1. Non-Latin Text Poses E-Discovery Problem
(Blog/Blog)

... not immediately addressed by both the legal and technical communities. Why? If the launch of IDNs follows historical Internet trends, we can expect spammers and scammers to exploit the inevitable initial ...

2. Hi ho, Hi ho, Off to Mine for Metadata We Go…
(Blog/Blog)

Not long ago, metadata was the new electronic discovery buzz word. It was discussed at length at CLEs, and the legal industry quickly learned that metadata could be another source of potentially relevant ...

3. Preaching: Prompt & Cheap ESI Preservation
(Blog/Blog)

... are later steps in the ESI production process, and they are expensive steps.   Basic steps to preserve ESI include: • Put one person in charge who has both legal and technical savvy. • Inventory ...

4. Blank L+T 2009 Open House
(BLT TEAM/BLT Team2)

... will have an opportunity to meet BL+T, EDEN and TestudoData professionals and learn about the history of the firm. If you would like to attend the open house, send an email to rsvp@digital-legal.com. ...

5. Blank Law + Technology to Throw Open House Party
(Blog/Blog)

... an opportunity to meet BL+T, EDEN and TestudoData professionals and learn about the history of the firm. If you would like to attend the open house, send an email to rsvp@digital-legal.com. Beginning ...

6. Early Case Assessment Is Too Late
(Blog/Blog)

... legal allegations and probable defenses, the likely sources of electronic discovery and the most efficient means of preserving electronically stored information (ESI) for production later in the case. ...

7. Big Fish, Little Fish, We’re All in the Same E-Discovery Waters
(Blog/Blog)

... District of New York shows how pervasive e-discovery has become. Green v. McClendon, 2009 WL 2496275 (S.D. N.Y) did not involve large corporations, or novel or complex legal issues. However, the 2009 case ...

8. Cathy Lopez Bio
(Bios/Bios)

... legal teams using iConect and Relativity online review platforms. As manager of client solutions, she works with paralegals and litigation support professionals to provide insight to e-discovery services ...

9. The Rising Tide of E-Discovery Specialists
(Blog/Blog)

... report on the legal industry. The special report covered a variety of topics and trends in the legal industry. The story below, bylined by SJB staff writer Mike McLean, provides a good overview of some ...

10. The Vanishing Point
(Blog/Blog)

... for that data. That data – regardless of where it’s stored or archived prior to the timeout – simply self-destructs and becomes permanently unreadable. Benefits vs. Legal Ramifications Although Vanish ...

11. Concept Searching: What a Concept!
(Blog/Blog)

... asked about was whether our hosting platform has concept searching capability. She explained that her firm’s paralegals and attorneys expect analytics, concept searching and categorization for any large-scale ...

12. Yankee Doodle Dandy: Leave the FRCP Alone
(Blog/Blog)

The skyrocketing cost of litigation has many in the legal community calling for a radical revamp of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, amended just two and a half years ago to codify the proper handling ...

13. Awash in a Sea of Data
(Blog/Blog)

... law firm Perkins Coie LLP who is co-chair of the firm’s E-Discovery Service & Strategy Group; •    Rosemary Lumpkins, senior attorney for litigation, legal and corporate affairs at Microsoft ...

14. E-Discovery Remains Bloated and Abused
(Blog/Blog)

... is no end in sight. In October 2008, international business consultancy Navigant Consulting released a survey about the rising costs of litigation. The study surveyed chief legal officers at Fortune 1000 ...

15. Preserving Old Employee Data is Critical
(Blog/Blog)

... to leaving the company. Then there are the courts. Once it’s clear that an employee has acted unethically or illegally, employers, of course, have the right to sue. In a July 7th National Law Journal ...

16. Want Lawyers to Play Nice? Impose Sanctions
(Blog/Blog)

The skyrocketing cost of litigation has some in the legal community calling for increased cooperation between opposing counsel in the early stages of e-discovery. A July 1st story on Law.com poses the ...

17. Put on Notice: The Litigation Hold
(Blog/Blog)

... hold notice is delivered to your client’s in-house legal department, management, IT department as well as employees and other agents who you identify as “key individuals” involved with the subject matter ...

18. Delaware Courts to Big Biz: No More EDiscovery Hanky Panky
(Blog/Blog)

... costs and legal fees to the party that made the motion for opposing counsel to produce that evidence. The National Law Journal reports that the Delaware Court of Chancery issued the following ...

19. Data Alone Can't Convict
(Blog/Blog)

... as well as other technologies such as instant messaging, mobile phone text messaging and the like. Cases in which the initial review of electronic evidence suggested inappropriate or illegal conduct, but ...

20. Blank Law + Technology Attorney Nabs Pro Bono Award
(Blog/Blog)

... International District Legal Clinic here in Seattle for more than eight years. The International District is a diverse neighborhood in Seattle with a distinctly Asian bent in terms of population, culture, ...