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End-to-end Ediscovery

End-to-End Ediscovery: Rapid Data Solutions Lead to Success
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This small firm was thrown into an expedited ediscovery process, so they sought help from Nextpoint to win their case. After a food manufacturer fired their lawyer in a federal intellectual property case, Lauren Handel’s two-person firm was brought in as substitute counsel. Lauren was thrown into the case just before an expedited ediscovery request…

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Ediscovery Checklist: Case Management

Ediscovery Planning: The Essential Case Management Checklist
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This ediscovery checklist explains how to make a comprehensive plan that addresses obstacles before they arise and minimizes challenges during discovery. Planning for Success Taking the time to create a detailed plan in preparation for ediscovery is one of the most impactful things you can do to save your clients time and money. Not only…

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Manage Ediscovery Better With Software

Three Reasons You Don’t Need Ediscovery Software (And Why They’re Bogus)
Three Reasons You Don’t Need Ediscovery Software (And Why They’re Bogus) 905 612 Elizabeth Guthrie

When dealing with small cases, many law firms think they can manage ediscovery without specialized software. But cases of all sizes involve electronic evidence, and it’s important to handle it with care, as you would with any other evidence. Attorneys can manufacture any number of reasons to avoid using ediscovery software, but the reality is…

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Follow these 5 Guidelines to Conduct Successful Virtual Depositions
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The new normal is here, and it’s time to embrace the reality of remote, virtual, and hybrid depositions in the world of litigation.  “Remote” depositions are nothing new and have actually been around for several years before the pandemic. It was the exception, rather than the rule, where the witness appeared “remotely” through a video…

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Legal software Canada and California expansion

Nextpoint Expands Secure Data Hosting to New Regions Across North America
Nextpoint Expands Secure Data Hosting to New Regions Across North America 1200 700 Elizabeth Guthrie

Nextpoint launches new developments for legal software in Canada and California amidst recent changes to data privacy and security laws. In May 2022, Nextpoint will begin hosting data on AWS servers in California and Canada, in addition to our current location on the East Coast. This will ensure our users can meet data privacy standards…

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Legal Document Review Tools: A Case Study

Predictably Efficient Ediscovery: Mid-Size Firm Cuts Costs by 60%
Predictably Efficient Ediscovery: Mid-Size Firm Cuts Costs by 60% 1201 628 Elizabeth Guthrie

With the right legal document review tool, your firm can save money and ensure a smooth ediscovery process. In 2018, Hugh Berkson was preparing his litigation practice for a rather large incoming case, and he knew he would need a comprehensive ediscovery tool to manage the large volume of data. Hugh is a Principal attorney…

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Ediscovery Collection Checklist

Ediscovery Planning: Your Data Collection Checklist
Ediscovery Planning: Your Data Collection Checklist 1200 800 Elizabeth Guthrie

This ediscovery collection checklist will guide you through the technical complexities of data collection and help your team stay organized and efficient. The Importance of a Collection Strategy Data collection can be the most complex and technically rigorous of all discovery phases. It involves the extraction of potentially relevant electronically stored information (ESI) from its…

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Ediscovery Keyword Search

Ediscovery Keyword Search Examples: Get More Relevant Results in Document Review
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This post explains how to craft searches that get the results you’re looking for in document review. We dive into the technical aspects of searching and provide ediscovery keyword search examples. Despite efforts to replace keyword searching in ediscovery, keywords remain the most cost-effective tool available for reviewing documents in litigation. Unfortunately, there is not…

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Best Ediscovery Software: Nextpoint Named Momentum Leader and Market Leader

Nextpoint Named Ediscovery Software Market Leader in G2 Spring Report
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In the latest reports from G2, Nextpoint ranks among the best ediscovery software as a market leader and force of momentum in the legal tech industry. Every quarter, the online review platform G2 generates new reports on the top ediscovery software providers in the market. Based on user reviews collected through March 1st, Nextpoint was…

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In-House Ediscovery: Boutique Law Firm Ediscovery Transformation. A Nextpoint case study.

Ediscovery Digital Transformation: A Successful Migration to the Cloud
Ediscovery Digital Transformation: A Successful Migration to the Cloud 1201 628 Elizabeth Guthrie

Like many boutique law firms handling cases with small data sets, Mahendru P.C., a thriving commercial litigation firm in Houston, TX, had previously managed in-house ediscovery projects without dedicated software. For 18 years Ashish Mahendru and his team used Adobe Acrobat Pro to not only compile, code and organize documents, but also execute Bates numbering…

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