eDiscovery

  • Jason Krause

Robots Are Not Replacing eDiscovery Lawyers
Robots Are Not Replacing eDiscovery Lawyers 150 150 Jason Krause

Somehow, editors across the country have gotten the idea that computers will replace lawyers in litigation. The Wall Street Journal asked, Why Hire a Lawyer? Computers Are Cheaper, and The New York Times promised a world of Armies of Lawyers, Replaced by Cheaper Software. Columnist Paul Krugman even picked up the theme to discuss the economy. Most recently, the New…

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  • Jason Krause

Sharing eDiscovery Cost
Sharing eDiscovery Cost 150 150 Jason Krause

Cost is still the most challenging problem in eDiscovery. The volume and complexity of discoverable evidence in litigation is such that law firms are struggling to manage it in-house. As we’ve discussed before, the battle to control litigation support IT costs is being fought on two fronts – one, the overall firm technology infrastructure, and…

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  • Jason Krause

Cloud Computing Guidelines Gloss Over eDiscovery
Cloud Computing Guidelines Gloss Over eDiscovery 150 150 Jason Krause

Law Technology News noted that the National Institute of Standards and Technology has released the long-awaited “Cloud Computing Synopsis and Recommendations.” The document is meant to provide guidelines for using cloud computing platforms so that organizations and government agencies can feel comfortable migrating data to these platforms. Most of the recommendations are common sense and…

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The Four Corners of Social Media and eDiscovery
The Four Corners of Social Media and eDiscovery 150 150 nextpointguest

GUEST POST BY: Michelle Sherman Companies are on social media. They are interacting and connecting with customers through Facebook, Twitter and blogs. In a 2010 study, numbers on the conservative side show that 65 percent of Fortune Global 100 companies have active Twitter accounts, and 54 percent have Facebook fan pages. One third of these companies have a…

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eDiscovery Overkill in Family Law Cases
eDiscovery Overkill in Family Law Cases 150 150 nextpointguest

Like a lot of small computer forensics companies, about 25 percent of our cases involve family law. Emotions often run high in family law matters, especially when adultery is a factor (and it is almost always present). Regardless of who is cheating, the aggrieved spouse is generally some unhappy combination of angry, sad and bitter.…

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  • Jason Krause

The Cozy World of eDiscovery Implodes
The Cozy World of eDiscovery Implodes 150 150 Jason Krause

Having recently come from the ABA Techshow in Chicago, it was interesting to see that even after more than a decade of explosive growth, the field of litigation technology is still largely dominated by a small handful of experts. As with any insular world, there’s always a chance for conflicts of interest and the appearance…

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  • Rakesh Madhava

Does Your eDiscovery Technology Scale?
Does Your eDiscovery Technology Scale? 150 150 Rakesh Madhava

There is a lot of scary talk in the industry about a ‘data deluge’ overwhelming litigation. But the real issue that no one wants to acknowledge is that traditional eDiscovery technology simply doesn’t scale well enough to handle the exploding data requirements of discovery. The first thing to understand is that eDiscovery data requirements will…

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  • Jason Krause

Predictive Coding: Green Light or Yellow Caution?
Predictive Coding: Green Light or Yellow Caution? 150 150 Jason Krause

It’s not often that a discovery order is so eagerly anticipated that the judge has to calm down an overheated blogosphere. This week’s hotly discussed e-discovery ruling from U.S Magistrate Andrew Peck regarding the use of predictive coding in litigation includes an unusually direct footnote for legal bloggers. “To correct the many blogs about this…

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  • Jason Krause

Are You Ready for Social Media Discovery? Get Our Free, 10-Step Guide
Are You Ready for Social Media Discovery? Get Our Free, 10-Step Guide 508 381 Jason Krause

There are lots of reasons why organizations are thinking about social media discovery these days, but there is very little information available. Fortunately, we’re something of experts in this area, and we’re offering a free, downloadable, and easy-to-follow guide for managing the discovery of social media. Visit our Ten Steps to Social Media Discovery Readiness…

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