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  • Media Advisory: At LegalTech, KPMG Releases New Discussion Paper on e-Discovery Statistical Sampling

    NEW YORK, Feb. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – "As organizations continue to broaden their use of technology to enable more efficient electronic-discovery for litigation, the question of 'statistical sampling' …



  • E-Discovery Cost Recovery in the Digital Age

    But producing parties, who historically have born the majority of these costs, may now find some relief in Rule 54(d) of the . Rule 54(d) provides that “costs — other than attorney’s fees — should be allowed to …



  • The 7 Deadly Sins of Document Review

    Counsel who needs to assemble a large document-review team or hire an outside group to do so must tread carefully. Doing so requires taking responsibility for what’s often the biggest cost-center in modern-day litigation. Legal budgets are tighter than…



  • New Webinar: "Implementing Chain of Custody Certification in your Organization" – openPR (press release)

    New Webinar: "Implementing Chain of Custody Certification in your Organization"openPR (press release)(openPR) – SGS invites you to attend the complimentary webinar on "Implementing Chain of Custody Certification in your organization&quot…



  • Recommind Study Says Legal and IT Now Pals

    Recommind asserts that lawyers and IT can come coexist in a positive manner. Don’t believe it. Well, read the Recommind report and learn how. The Wall Street Journal reports, “Social Media Bringing IT and LEGAL Together, Recommind Study Reveals.” The report found that both IT and legal departments prioritize eDiscovery. Each has its issues with [...]



  • Applying E-Discovery Best Practices to Cloud Computing

    The conference convened on Sept. 9 to discuss the possible amendment of the to better address issues regarding preservation and sanctions in e-discovery. According to the minutes of the mini-conference …



  • EDD in the EU: Proceed With Caution

    “Don’t assume anything about technology systems when your firm is working outside of the United States,” was one insight reporter Evan Koblentz gleaned from the LegalTech New York panel, “A GC’s Nightmare: A U.S. E-Discovery Request Into Europe.” The risks and problems that follow from wrong assumptions about multinational e-discovery were laid out in detail by panelists from both the U.S. and the European Union. “The biggest concern that I have is the competing interests of the U.S.courts versus the EU privacy concerns,” said Craig Cannon, discovery counsel at Bank of America. Read the full article, “LegalTech Panel Examines E-Discovery Challenges in Europe.”



  • A Road Map for Updating E-Discovery Rules

    Regardless of what side of the debate you embrace, the are the “Rules of the Road” in federal court. These commandments govern how we do our jobs, as the rules set forth the process and procedures for the conduct …



  • Barry Murphy Of eDJ Group Wraps Up LTNY Day 1

    The first day of LegalTech NY 2012 was a whirlwind, to say the least.  The day began very early with a breakfast kick-off meeting for the eDJ Peer Group.  It was great to hear actual eDiscovery professionals – those who are on the ground dealing with the day-to-day issues – talk about the topics they would like to see eDJ’s research address.  Among the leading topics:  document retention and disposal; cloud security; legal review cost reduction; predictive coding; and more targeted collections. The general feeling at the Peer Group meeting is that companies are beginning to address broader information governance (IG) foundations upon which to build out more efficient eDiscovery processes.  Over the last 4-5 years, companies purchased point solutions as band aids, but now want a more permanent solution.  I got the sense that these folks were willing to [...]



  • Four Models to Rein in E-Discovery Costs

    Last fall, The Cowen Group, a New York-based EDD staffing and management consulting firm, conducted a survey about the “models and structure” of operations at Am Law 200 firms. Of the 47 respondents, 33 were from the top 100 …