Ediscovery

  • Jason Krause

Technolawyer Gives Nextpoint Perfect Marks
Technolawyer Gives Nextpoint Perfect Marks 150 150 Jason Krause

In a recently published, in-depth software review, TechnoLawyer gave Nextpoint’s eDiscovery review platform its highest overall score, an A+. The review was written by Brett Burney, an experienced litigator and eDiscovery manager, a nationally recognized legal technologist, and founder of Burney Consultants, which provides professional consulting services to corporate executives and legal professionals. He also publishes the excellent eDiscovery Info blog. In the review,…

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The Next Generation of Big Law
The Next Generation of Big Law 150 150 Jason Krause

If you have been reading the news about the legal industry for the past few years, you’d think that being a lawyer is about the worst career move in the world. While we agree that there is reason for pessimism in many areas of law, it’s also an exciting time for lawyers. We’ve seen that…

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The ABA Tells You Everything You Need to Know About Social Media Discovery
The ABA Tells You Everything You Need to Know About Social Media Discovery 150 150 Jason Krause

The Summer issue of the American Bar Association’s Technology for the Litigator newsletter is out, and includes an in-depth article from Nextpoint about social media discovery. The article, Avoiding Costly Mistakes in Social Media Discovery runs through the most important recent case law in social media eDiscovery, illustrating the most vital lessons for litigators facing social media evidence…

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  • Jason Krause

E is for Arbitrator.
E is for Arbitrator. 150 150 Jason Krause

If you read the thousands of articles, news releases, and scholarly papers published every year about eDiscovery, you’d think that electronic evidence was only important in jury trials. The 2006 Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provided very clear guidelines for lawyers to follow regarding digital evidence in trial. e-Arbitration is a well-understood…

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Auditing and Controlling Redactions in eDiscovery Document Review
Auditing and Controlling Redactions in eDiscovery Document Review 150 150 Nextpoint

Electronic redaction in Nextpoint is designed as the ultimate failsafe. Once a piece of information, other parties or opposing counsel cannot recover it. (This has not always been true of other technologies, where redaction failures are common.) In order for redacting to work, it has to be truly unreadable and unrecoverable once in place. Unfortunately, the failsafe…

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5 Simple Steps to Deposition Designations
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5 Simple Steps to Better Deposition Designations
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This guide explains how to use deposition designations to your advantage for a smooth case planning and trial prep process. Testimony from a living, breathing person is always better than recorded testimony in any legal matter. But given the cost and scheduling conflicts that come with a trial, recorded depositions are often a necessity. The…

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Attorney-Client Privilege Review Made Easy
Attorney-Client Privilege Review Made Easy 150 150 Jason Krause

Last week, I had the fortune to co-host the Legal Geeks podcast with Josh Gilliland, talking about attorney-client privilege. In the conversation, I made the point that protecting attorney-client privilege is a matter of hard work, vigilance, and due diligence. As we discussed, while it is possible for parties to agree to a limitation of waiver…

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Protecting Attorney-Client Privilege: Nextpoint on Legal Geeks Podcast
Protecting Attorney-Client Privilege: Nextpoint on Legal Geeks Podcast 150 150 Jason Krause

Nextpoint is going geek. Last week I had the pleasure of joining Josh Gilliland on the Legal Geeks podcast to discuss protecting attorney-client privilege in litigation. Josh and his frequent collaborator Jessica Mederson have done a great job blending discussions of the law with deep conversations about Star Trek and other topics- sometimes in Starfleet uniforms.…

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Why eDiscovery Must be Taught in Law Schools
Why eDiscovery Must be Taught in Law Schools 150 150 Jason Krause

Law schools are in trouble. There are a lot of reasons why this is true, many having to do with wrenching change in the practice of law itself. There is certainly no easy fix for what ails law schools, but we do know that nothing will get better without changing the way young lawyers are…

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eDiscovery Pricing Make no Sense, and The Courts Seem to Agree
eDiscovery Pricing Make no Sense, and The Courts Seem to Agree 150 150 Jason Krause

Want to know why litigation is increasingly expensive and complicated? Take a look at eDiscovery pricing and unpredictable costs. Thanks to a recent federal Appeals Court ruling, Vinter v. Gallo, we get a clear look under the hood to find out what parties are being charged for eDiscovery services in a fairly routine infringement suit.…

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