Dearest EDRM community,
The word of the week is engaged.
Ukraine: Drones hit Moscow, no deal on wheat, Putin speaks favorably on the African Peace Proposal. The US President’s son’s plea deal is off, and the former US President is indicted on additional charges. Niger’s coup intensifies. A 46,000 year old ringworm was thawed from permafrost and lived. Chinese malware has infiltrated US military networks and the Biden administration announced a $345 million weapons package for Taiwan on Friday.
In legal tech this week, the Supreme Court forced changes to some litigation funding agreements. Niki Black dives deep into the rise of AI Powered legal assistants. Sharon Nelson hangs up her blogging quill at the renown Ride the Lightning blog as she and partner/husband John Simek wind down just a bit. Nextpoint partners with RF Investment Partners and announces On Point their User Conference September 20-21 in Chicago.
EDRM announced five new projects that are seeking contributors: EDRM 2.0, ESI Protocol Team, TAR Protocol Team, eDiscovery Workflow Team, and the Generative AI Team.
You are invited to learn more about EDRM’s Projects and bring your questions to a webinar with the project trustees:
EDRM’s Exclusive Insights: Project Updates & Emerging Opportunities
Recent Posts on the EDRM Blog
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· The Rise of Generative AI: What It Means for Law Firms, Legal Departments, and Legal Technology Professionals
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· Picture Perfect Deception: Deepfake Images’ Impact on Mobile Device Discovery
Upcoming Webinars on the EDRM Global Webinar Channel
| 1 Aug 2023: 1PM Eastern: Important eDiscovery Case Law Decisions for July 2023 7 Aug 2023: 1PM Eastern:Carpe Data! Stop “Ctrl+Fing” Transcripts and Use Testimony Intelligence 10 Aug 2023: 1PM Eastern: Uncovering Hidden Data: How to Collect the Mobile Data your Investigation is Missing 15 Aug 2023: 1PM Eastern: Generative AI in Legal: Investigating the Rise of Intelligent Counsel 16 Aug 2023: 1PM Eastern: EDRM’s Exclusive Insights: Project Updates & Emerging Opportunities |
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 Jerry Bui, Ashish Prasad, Norm Taple and Michael Okerlund and Monica Harris.
EDRM News
The team working with co-Trustees Monica Harris and Matt Rasmussen on the infographic for text/short messaging released their public comment version last month. Public comments for the final 1.0 will be gratefully accepted until August 1, today.
EDRM announced five new projects that are seeking contributors: EDRM 2.0, ESI Protocol Team, TAR Protocol Team, eDiscovery Workflow Team, and the Generative AI Team. Reach out to info@edrm.net and let us know what project and how you would like to contribute and we will be happy to connect you with the project trustee. Register here for EDRM’s Exclusive Insights: Project Updates & Emerging Opportunities.
The AI Ethics and Bias project team lead by Khrys McKinney released its white paper: “Professional Responsibility Considerations in AI for eDiscovery: Competence, Confidentiality, Privacy and Ownership.
EDRM updated its policies by adding our DEI & B initiative and our Generative AI and Large Language Model policy. Read them all here.
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 181st 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.
Ready to go,
Mary & Kaylee
