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  • Jason Krause

5 Steps to Authenticate Social Media, Email, Texts and More
5 Steps to Authenticate Social Media, Email, Texts and More 150 150 Jason Krause

This is the second in a three-part series explaining the role of social media and website evidence in litigation. Part One focused on understanding the rules for authenticating social media. Part Three will look at the practical issues in authenticating digital evidence. Every lawyer wants a smoking gun – that one piece of hard, irrefutable evidence…

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The Rules for Authenticating Social Media in eDiscovery
The Rules for Authenticating Social Media in eDiscovery 150 150 Jason Krause

This is the first in a three-part series explaining the role of social media and website evidence in litigation. Part Two provides a straightforward, 5-step guide to authenticating and entering social media evidence into litigation. Part Three will look at the practical issues in authenticating digital evidence. The U.S. Court system has had a long…

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File Deduplication Software Tips
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File Deduplication Software Tips for Document Collections
File Deduplication Software Tips for Document Collections 1200 700 Jason Krause

FILE DEDUPLICATION SOFTWARE Big data is making life increasingly complicated for lawyers. In eDiscovery, a big part of the challenge is simply eliminating duplicate copies of stuff – emails, Word documents, spreadsheets, files, and metadata – that is often found in duplicate, triplicate, or almost infinite numbers in any collection. File deduplication software is the…

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Social Media Archiving: Someone is Saving Your Social Media. Shouldn’t You?
Social Media Archiving: Someone is Saving Your Social Media. Shouldn’t You? 150 150 Jason Krause

Social media only seems vaporous. You may not remember posting that photo from your bachelor’s or bachelorette party, but it’s out there. And no one in your company may remember that social media campaign from a few years ago, or Tweets your marketing department made for a long ago product launch. But someone on the…

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Nextpoint’s Guide to Trial Preparation for Expedited Trials
Nextpoint’s Guide to Trial Preparation for Expedited Trials 150 150 Jason Krause

Nextpoint is a trial services company. We manage data for a lot of multi-district (MDL) and complex litigation, including many cases that last for years. Some of our earliest cases are still active, thanks to appeals or new actions. It might seem like a litigation support technology company would like long engagements and oppose shortened…

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Understanding the Proposed eDiscovery Amendments to FRCP
Understanding the Proposed eDiscovery Amendments to FRCP 150 150 Jason Krause

Last week, Josh Gilliland from the Legal Geeks podcast and I discussed the proposed new federal rules for eDiscovery. The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure were last amended in 2006 to help lawyers manage electronic evidence in litigation, and a new set of amendments now seems inevitable. (We encourage you to take a look at the new…

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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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All-Inclusive eDiscovery Platform for a Flat Fee
All-Inclusive eDiscovery Platform for a Flat Fee 150 150 Nextpoint

Cloud-based e-discovery software providers join forces to provide a cost-effective flat rate document discovery solution from collection to production. Cumulus Data, Inc., the creators of eCloudCollect™, today announced that they have entered into a strategic partnership with cloud computing leader Nextpoint, to provide an integrated end-to-end eDiscovery solution. The service will allow corporations, law firms…

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Nextpoint Patents Cloud Computing Technology for eDiscovery and Trial
Nextpoint Patents Cloud Computing Technology for eDiscovery and Trial 150 150 Jason Krause

U.S. Patent Office Award Highlights Company’s Leadership in Software-as-a-Service for Regulatory, Compliance, and Litigation Processes. CHICAGO – August 13, 2013 – Nextpoint, Inc., the leader in cloud-based technology for the legal industry, has been awarded U.S. Patent number 8,447,731. The company’s groundbreaking, proprietary technology is built on a cloud computing architecture, and delivered as software-as-a-service.…

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