Category: eDiscovery and Litigation Support

All litigators should read the front page of the New York Times today. There’s a public pronouncement of an e-discovery challenge.  Firms Fret as Office E-Mail Jumps Security Walls discusses the challenges of managing corporate e-mail when so many employees use personal accounts on services...

Kroll Ontrack today acquired concept-search engine maker Engenium.  From the press release (11/20/06): “Kroll Ontrack…. today announced the acquisition of Engenium… a leader and pioneer in intelligent search and search-related products. This acquisition signals Kroll Ontrack’s continued commitment to advancing technology that addresses the growing...

Last week, Oracle acquired Stellent. BigLaw CIOs should keep their eye on this longer term.  Stellent is a content management company, though in legal, it may be better known for its Outside In viewing technology, which is integrated into several e-discovery platforms. The merger (press...

Should law firms have records management policies? Risk management partners say yes but many firms struggle to define or implement a policy. Not having one can have consequences.  Church Group Suing Weil Gotshal Claims Firm Withheld E-Mails (NYLJ, 10/23/06) reports that a Weil Gotshal client...

The current issue of Law Technology News has an excellent roundtable discussion on what lawyers must do to ensure that EED processing works. Not addressed however, is an equally interesting question: the duty of care for lawyers reviewing documents.  EDD Showcase: Worst Case Scenario (Oct...

I recently wrote that choosing onshore v. offshore review is an empirical question. Here’s some good reading to help think about answering this.  In Onshore v Offshore Pivot Point – Part II I said in passing that software might be an even better choice for...

In my prior post, I summarized two recent articles about discovery document review: DuPont’s going offshore and BigLaw’s move to contract lawyers. Which is better – onshore or offshore review?  The choice is purely an empirical question, meaning a decision driven by hard data: the...