Our Insights on eDiscovery

Technology Assisted Review (TAR) has been court approved for nearly seven years now and other technologies and approaches have been proven to save time and money while even improving quality within the discovery process. Yet, many lawyers still have yet to embrace these new technologies and approaches. Why, and what needs to happen to change things? Today’s webcast will take a look at what needs to happen to help the “Luddite” legal professional learn to embrace technology.

So, what can we do to help lawyers become technologically proficient? And, what are ten great tips for learning and working with eDiscovery and electronically stored information? Let’s take a look.

There are several good resources to help lawyers improve their technology expertise, including websites and publications. So, what are they? Let’s take a look.

So, how can we change the situation? To begin to answer that question, let’s take a look at the ethical obligation that lawyers have to be technically competent and the state of technology education for lawyers today.

So, why is the lack of technology expertise among lawyers important? To answer that question, we need to take a look at the current situation in terms of what we’re trying to accomplish with eDiscovery, whether knowledge of that is important and what do we need to do to change.

Law firms today possess technology tools which have been proven to save time and money while simultaneously improving quality within the discovery process. Two thirds of the states have enacted rules which impose lawyer’s ethical duty to understand technology. And, case after case shows judicial endorsement of both of these concepts. Why is it, then, that surveys continue to show that many lawyers have yet to embrace these new technologies and approaches?

If you’re going to be in the Orlando area tomorrow, join me and other legal technology experts and professionals at The Master’s Conference Orlando event. It’s a full day of educational sessions covering a wide range of topics!