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Rakesh Madhava

Early Case Assessment and Early Data Assessment
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Early Case Assessment (ECA) v. Early Data Assessment (EDA) – What’s the Difference?
Early Case Assessment (ECA) v. Early Data Assessment (EDA) – What’s the Difference? 565 285 Rakesh Madhava

Early Case Assessment and Early Data Assessment are key parts of building a strong strategy for your case. Read on to learn the role each play in litigation. You’ve got a new litigation that’s been filed either by, or against your client. You quickly find that it involves a seemingly insurmountable mountain of data. The…

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Upgrading Your eDiscovery Technology In Five Easy Steps
Upgrading Your eDiscovery Technology In Five Easy Steps 1000 667 Rakesh Madhava

Are you looking to replace Summation or Concordance – the old warhorses of litigation technology? Well, you’ve got company. It’s one of the most common scenarios new clients mention when coming to standardize their practice on Nextpoint. They have come to the clear conclusion that a Summation or Concordance workflow just isn’t working (or flowing)…

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4 Critical Law Firm Data Security Tips
4 Critical Law Firm Data Security Tips 150 150 Rakesh Madhava

Recently, I’ve been asking law firms to defend their decision to continue storing client and firm data on premise. The most common defense I hear from firms is that it’s risky to put it in the cloud, where it is “potentially at risk of being hacked.” Essentially, the pervasive belief in law firm data security is…

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Litigator’s Brief: 5 Lessons from the Anthem Security Breach
Litigator’s Brief: 5 Lessons from the Anthem Security Breach 150 150 Rakesh Madhava

In February, Anthem Blue Cross revealed it had been the victim of a cyberattack. The attackers breached a database that contained over 80 million records of past and current customers, and Anthem employees. Anthem is the largest for-profit health care insurer in the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, formerly known as Wellpoint. Anthem is comprised…

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Technology_Rockstar
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Seven Characteristics of Law Firms Who Are Legal Technology Rockstars
Seven Characteristics of Law Firms Who Are Legal Technology Rockstars 600 300 Rakesh Madhava

It’s a new age for lawyers. Simply providing great legal counsel isn’t enough any more (some would argue it never really was). Legal technology, including e-discovery technology and evidence management software, can provide a competitive advantage in a highly competitive marketplace. We’ve compiled seven traits of lawyers and law firms that successfully use legal technology…

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Native Files in Ediscovery
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Native Files in Litigation: What Every Lawyer Needs to Know
Native Files in Litigation: What Every Lawyer Needs to Know 1000 744 Rakesh Madhava

What is a native file? It’s one question we hear time and again from many clients, or “Do I really need natives in litigation?” Most litigators have heard that the native file format is important in modern litigation. However, many eDiscovery reviewers never even see or use a native file in their work. The short…

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Litigation technology costs
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Eliminate Litigation Technology Costs and Reduce Risk
Eliminate Litigation Technology Costs and Reduce Risk 710 397 Rakesh Madhava

As the sheer volume of electronically stored information (ESI) overwhelms the existing discovery competencies of law firms IT departments, perhaps it’s time to question the fundamental business model of technology investment in most firms. For purposes of this post, we’re going to carve up the responsibility of the law firm IT department (as it exists…

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Data Security: 6 Important Takeaways From The Sony Hack
Data Security: 6 Important Takeaways From The Sony Hack 150 150 Rakesh Madhava

The Sony Hack is big news and big news for lawyers. Besides the international political implications, celebrity backstabbing, studio politics and the involvement of a North Korean dictator, there are a number of legal angles already emerging with more to come. Of course, there’s lawsuits. Sony has brought in Boies Schiller & Flexner to assist…

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Ediscovery Terminology
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Ediscovery Glossary: 30 Terms Every Litigator Should Know
Ediscovery Glossary: 30 Terms Every Litigator Should Know 1200 700 Rakesh Madhava

Our essential ediscovery glossary lays out all the ediscovery terminology every attorney should know. Attorneys are used to speaking in the complex language of the law, but technical ediscovery terminology can trip up even the most seasoned litigators. From the major concepts like processing and production to the granular terms for various file types, the…

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Data Security Ethical Obligations for Litigators : Four things to tell your clients
Data Security Ethical Obligations for Litigators : Four things to tell your clients 1920 1280 Rakesh Madhava

Like all professionals in 2014, every modern litigator uses technology to get their job done. As with all industries, technology is the wonder drug delivering efficiency to a lawyer’s practice and duty of competent representation. The fly in the ointment, however, is the issue of confidentiality regarding client data that has litigators rightly concerned about…

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