Ediscovery

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eDiscovery Tips: Getting More Done with Keyboard Shortcuts
eDiscovery Tips: Getting More Done with Keyboard Shortcuts 150 150 Jason Krause

We’re all looking for ways to work faster, more efficiently, and effectively. In litigation, you hear a lot about topics like predictive coding, analytics, and cloud computing as the keys to faster legal review. But today, let’s consider some more practical and day-to-day considerations, like keyboard shortcuts. Nextpoint has integrated a whole list of shortcuts…

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2 Keys to Protect Attorney-Client Privilege
2 Keys to Protect Attorney-Client Privilege 150 150 Jason Krause

As we detailed last week, corporate law giant Quinn Emanuel has taken a very public beating for failing to protect confidential information from leaking to a corporate client. At first glance, it might be hard to criticize the firm for the leak. After all, how can you expect to keep track of millions of pages…

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1 Lawyer Deep: How Attorney-Client Privilege is Destroyed
1 Lawyer Deep: How Attorney-Client Privilege is Destroyed 150 150 Jason Krause

John Quinn, Founder & Managing Partner at Quinn Emanuel, had one of the toughest jobs a lead attorney can ever have in a major case. Quinn had to face the presiding judge and explain to a dubious courtroom how his firm had managed to let confidential and privileged information leak to clients who had no…

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The Snowden Effect in eDiscovery
The Snowden Effect in eDiscovery 150 150 Jason Krause

Do Edward Snowden’s revelations about NSA spying have any relationship to eDiscovery? Until now, the answer probably would have been no. However, the Internet Cases blog has an interesting recap of a recent district court case in Texas about eDiscovery and metadata that makes that connection. Metadata is discoverable. In this case, U.S. v. Post (S.D.Tex. January…

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Why Doesn't Silicon Valley Get eDiscovery?
Why Doesn't Silicon Valley Get eDiscovery? 150 150 Jason Krause

Lawyers have taken a lot of criticism over the years for being slow to wrap their heads around eDiscovery. However, it turns out that lawyers aren’t the only ones having trouble with the issue. Silicon Valley, the hotbed of high-tech innovation, is now struggling to deal with electronic evidence in litigation. The Bay Area is…

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Start Your Own Law Firm. We’ve Got Your Back.
Start Your Own Law Firm. We’ve Got Your Back. 150 150 Jason Krause

When Jason Molder left a large firm to start his own practice, his colleagues warned him that his plan to start his own boutique law firm was going to be rough. They told him, you’re not going to have the technology, infrastructure, and expensive software that a large law firm can support. A few years…

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eDiscovery Turns 25: Why Are Lawyers Still Ignoring It?
eDiscovery Turns 25: Why Are Lawyers Still Ignoring It? 150 150 Jason Krause

Twenty-five years ago, in February of 1989, Oliver North stood trial on 12 counts related to lying to Congress about his role in the Iran-Contra Affair. One of the most damning pieces of evidence that had led to North’s trial was his own email. Specifically, emails that Oliver North and John Poindexter thought they had deleted…

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Affordable eDiscovery: The Most Important Topic in Legal Technology
Affordable eDiscovery: The Most Important Topic in Legal Technology 150 150 Jason Krause

On Friday, I sat down with Josh Gilliland from the Legal Geeks podcast to talk about legal technology trends for 2014. Unlike most legal technologists, I decided NOT to talk about the usual legal technology trends. At least not directly. Instead, I wanted to talk about a broader issue that often gets lost in these kinds of…

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Nine eDiscovery Tips to Turn Any Trial to Your Advantage
Nine eDiscovery Tips to Turn Any Trial to Your Advantage 150 150 Jason Krause

Lawyers like to put up a tough front. In fact, that’s their job – to be a zealous advocate for their clients. But underneath the tough facade, lawyers are only human and capable of making mistakes – especially when it comes to technology. Let’s be honest – no one can ever truly prepare for the…

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Protect Attorney Client Privilege from Waiver
Protect Attorney Client Privilege from Waiver 150 150 Jason Krause

Executives from phone giant Nokia got a nasty surprise when they sat down to negotiate an important licensing agreement with competitor Samsung. Samsung representatives demanded that Nokia give them the same terms as Nokia had given Apple in an earlier agreement. The Apple agreement was supposed to be confidential, but Samsung executives allegedly bragged that…

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