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Project Management: The Driving Force Behind Today’s Legal Technology

posted on April 16th, 2013  |  Read more

Since the advent of the December 2006 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Amendments, litigators have been pressured with managing the increasing exponential growth of their clients’ electronically stored information (ESI) and continuously look toward technology to reduce costs and streamline traditional discovery practices. In addition, recent judicial decisions supporting technology-assisted review (TAR) have expedited the [...]

Bigger and Bigger Changes

posted on April 10th, 2013  |  Read more

Law firms today have focused goals for reducing fixed costs, making fixed costs variable, avoiding subsidizing costs that should be billable to clients, ensuring there is a return on all investments and staying competitive in a dramatically altered litigation environment. Those objectives have allowed those who are proactive in the facilities management industry to bring [...]

With Proactive Planning, Law Firms Can Tackle Evolving E-Discovery Issues

posted on December 13th, 2012  |  Read more

It may seem like the distant past, but it wasn’t that long ago that discovery was an entirely manual process, requiring attorneys to physically search and review paper files. Today, much of the potentially responsive data involved with litigation now exists as electronically stored information (ESI).

Reducing Electronic Discovery Costs and Risks Through Litigation Readiness

posted on October 17th, 2012  |  Read more

Recent court decisions imposing sanctions and holding both in-house and outside counsel responsible for poor electronic discovery practices make clear that all lawyers need to understand the basics of electronic discovery, or at least know when and how to engage colleagues, litigation support teams and service providers who are experts in the field. They should also know how their clients can use litigation readiness to reduce the costs and risks of electronic discovery. PDF

Seven Practical Suggestions to Get the Most Out of Technology Assisted Review

posted on September 6th, 2012  |  Read more

With the recent high profile use of technology assisted review in the Da Silva Moore and Kleen cases, and with positive judicial opinions coming from Judge Peck and others, many legal teams are considering using technology assisted review for the  rst time. Without expert guidance, newcomers frequently struggle with the tools and processes of technology assisted review. Here are some real-world guidelines for achieving the best results. PDF

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