Ediscovery

ediscovery-cost-shifting
  • Tricia Boguslawski

eDiscovery Cost-Shifting: Law Firms Billing End Clients
eDiscovery Cost-Shifting: Law Firms Billing End Clients 1000 667 Tricia Boguslawski

For years, there’s been a popular sentiment that the absence of economies of scale made eDiscovery impractical for small law firms, especially those with infrequent cases. While that may have been a legitimate argument in the past, the hard truth is that eDiscovery has become more necessary to these firms’ success, not less. To reconcile these…

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Nextpoint Review
  • Michael Beumer

Nextpoint Review: eDiscovery Software Praised by Legaltech News
Nextpoint Review: eDiscovery Software Praised by Legaltech News 826 673 Michael Beumer

Legaltech News gave Nextpoint high marks in its latest software review, describing our platform as a “frontrunner” in cloud-based eDiscovery technology. The review, authored by eDiscovery consultant Brett Burney for the magazine’s October 2015 issue, praises our strategic partnership with Amazon Web Services to provide a scalable infrastructure and word-class data security while keeping our own…

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  • Michael Beumer

Small Firm Discovery: 6 Tips to Level the Playing Field
Small Firm Discovery: 6 Tips to Level the Playing Field 150 150 Michael Beumer

The adversarial nature of the United States legal system is not about cooperation and playing nice. In law school, lawyers are trained to best their opposition by (nearly) any means possible. But in eDiscovery, the updated Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and emerging case law allow discovery to become a cooperative process. If you know how to make…

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Early Case Assessment and Early Data Assessment
  • Rakesh Madhava

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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ediscovery-document-review-strategy
  • Tricia Boguslawski

Ediscovery Costs: 5 Tips to Shrink Document Review Expenses
Ediscovery Costs: 5 Tips to Shrink Document Review Expenses 1000 607 Tricia Boguslawski

eDiscovery costs… can very quickly become the most nerve-racking part of your case.In our daily consultation with clients we strive to educate them on ways to reduce the overall spend during this phase – and particularly, we share tips for minimizing ediscovery costs in the document review phase. Just follow our top five tips when…

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upgrade-ediscovery-software
  • Rakesh Madhava

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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  • Rakesh Madhava

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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Native Files in Ediscovery
  • Rakesh Madhava

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
  • Rakesh Madhava

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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Ediscovery Terminology
  • Rakesh Madhava

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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