Migrated from eDJGroupInc.com. Author: Greg Buckles. Published: 2015-10-21 20:00:00Format, images and links may no longer function correctly.
I was scanning my search engine feeds and noticed a common theme dominating the usual product press releas, caselaw and Relativity certification announcements. I have always insisted that any sponsored webinars focus on real content, but I am now seeing more formal educational material being generated directly by providers. kCura’s launch of the Relativity Academic Partner Program at Relativityfest really caught my interest. According to the announcement, nearly 50 law schools have already signed up to get access to software, technical infrastructure and instructional materials. There is so much potential benefit and harm for provider driven content being delivered by formal academic institutions that it boggles the mind. I remember early debates at EDRM about these kinds of programs and frustration that we could not get the resources allocated. The more than $2.2 Billion (yes, I capitalize that B) in 2015 investment in the eD/IG market certainly is trickling down to the next generation of law students and technical colleges. California’s new requirements for eDiscovery technical competence and other compliance challenges (EU Data Protection) are raising the bar for counsel and giving marketer’s an audience. Let’s hope that the content is solid and peer reviewed to remove potential bias.
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