Our Insights on eDiscovery

Information Governance (IG) has always been part of the eDiscovery landscape and it has always been important for reducing the population of potentially responsive electronically stored information (ESI) that might be subject to litigation by helping organizations adopt best practices for keeping their information “house in order”. But now with an increased concentration on the two-fold concerns of privacy and security, IG has become more important than ever. Here’s a webcast that can enable you to leverage IG best practices to prepare for litigation before it happens.

A survey a day keeps the…blog posts written! Yesterday, we covered the survey on Rob Robinson’s Complex Discovery site regarding predictive coding technologies and protocols. Today, here is another survey worth participating in regarding the use of Microsoft Office 365’s eDiscovery capabilities.

If you attended ILTACON last month, you probably enjoyed another great conference. But, behind the scenes, the show hit a few bumps, especially for the blogger community. Oh, and the CEO left before the show too.

We’re about three weeks out from the 2018 Relativity Fest conference, conducted every year by Relativity, which is three weeks earlier than last year! I guess they couldn’t wait! Anyway, Relativity Fest is an annual conference designed to educate and connect the eDiscovery community and features panel discussions, hands-on labs, breakout sessions, and insights from Relativity staff, Relativity users, and industry leaders. It’s a big show with over 1,800 attendees and a lot going on. Let’s take a look.

As I noted a couple of months ago, 2018 is certainly on its way to becoming the year of data privacy rights for the individual. And, back in June, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 was approved unanimously by the state Senate and Assembly and was signed by Gov. Jerry Brown. But, California’s AG has just ripped lawmakers for ‘unworkable’ provisions in the new law.

One of the biggest hurdles from a legal technology standpoint is getting people, especially highly experienced (i.e., “old”) partners to embrace the technology. One firm has not only tried to commit to changing that, they have “put their money where their mouth is”.

People say that fewer and fewer cases go to trial these days. Is that true? Regardless of whether it is or not, what information do you need to know to make an informed decision whether or not to litigate or settle the case and how do you gather that information? Find out in our webcast today!