Weekly Letter to Our Global EDRM Community – 13 June 2023

Weekly letter to our EDRM Global Community 13 Jun 2023
Image: Kaylee Walstad, EDRM

Dearest EDRM community,

The word of the week is encore.

Ukraine has reportedly retaken at least three villages as the dam collapse puts a key nuclear energy facility in danger of overheating.  The former president of the United States was indicted again.  The cast of New York New York kicked off the Tony Awards. Four children survived a plane crash in a Columbian jungleand were rescued after 40 days and 40 nights.  Marc Andreesson penned a manifesto for AI as he announced his venture capital firm expanding to the UK.  3500 Subreddit moderators went dark yesterday in a strike to protest API fees for third party readers.

In legal tech these last two weeks, ZoomCat Lawyer was displaced by ChatGPT in the brief lawyer. Chris Dale has returned to the conference circuit by way of Relativity Fest London.  Paul Grewal preempted the SEC action against Coinbase by framing rules he believes will support crypto and consumers.   Algorithm Watch asked about the Digital Services Act (DSA), “Who will audit the auditors [of AI].  EDRM Trusted Partner, Onna, is the first non-google eDiscovery solution in the Google Cloud Marketplace. Legaltech News’ Rhys Dipshan covered law firm data scientists and passion projects. Nextpoint Law Group launched.

Recent Posts on the EDRM Blog:

Upcoming Webinars

13 Jun 2023: 1PM Eastern: Ruminations on Attorney Technical Competence with Craig Ball
14 Jun 2023: 1PM Eastern: Demo: Exterro is Better Than Ever, Come See Why
27 Jun 2023: 1PM Eastern:  Important eDiscovery Case Law Decisions for June 2023
28 Jun 2023: 1PM Eastern:  How to Simplify Modern Mobile Data Collection and Review

Recent Podcasts

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.  Recent podcasts guests include Ankura’s Rober Bird, Terry Herlihy and Nicole Donaldson talk OCC, Kevin Clark, Doug Kaminski and Greg Mazares, Andrew Haslam and the eDiscovery Chicks, Dakota Bloch and Angie Nolet.

EDRM News

The following teams are in the organizing phase:

  1. EDRM 2.0 (already launched, Subteams forming) 
  2. ESI Protocol (TAR, Priv Log)
  3. Generative AI
  4. Review Workflow

AI Ethics and Bias will be releasing the final version of their whitepaper on Professional Responsibility Considerations in AI and eDiscovery: Competence, Confidentiality, Privacy and Ownership this week, and the Text Message Metadata Primer team will release Version 1.0 for public comment.  The DupeID and Special Masters and eDiscovery Mediation team continue their market acceptance activities.  The State Rules team reports that several more states will be published in their efforts to have a comprehensive, living resource covering the rules and practice regarding ESI in all 50 states.  The Priv Log team met eye to eye in Detroit, and have a few more Public Comments to resolve before finalizing.

EDRM celebrates Pride Month by releasing our Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Statement with an all community invitation to participate in our new DEI & B initiative. Interested? Reach out to info@edrm.net.

EDRM is now turning to the virtual encore of the 2023 EDRM Detroit eDiscovery Symposium event we will host on our EDRM Global Webinar Channel.  Our program leaders are scheduling an encore version complete with live Q&A and live feedback with our project teams. 

Thank you to our EDRM General Counsel, and Very Special Master Craig Ball, for leading our virtual encore by reprising his keynote, Ruminations on Attorney Technical Competence with Craig Ball.

Tune in over the summer for more encore sessions.

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 174th 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.

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 Trusted Partners and Event Sponsors. 

Standing for You!

Mary & Kaylee

Authors

  • Mary Mack is the CEO and Chief Legal Technologist for EDRM. Mary was the co-editor of the Thomson Reuters West Treatise, eDiscovery for Corporate Counsel for 10 years and the co-author of A Process of Illumination: the Practical Guide to Electronic Discovery. She holds the CISSP among her certifications.

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  • Kaylee Walstad, chief strategy officer of EDRM, leads the global project based organization and is the former VP of client engagement at a certification organization. Kaylee is known for her role in building communities, uniting people and companies across the globe, and brand amplification for partners through social media and events. A frequent public speaker on a variety of topics, from personal development to the nuances of e-discovery. Kaylee has a broad background in e-discovery and skills that uniquely position her to provide insight into the challenges faced by the end-users of e-discovery services and technology and the organizations serving them. She has extensive expertise in developing cross organizational discovery strategies for large litigation and investigations.

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