132 new items were added to the Roadmap this month. Beyond the new Teams chat UI changes, my key new update is PERSONAL USER LOOP WORKSPACES! Every user will now have another default data source that may require preservation and collection. If you have not tested search, export, processing and review of Loop components in your eDiscovery infrastructure, the time is now. View my [...]
After the Relativity Fest keynote and my interview with Verizon’s Kacey Hall, I decided that I had to make the time to get my hands on Relativity aiR for Review. The labs generally had a line, but they were open during meals. Relativity is one of the few eDiscovery technology companies that gives open access to full documentation and the aiR for Review [...]
Walgreens’s Sr. Counsel and Director of eDiscovery Operations Adam Rouse discussed using Relativity’s integration with Microsoft 365 for collections and legal holds at Relativity Fest. Walgreens’ eDiscovery team evolved from Adam’s prior role supporting compliance and IT security teams. His deep technical background translates to a very tech forward team comfortable with Powershell and other admin tools. While the Walgreens’s team may have more [...]
Kacey Hall shared Verizon’s impressive experience in the advanced access program for Relativity aiR for Review and limited general availability program Relativity aiR for Privilege. Unlike most corporations, Verizon’s legal department manages all discovery in house, largely relying on their RelativityOne instance. They have automated most upstream workflows including integrated Google Workspace holds and collections. aiR for Review has effectively extended that automation and [...]
2024 was my year to attend the great sessions. That was the idea when I got a late start booking briefings and interviews. A last-minute wave of requests derailed most of my session plans, but I wanted to share my summaries and highlights from the few I attended. Did I miss some good ones? Yes, I did. So write up your own highlights to [...]
Does your company offer eDiscovery managed services for corporate clients who own their own RelativityOne instance? I am conducting an Request for Information (RFI) to qualify candidates for a formal Request for Proposal (RFP) for a global corporation. The RFI covers provider general profile, service coverage and technology offerings. This phase is a simple form that does NOT include pricing or solution proposal details. [...]
During Relativity Fest eDiscovery Assistant launched a new Case of the Week podcast format. For peers who have been too buried in matters to keep up with new resources, eDiscovery Assistant is the premier eDiscovery-specific research platform for finding and monitoring curated caselaw and other resources. The team is converting the 150+ historical Case of the Week blogs into podcasts with the key case [...]
In 2 short years, brothers Rachi and Shimmy Messing have changed the contract reviewer market with their ALTorney platform. This realization hit me while I was drafting an RFP for a global corporate managed service contract. I realized that I did not really care whether the provider had a stable of contract reviewers who spoke Bahasa or Portuguese because I knew that my client could [...]
The 15th Relativity Fest was one of the most highly attended Relativity Fests to date with about 2,000 attendees. Sessions were packed with customers. They actually had to turn away attendees from the packed room at Horrigan’s State of the Union. Market consolidation and other factors may have reduced the number of sponsors, but not the energy level. I managed to chat with [...]
128 new updates were launched or rolling out in September! View my take on those with potential eDiscovery Impact and my comments at my Roadmap table. Per last month’s comments, the new Purview Portal Hub UI is the big news. I call EVERYONE’s attention to 415454 (second one below) that the Classic Purview portal will be retired END OF THE YEAR. The new [...]