Dear EDRM Community,
The word of the week is unpredictable.
Tanks are on their way to Ukraine, an entire police special unit was disbanded and officers fired and arrested after the beating death of a young black father and violence continues to shatter the safety of dance halls, synagogues and mosques.
In legal tech this week, the big news is our Trusted Partner, Exterro, acquired another of our Trusted partners, Zapproved. Get the inside scoop from the Founder and CEO, Bobby Balachandran, on how he is turning his legal tech vision into reality and how this acquisition fits into the plan.
ChatGPT continues its romp through our community with Craig Ball grading it a “mediocre law student.” John Tredennick and William Weber give it the Enron test, and eDiscovery Today asks if it will replace human reviewers. Ted Lieu, tech savvy Congress member, had it draft some legislation to regulate itself. If you need a starting place, check out this list of prompts for ChatGPT.
Surveys
Rob Robinson of ComplexDiscovery released the winter 2023 results. Cellebrite released their 2023 Trends Survey results. EDRM conducted its first flash poll in our EDRM LinkedIn Group about working remote versus the office. EDRM’s Global Advisory Council weighed in with predictions for 2023 and beyond.
Projects
EDRM Announces New White Paper Addressing “Professional Responsibility Considerations in AI for eDiscovery Competence, Confidentiality, Privacy & Ownership” for public comment.
In addition, the Privilege Log project released its Privilege Log 2.0 protocol, also for public comment.
The State Rules Project is looking for some contributors to fill out the rest of the US map. See if your state is covered here
EDRM’s project listings are here.
Webinars
Feb 6, 1 Eastern, The 411 on Special Masters and Discovery Mediators with Dr. Maura R. Grossman, Hon. Kristen L Mix, Hon. Iain Johnston, Hon. Andrew Peck & Jay Yelton
Feb 9, 1 Eastern Ripped from the Headlines: Ethics Charges for Alex Jones’ Attorneys with Hon. Ron Hedges (ret.), Mary Mack, CEO, EDRM and David R. Cohen, Partner at Reed Smith
Feb 14, 1 Eastern Important eDiscovery Case Law Decisions for February 2023 with Doug Austin, Hon. Judge Andrew Peck (ret.), Tom O’Connor & Mary Mack
And, we’d love to hear from you: info@edrm.net will get to both Kaylee and Mary.
Our Syndicated EDRM Global Podcast Network is available via iTunes, Spotify, Google Play and your favorite podcast app, so you can listen at your leisure. Our latest guests include Angela Kovach, Ethan Treese and Erin Meyer.
Every Tuesday at 6PM Eastern, community members gather via Zoom to offer or request support as we navigate our work and personal challenges. Email us at info@edrm.net to be included on the group invitation for the 150th support call. Remember, you are not alone, and you are welcome at our events, or to reach out for help. If you are having a mental health emergency, please consider these resources for professional help. Tall Poppy has some resources specifically for those experiencing online harassment.
We welcome your participation in our projects, webinars, support gatherings, and our EDRM Hub, our job board/event/directory website. There is no charge for these EDRM offerings, thanks to our very generous partners.
Keep the focus,
Mary & Kaylee
