Key Discovery Points: If You Dispose of Relevant Hard Drives You Will Face (Some) Consequences
eDiscovery Case Law Podcast: How Failing to Meet and Confer Effectively Can Lead to Sanctions
Data Retention and Document Holds
Key Discovery Points: Should Hyperlinked Files Be Treated as Modern Attachments?
Podcast: Are Legal Holds Protected by Privilege? Insights from the FTC's Battle with Amazon
No Password Required Podcast: Senior Security Researcher at Nokia and Guardian of Secure AI Networks
eDiscovery Needs Digital Forensics for a Mobile World
Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast - Episode 31: Trade Secrets and Protecting Confidential Information with Jennie Cluverius of Maynard Nexsen
Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast | Episode 15: eDiscovery for Employers with Angela O’Neal, Nextra Solutions Director
Record Retention and Information Governance
California Employment News: Synthesizing Evidence in a Workplace Investigation (Part 3)
A Look at the Metaverse’s Legal Implications, with Special Guest Samantha Green, Director of Content Marketing, Epiq
Evidence Preservation: Handling the Issues in New York and New Jersey
Keeping Up with M365 Software Updates
Sitting with the C-Suite: Best Practices in Mobile Device Data Preservation
Sitting with the C-Suite: Remote Work - Increasing Communication on Collaboration Platforms
Video | Tips for Managing the Preservation of Mobile Device Data
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On September 18th, I had the opportunity to attend The Masters Conference in Seattle, WA, for my second time, hosted by Perkins Coie. This year, I was struck by how much the technology landscape in eDiscovery has evolved,...more
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In the third post of our series on the 2023 Legal Industry Collaboration Data Survey, we delve into the evolving strategies for data retention and preservation that have emerged in response to the growing use of digital...more
Workplace collaboration and communication solutions like Slack and Microsoft Teams have firmly established their place in the enterprise and can be requested during ediscovery just like email and other electronically stored...more
Once again, the CLOC Global Institute (CGI) has come and gone. But while we were there, Hanzo took a quick snapshot survey of Legal Operations professionals to gain insights into how people are using collaboration data and...more
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As 2023 begins it is time once again to reflect on the most interesting eDiscovery cases from last year. Trends are always evolving in this dynamic space and eDiscovery professionals cannot afford to snooze on this review....more
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E-Discovery is an ever-changing field. There’s always new technology cropping up—whether it’s a means of communication that legal teams need to account for or a new software solution that promises to change how e-discovery...more
Knowledge management is front and center for legal operations professionals. The rise in remote work and cloud-based collaboration apps created silos of information. Legal departments are addressing these silos and ensuring...more
Corporate counsel often shoulder the burden of managing the entire Legal Hold process for their organization. That means on top of everything else, they must issue, execute and ensure compliance with required legal holds...more
To better understand how technology continues to affect the legal industry, you just have to look at case law and the resulting court rulings, particularly in regards to eDiscovery and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure...more
When it comes to a pending litigation, the duty to preserve electronic data is clearly laid out in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP)... But when it comes to the actual process of letting custodians know they need...more
The beginner’s guide to Microsoft Teams eDiscovery - Welcome to our Beginner’s Guide to Microsoft Teams eDiscovery — where we’ll cover everything you need to know about eDiscovery for Microsoft Teams, the communication and...more
Humor isn’t necessary in eDiscovery, but it sure helps. Which is why Ipro has created our own comic strip, eDiscovery Blues™ and included them with articles highlighting insights and best-practices across the legal technology...more
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There are a lot of people in the legal-tech community talking about the discoverability of Zoom data these days, particularly as the move to a remote workforce continues in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. As far as...more
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