Julia Helmer at Array

Choosing the Right eDiscovery Tool for Your Legal Team

In today’s fast-paced legal environment, managing electronic data efficiently is no longer optional – it’s essential. As cases grow more complex and data volumes expand, having access to the right eDiscovery software can be...more

11/5/2025 / Analytics , Artificial Intelligence , Data Management , Data Security , Document Review , e-Discovery , e-Discovery Professionals , Electronically Stored Information , Legal Technology , Technology-Assisted Review

Mapping the Modern eDiscovery Workflow: Know Your Risk Points at Every Stage

In today’s litigation landscape, data is both a critical asset and a potential source of risk. Successfully navigating the eDiscovery process requires more than just collecting and reviewing documents. It demands a thorough...more

10/23/2025 / Data Collection , Data Preservation , Document Review , e-Discovery , EDRM , Electronically Stored Information , Information Governance , Legal Operations , Risk Management , Technology-Assisted Review

How the EDRM Really Works (And Why It Still Matters)

In the fast-paced world of litigation, managing vast amounts of electronic information can feel overwhelming. Yet, understanding the eDiscovery Reference Model (EDRM) remains a cornerstone for legal teams seeking clarity,...more

10/14/2025 / Analytics , Data Collection , Data Management , Document Review , Duty to Preserve , e-Discovery , EDRM , Electronically Stored Information , Information Governance , Technology-Assisted Review

This Week in eDiscovery: Poll on Review Preferences + Discovery Misconduct Finding

Every week, the Array team reviews the latest news and analysis about the evolving field of eDiscovery to bring you the topics and trends you need to know. This week’s post covers the period of September 21-27. Here’s what’s...more

10/2/2025 / Artificial Intelligence , Discovery , Discovery Disputes , Document Review , e-Discovery , EDRM , Electronically Stored Information , Legal Ethics , Legal Technology , Technology-Assisted Review

This Week in eDiscovery: Court Agrees with Challenge on Privilege Log Entries for Email Attachments

Every week, the Array team reviews the latest news and analysis about the evolving field of eDiscovery to bring you the topics and trends you need to know. This week’s post covers the period of September 14-20. Here’s what’s...more

9/30/2025 / Attorney-Client Privilege , Discovery Disputes , Document Productions , e-Discovery , Electronically Stored Information , Email , Federal Rules of Civil Procedure , Metadata , Privilege Logs

This Week in eDiscovery: ILTA’s Technology Survey + Sedona Working Group on AI Data

Every week, the Array team reviews the latest news and analysis about the evolving field of eDiscovery to bring you the topics and trends you need to know. This week’s post covers the period of September 7-13. Here’s what’s...more

9/22/2025 / Artificial Intelligence , Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) , Data Management , e-Discovery , Electronically Stored Information , Federal Rules of Civil Procedure , Federal Rules of Evidence , Information Governance , Legal Technology , Technology-Assisted Review

This Week in eDiscovery: Delay in Discovery Deliverable Demands Deposition Do-Over

Every week, the Array team reviews the latest news and analysis about the evolving field of eDiscovery to bring you the topics and trends you need to know. This week’s post covers the period of August 31-September 6. Here’s...more

9/12/2025 / Data Preservation , Depositions , Discovery , Discovery Disputes , Document Productions , e-Discovery , Electronically Stored Information , Federal Rules of Civil Procedure , Privilege Logs

This Week in eDiscovery: Source Code Request Denied Because of Proportionality

Every week, the Array team reviews the latest news and analysis about the evolving field of eDiscovery to bring you the topics and trends you need to know. This week’s post covers the period of August 24-30. Here’s what’s...more

9/9/2025 / Client Services , Discovery , Discovery Disputes , e-Discovery , Electronic Communications , Federal Rules of Civil Procedure , Legal Project Management , Legal Technology , Litigation Strategies , Personally Identifiable Information , PHI , Proportionality , Salesforce , Source Code

This Week in eDiscovery: Remembering Kaylee Walstad | Takeaways from ILTACON

Every week, the Array team reviews the latest news and analysis about the evolving field of eDiscovery to bring you the topics and trends you need to know. This week’s post covers the period of August 17-23. Here’s what’s...more

8/28/2025 / Artificial Intelligence , Document Review , e-Discovery , e-Discovery Professionals , Events , Information Governance , Legal Technology , Professional Development , Professional Networking , Technology-Assisted Review

This Week in eDiscovery: What’s a Modern eDiscovery Training Database? + Another Reason to Meet and Confer

Every week, the Array team reviews the latest news and analysis about the evolving field of eDiscovery to bring you the topics and trends you need to know. This week’s post covers the period of August 10-16. Here’s what’s...more

8/26/2025 / Association of Certified eDiscovery Specialists (ACEDS) , Best Practices , Data Retention , Discovery Disputes , Document Review , e-Discovery , Electronically Stored Information , Information Governance , Legal Technology

This Week in eDiscovery: What to Know About Subject Matter Waiver of Work Product

Every week, the Array team reviews the latest news and analysis about the evolving field of eDiscovery to bring you the topics and trends you need to know. This week’s post covers the period of August 3-9. Here’s what’s...more

8/15/2025 / Discovery , Document Productions , e-Discovery , EDRM , Electronically Stored Information , Expert Testimony , Privilege Logs , Privileged Documents , Rule 502 , Work-Product Doctrine

This Week in eDiscovery: Privilege Decision on Litigation Funding | Meet Array at ILTACON

Every week, the Array team reviews the latest news and analysis about the evolving field of eDiscovery to bring you the topics and trends you need to know. This week’s post covers the period of July 27-August 2. Here’s what’s...more

8/7/2025 / Discovery Disputes , e-Discovery , Litigation Funding , Motion to Compel , Patent Infringement , Privilege Logs , Work-Product Doctrine

This Week in eDiscovery: Latest eDiscovery + GenAI report | Common Boilerplate Objections to Avoid

Every week, the Array team reviews the latest news and analysis about the evolving field of eDiscovery to bring you the topics and trends you need to know. This week’s post covers the period of July 20-26. Here’s what’s...more

8/1/2025 / Artificial Intelligence , Boilerplate Language , Discovery , Document Review , e-Discovery , Electronically Stored Information , Legal Technology , Motion to Compel , Objection Procedures , Technology-Assisted Review

This Week in eDiscovery: The Importance of AI Metadata Analysis | Additional Sanction for ESI Loss

Every week, the Array team reviews the latest news and analysis about the evolving field of eDiscovery to bring you the topics and trends you need to know. This week’s post covers the period of July 13-19. Here’s what’s...more

7/24/2025 / Artificial Intelligence , e-Discovery , Evidence , Metadata , Sanctions

This Week in eDiscovery: Sanctions for Loss of ESI | Guidance on Databases in Civil Discovery

Every week, the Array team reviews the latest news and analysis about the evolving field of eDiscovery to bring you the topics and trends you need to know. This week’s post covers the period of July 6-12. Here’s what’s...more

7/18/2025 / Data Preservation , Databases , Discovery , e-Discovery , Electronically Stored Information , Sanctions , Spoliation

This Week in eDiscovery: A Self-Collection Warning | ‘Sufficient to Show’ Requests

Every week, the Array team reviews the latest news and analysis about the evolving field of eDiscovery to bring you the topics and trends you need to know. This week’s post covers the period of June 29-July 5. Here’s what’s...more

7/11/2025 / Attorney-Client Privilege , Discovery , Document Productions , Document Review , e-Discovery , Ethics , Federal Rules of Civil Procedure , Legal Technology , Litigation Strategies

This Week in eDiscovery: Privilege Logs are Evidence Too

Every week, the Array team reviews the latest news and analysis about the evolving field of eDiscovery to bring you the topics and trends you need to know. This week’s post covers the period of June 22-28. Here’s what’s...more

7/3/2025 / Disability Discrimination , Discovery , e-Discovery , Employment Discrimination , Employment Litigation , Evidence , Privilege Logs , Retaliation , Summary Judgment , Wrongful Termination

This Week in eDiscovery: Privilege Log Falls Short on Key Entries

Every week, the Array team reviews the latest news and analysis about the evolving field of eDiscovery to bring you the topics and trends you need to know. This week’s post covers the period of June 15-21. Here’s what’s...more

6/27/2025 / Attorney-Client Privilege , Audits , Document Review , e-Discovery , Email , Federal Rules of Civil Procedure , Florida , Legal Technology , Litigation Strategies , Privilege Logs , Technology-Assisted Review

This Week in eDiscovery: How a ‘Diligent Search’ is Not a ‘Reasonable Inquiry’ and Why it Matters

Every week, the Array team reviews the latest news and analysis about the evolving field of eDiscovery to bring you the topics and trends you need to know. This week’s post covers the period of June 8-14. Here’s what’s...more

6/23/2025 / Discovery Disputes , Document Productions , Due Diligence , e-Discovery , Electronically Stored Information , Evidence , Federal Rules of Civil Procedure , Litigation Strategies , Motion to Compel , Transparency

This Week in eDiscovery: Do We Really Have to Follow the TAR Protocol? Yes, Tennessee Court Says

Every week, the Array team reviews the latest news and analysis about the evolving field of eDiscovery to bring you the topics and trends you need to know. This week’s post covers the period of June 1-7. Here’s what’s...more

6/13/2025 / Data Management , Discovery Disputes , Document Productions , Document Review , e-Discovery , Enforcement Actions , Federal Rules of Civil Procedure , Legal Technology , Litigation Strategies , Technology-Assisted Review

This Week in eDiscovery: Objections to Court-Decided ESI Protocol Fall Apart

Every week, the Array team reviews the latest news and analysis about the evolving field of eDiscovery to bring you the topics and trends you need to know. This week’s post covers the period of May 25-31. Here’s what’s...more

6/9/2025 / Class Action , Discovery Disputes , e-Discovery , Electronically Stored Information , Litigation Strategies

This Week in eDiscovery: Be Careful What Your ESI Protocol Says

Every week, the Array team reviews the latest news and analysis about the evolving field of eDiscovery to bring you the topics and trends you need to know. This week’s post covers the period of May 11-17. Here’s what’s...more

5/29/2025 / Attorney-Client Privilege , Discovery , Discovery Disputes , Document Productions , Document Review , e-Discovery , EDRM , Electronically Stored Information , Federal Rules of Civil Procedure , Litigation Strategies , Privilege Logs

This Week in eDiscovery: What is a Document? Text Message Redaction Dispute Poses this Question

Every week, the Array team reviews the latest news and analysis about the evolving field of eDiscovery to bring you the topics and trends you need to know. This week’s post covers the period of May 4-10. Here’s what’s...more

5/16/2025 / Discovery Costs , Discovery Disputes , Document Review , e-Discovery , Electronically Stored Information , Evidence , Legal Technology , Litigation Strategies , Redaction , Text Messages

This Week in eDiscovery: Motion for Tracking Cookies Crumbles

Every week, the Array team reviews the latest news and analysis about the evolving field of eDiscovery to bring you the topics and trends you need to know. This week’s post covers the period of April 27-May 3. Here’s what’s...more

5/9/2025 / Cookies , Data Collection , Data Privacy , Discovery , e-Discovery , Electronically Stored Information , Litigation Strategies , Personal Data , Privacy Laws , Web Tracking

This Week in eDiscovery: Smartwatch Data in Personal Injury Litigation | No Evidence, No New Search Terms

Every week, the Array team reviews the latest news and analysis about the evolving field of eDiscovery to bring you the topics and trends you need to know. This week’s post covers the period of April 20-26. Here’s what’s...more

5/2/2025 / Copyright Infringement , Discovery , e-Discovery , Electronically Stored Information , Legal Technology , Litigation Strategies , Personal Data , Privacy Concerns , Smart Devices

Julia Helmer

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