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  • Jason Krause

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

Nextpoint on the Legal Geeks Podcast: Geeky Talk About Cloud Computing in Discovery
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This week, Josh Gilliland from the Legal Geeks podcast and I discussed why cloud computing is vital to the future of litigation. I know, it’s not a big surprise that Nextpoint is in favor of cloud computing. Our products are Discovery Cloud, Trial Cloud, and Cloud Preservation. But the fact is, eDiscovery is ideally suited to…

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  • Jason Krause

The ABA Tells You Everything You Need to Know About Social Media Discovery
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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.
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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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  • Nextpoint

Auditing and Controlling Redactions in eDiscovery Document Review
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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
  • Jason Krause

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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  • Rakesh Madhava

Big Law, Hedgehogs & Low-Cost eDiscovery
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Providing more evidence of the continued restructuring of Big Law, the Wall Street Journal’s front page reported that Weil Gotschal has announced layoffs, followed up by Above The Law’s continuing reports of ‘stealth’ layoffs in law firms — mostly of staff and legal secretaries. This shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone familiar with basic business…

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  • Jason Krause

Attorney-Client Privilege Review Made Easy
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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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  • Jason Krause

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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  • Jason Krause

Why eDiscovery Must be Taught in Law Schools
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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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