Ediscovery

Deposition & Motion Practice Webinar
  • Michael Beumer

Webinar: Collaboration Tips for Deposition and Motion Prep
Webinar: Collaboration Tips for Deposition and Motion Prep 1000 667 Michael Beumer

Daniel D’Angelo – Nextpoint This free, recorded webinar  gives you everything you need for deposition preparation. After the review and production phases of discovery are complete, a lot of people must collaboratively work with produced evidence to prepare a strong case. Keeping them coordinated is often a challenge, particularly when you’re working with expert witnesses…

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Winning the 26(f) Meet and Confer
  • Tricia Boguslawski

Ediscovery Planning: Winning the Rule 26(f) Meet and Confer
Ediscovery Planning: Winning the Rule 26(f) Meet and Confer 1200 700 Tricia Boguslawski

Download this Rule 26(f) Conference Checklist to walk through all the questions you need to consider to prepare for the Meet and Confer. With proper planning, you can ensure that ediscovery is a smooth process. Rule 26(f) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure requires that parties meet early in a litigation to negotiate an…

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Attorney Ethics Cloud Computing
  • Michael Beumer

Does Legal Cloud Computing Create Ethical Issues for Attorneys?
Does Legal Cloud Computing Create Ethical Issues for Attorneys? 1000 667 Michael Beumer

As is often the case with new technologies, the concept of storing legal data in the cloud battled its share of skeptics before it gained wide acceptance from vendors and law firms alike. Let’s face it, the imagery it conjures up isn’t great (clouds seem pretty out in the open), and for the technophobic, there…

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  • Rakesh Madhava

Deep Down, Lawyers Love Technology
Deep Down, Lawyers Love Technology 150 150 Rakesh Madhava

For lawyers, there is a decided focus on the past. Precedent is the godhead. Show a lawyer technology that helps them better present their argument (PowerPoint, tablets, laser pointers), and they want it. NOW. Introduce telephony that improves the speed of lawyer-client communication (Blackberry, iPhone), and they will embrace it wholly. The legal industry has…

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Lawyers in legal tech?
  • Rakesh Madhava

Does Legal Tech Really Need More Lawyers?
Does Legal Tech Really Need More Lawyers? 1000 667 Rakesh Madhava

Software built for lawyers by lawyers — a number of legal tech startups have recently etched this on their marketing sandwich boards. And, a recent thought-provoking post on Lawyerist.com suggested the underlying problem with legal technology is that there aren’t enough lawyers actually employed by companies in the legal tech space. Sam Harden writes that until we “see…

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  • Michael Beumer

Free Webinars: Learn Strategic eDiscovery Skills for Attorneys
Free Webinars: Learn Strategic eDiscovery Skills for Attorneys 150 150 Michael Beumer

As a litigator, you may view eDiscovery is a necessary evil; and discovery software as a basic and necessary remedy. The use of document review software has become ubiquitous at law firms of every size, and most teams are leaning on technology in some way to organize data and automate repetitive tasks. But can technology…

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year-in-review
  • Michael Beumer

Year in Review: Our Top Legal Tech Stories of 2015
Year in Review: Our Top Legal Tech Stories of 2015 1024 683 Michael Beumer

We covered some diverse ground on the Nextpoint blog in 2015, publishing 23 legal technology stories that ranged from dissecting new laws and trends, outlining best practices in eDiscovery, and teaching legal professionals how to work more efficiently with the aid of software. In case you missed them, here are summaries of our five most…

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Ediscovery software wins
  • Rakesh Madhava

eDiscovery Software Wins Civil Litigation
eDiscovery Software Wins Civil Litigation 1000 665 Rakesh Madhava

On Saturday, Nextpoint released a slew of new features I’m really proud of. That’s because they all support the goal that should be priority No. 1 for any eDiscovery software: helping clients win civil litigation. Today, great eDiscovery software isn’t just a ‘nice-to-have’ asset for litigation firms. It has a major influence on whether each matter, and…

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  • Michael Beumer

Nextpoint Brings Custom Export Templates to Cloud eDiscovery
Nextpoint Brings Custom Export Templates to Cloud eDiscovery 150 150 Michael Beumer

A significant Nextpoint update scheduled for release this Saturday, Dec. 12 2015 will make exchanging and producing reviewed information simpler and more efficient. Users will be able to save templates of their most-used export settings and apply them to future jobs, saving setup time and establishing consistency. This new process lets everyday Nextpoint users like…

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  • Michael Beumer

5 Experts Predict How the 2015 FRCP Rules Will Impact Discovery
5 Experts Predict How the 2015 FRCP Rules Will Impact Discovery 960 540 Michael Beumer

On Dec. 1, U.S. federal courts adopted significant changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Designed to control the runaway costs that have characterized litigation in the eDiscovery Age, the updated Rules feature new language that’s sure to create ripple effects throughout the district courts. However, the practical impact of these changes remains to…

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