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What is Ediscovery?

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Electronic discovery (AKA eDiscovery/ediscovery/E-Discovery/e-Discovery) is in the more exclusive category of “Things that are both invaluable and tedious to learn/apply but necessary to stay relevant and effective professionally.”. a dictionary definition that starts by first defining the legal term “discovery;” and.

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Top Technology Trends for Transactional Lawyers

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Tremendous opportunities exist for transactional practitioners to leverage technology to optimize outcomes. Each trend has its roots in the now well-established field of litigation-support technology. Electronically Stored Information (ESI) renders a 3D image of a document by introducing metadata, or data about data.

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Managing Metadata: An Examination of Successful Approaches

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asked Jonathan Adams , Research Director at Infogix, at the DATAVERSITY® DGVision Conference, December 2019. In a presentation titled, “I Never Metadata I did Not Like” Adams outlined successful approaches to understanding and managing metadata - as reported by Amber Lee Dennis.

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A Path to eDiscovery Certification

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Listen to this podcast interview of Michael Quartararo in its entirety here or read the highlights below to get important insights on getting your e-discovery certification. He is also the author of the 2016 book Project Management in Electronic Discovery , now in its second edition. You Are Invited To Our Free eDiscovery Webinar.

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Thomson Reuters Unveils Next Generation of Westlaw, Aiming to Make Legal Research Results More Precise

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Just four years after launching Westlaw Edge as its next-generation legal research platform, Thomson Reuters today unveiled the next-next generation. ” Advance testing of Westlaw Precision among 101 lawyers found that a research task that previously would have taken 4.75 Tackling Tedious and Imprecise Research.

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Three Key Questions to Ask Before Collecting Remotely

LawTechnologyToday

Even so, operations will remain far from normal for a long time to come, leaving teams searching for efficient and defensible ways to conduct discovery work remotely. The data collection phase of e-discovery and investigations was one of the most impacted by global lockdowns.

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Next-Gen Bar Exam That Truly Tests Daily Practice Skills Must Include Technology

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“Professed technological incompetence is not an excuse for discovery misconduct” is not a court holding you want to see (James v. In today’s legal profession, lawyers must be technologically competent. Currently, most states have created the duty of technology competency by adopting some form of Model Rule 1.1