,
Discovery ,
Early Case Assessment ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Government Investigations ,
Internal Investigations ,
Investigations ,
Legal Technology ,
Search Engines ,
Technology ,
Technology-Assisted Review
Using AI tools for eDiscovery does not have to be complicated. While many large law firms have long-since already incorporated AI into their processes, small and mid-size firms alike can now leverage these tools to better...more
Anyone who reads about digital investigations is bound to run into the term ESI. Electronically Stored Information is often used interchangeably with ‘data’. For the most part, this is done with the goal of being more...more
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
The duty to preserve evidence begins when litigation can be reasonably anticipated. Legal Holds allow this preservation to take place. However, the process is marred by the potential for errors at every step of the way. As...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
When it comes to data and records management functions at government agencies, recent years have been trying times. A number of concerning trends have continued to be a factor, such as the growth of the data generated by...more
11/9/2021
/ Cloud Computing ,
Discovery ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
FOIA ,
Government Agencies ,
Information Technology ,
Open Records ,
Public Policy ,
Public Records ,
Public Records Act ,
Remote Working ,
Social Media ,
State and Local Government
Organizations are feeling the pinch of compliance like never before as government agencies at every level are scrutinizing their business affairs more closely and issuing more regulations. To meet their compliance...more
11/5/2021
/ Attorney-Client Privilege ,
Best Practices ,
Compliance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Electronic Communications ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Encryption ,
Internal Investigations ,
Privileged Communication ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
Work-Product Doctrine ,
Workplace Communication
In the wake of the pandemic, organizations have had to change the way they approach nearly every aspect of their business. Internal investigations are no exception....more
Corporate legal departments face a unique pressure. As part of a business, they need to conform with standard business expectations like sticking to their budget, tracking their performance, and implementing helpful...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
Internal investigations are becoming increasingly complex. In a world where everything continues to grow, from the number of people to the amount of data, it is not surprising that the number of internal investigations also...more
Corporate fraud is rampant - and nearly half of companies aren’t even investigating it.
That’s the message from PwC’s Global Economic Crime and Fraud Survey 2020, which surveyed more than 5,000 companies globally about...more
Many legal professionals are familiar with eDiscovery and the benefits the technology provides. However, what may not be common knowledge is the power that artificial intelligence brings to the table and the techniques that...more
7/22/2021
/ Analytics ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Automation Systems ,
Classification ,
Data Collection ,
Discovery ,
Document Productions ,
Document Review ,
e-Discovery Professionals ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Legal Technology ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
PHI ,
Redaction ,
Sensitive Business Information ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
Trade Secrets ,
Webinars