Why Do GCs Pay Lawyer Rates for Document Review in eDiscovery?
On Thursday, the Second Circuit called into question whether the document review work of contract lawyers in eDiscovery is “legal work”. Read about it in the Wall Street Journal or Bloomberg Business of Law. The…
An eDiscovery Conversation with The Hon. Judge Shira A. Scheindlin (Live Post)
This is a live post from the Bloomberg Big Law Summit. Please excuse any typos or errors in how I capture proceedings. Session Description Closing Keynote: A Conversation with The Hon….
Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Protection Legal Challenges in the Digital Age – Live from Legal Tech NYC
This is a live blog post from Legal Tech NY 2015. The topic is “Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Protection Legal Challenges in the Digital Age”. [Editorial note inserted toward end…
Is a JD Really Necessary to Do Document Review?
Last week I posed a question on Twitter: “Does a person doing #eDiscovery doc review need a JD? Not asking what market wants. Asking what law / ethics say.” That…
The Impact of IBM’s Watson on eDiscovery
Last week, the New York Times published a great article, IBM to Announce More Powerful Watson via the Internet (13 Nov 2013). Will the availability of Watson in the Internet at an…
Understanding the UnitedLex – LeClairRyan Deal: Interviews with Management
On October 30th, law firm LeClairRyan and legal services provider UnitedLex announced the creation of the LeClairRyan Legal Solutions Center, which involves the transfer of 400 people and physical assets to UnitedLex. On Wednesday…
Skadden Lawyers Discuss the Constitutionality of e-Discovery
Last June, Skadden Arps lawyers questioned the constitutionality of current electronic discovery rules in a 2-part article in Law Technology News, Can E-Discovery Violate Due Process? (Part 1 (7 June 2013); Part 2 (10 June 2013))….
Is E-Discovery Due Process Argument Just Predictive Coding in Hiding?
Regular readers may realize I have written little about e-discovery recently: I lost interest in the predictive coding debates. Long ago I concluded that “smart” software, guided by discovery professionals,…
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