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- March 25th
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Predictive Coding Based Legal Methods for Search and Review
Predictive coding type algorithms are designed to leverage the expertise of human input, preferably attorneys who are subject matter experts of the case at hand. A classification of one document by an attorney results in a recommended classification of…
posted at 9:37pm on Mar 25th
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Xerox XLS reminds us that technology assisted review works alongside other search tools
My decision to stop reporting every additional layer of comment on Judge Peck’s Da Silva Moore Opinion (see Closing down the Da Silva Moore discussion for now) was made in part because of the diminishing returns we were getting from the focus o…
posted at 6:34am on Mar 25th
- March 22nd
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Da Silva Moore Fast Becoming Landmark eDiscovery Case
The Da Silva Moore case is quickly becoming a landmark matter in the eDiscovery realm. The use of Technology-Assisted Review (TAR), specifically predictive coding, in the case is the subject of much scrutiny at the moment. eDiscoveryJournal has covered the case extensively, including being the first to note that early headlines got Judge Peck’s opinion wrong – he had not ordered the use of predictive coding in the case or endorsed the technology of any single vendor; he had simply approved of the defendant’s use of predictive coding in this case.
posted at 11:11am on Mar 22nd
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Servient Releases Version 4.3 of its E-Discovery Platform Featuring Further … – PR Web (press release)
Servient Releases Version 4.3 of its E-Discovery Platform Featuring Further …PR Web (press release)The latest version of Servient's E-Discovery Platform features an automated refinement process and enhanced statistical tools for improved transpar…
posted at 6:03am on Mar 22nd
- March 21st
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Do Novel Document Review Methods Demand Disclosure?
Before the advent of large-scale e-discovery, lawyers had no need to disclose how they planned to review documents for responsiveness and privilege. Everyone knew there was only one way to do it. A human being looked at each record. But as e-discovery …
posted at 10:52am on Mar 21st
- March 20th
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AccessData Chosen as Legal Evidence Review Platform for All United States Federal Public Defender Offices
LINDON, UTAH–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AccessData, a pioneer of digital investigations and , today announces the Summation product suite and attendant services and training components have been chosen by the Office of Defender Services …
posted at 10:20am on Mar 20th
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iCONECT Brings Legal Review and Litigation Support to Tablet Devices – PR Web (press release)
iCONECT Brings Legal Review and Litigation Support to Tablet DevicesPR Web (press release)iCONECT Development, LLC, providers of web-based e-discovery and litigation software, announced that with the XERA e-discovery review platform, it is bringing the…
posted at 9:09am on Mar 20th
- March 18th
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New Methods for Legal Search and Review
New systems of e-discovery are emerging that are designed for today’s digital world. Unlike most existing e-discovery systems, they are not mere adaptations of old paper discovery ways. The new methods use an entirely new collaborative approach a…
posted at 8:14pm on Mar 18th
- March 15th
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Technology-Assisted Review: What Should We Call This Market?
Thanks to all who attended our technology-assisted review (TAR) for eDiscovery webinar. There was a great turnout and our guests – Chuck Rothman of Wortzman Nickle and Thomas Gricks of Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis – offered valuable insights on how to use TAR and get value from it. Chuck also contributed an article to eDiscoveryJournal this week on what predictive coding really is. Chuck’s article title points out the confusion in the market about what different terms actually mean.
posted at 9:00am on Mar 15th
- March 14th
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The Future of the Review Attorney
With the advent of computer-assisted review, it is difficult to know how the review industry will ultimately be impacted. Certainly, we can infer that the days of 100-attorney reviews that go on for months on end are coming to a conclusion. Does this increased efficiency bode that more “microwave” reviews will take place, perhaps with clients electing to review sets of documents that would not have previously been reviewed due to higher cost? What will become of the current field of attorneys that have become dependent on review projects to sustain their legal careers while they await more permanent employment? Will large firms continue to sustain massive contract review staffs, or will review specialists develop niche areas of skills, such as securities, or patent law? Hard to predict, but events certainly point toward a contraction in the legal industry, with fewer jobs available to those who don’t secure law firm employment upon graduation. A problematic part of attorney review is the disparity between the function vendors provide for clients and the educational requirement expected of those who participate in the process, i.e. nobody went to law school to review documents on a computer all day. As review teams shrink, e-discovery vendors like Minnesota-based NightOwl now operate more like a small law firm where they strive to create a collegial environment on the review floor that fosters collaboration between reviewers and staff and treats each reviewer as an important part of the legal process. They also designate a “lead attorney” on each review project. These attorneys are retained to understand not only the complexities of the project they are working on, but also to share expertise with outside counsel on the nuances of the review process. The future of document review may actually turn out to be healthy for review attorneys as operations start to look less like sweatshops and more like what NightOwl is doing. Image by Clipart.com
posted at 2:45pm on Mar 14th