Dearest EDRM community,
The word of the week is innovation.
The blue bird will be replaced by an X at Twitter, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu had surgery to fit a pacemaker as protests continue. School boards are suing social media companies for harms to students per the Wall Street Journal. Beloved crooner and duet legend, Tony Bennett passed. An update on status signalling and the super wealthy.
In legal tech this week, Rob Robinson looks at the impact of toxicity in the workplace and Above the Law and Wolters Kluwer’s “Generative AI In the In The Law The Law: Where Could This All Be Headed?” Greg Buckles dives into profanity masking in Teams with a spoliation speculation. Exterro makes it official: New Orleans is the venue for their combined conferences. Trusted Partner Nextpoint unveils Chicago for the September User Conference and Relativity Fest is gearing up for a fabulous event. Caroline Hill looks at the new licensing models for Microsoft Co-Pilot. Congratulations to EDRM Trusted Partners, Sidley (John DiGilio) and Reed Smith (Anthony Diana) for being chosen for the class of 2023 Fastcase 50 along with Stephanie Wilkins, Joy Murao, Wendy Butler Curtis and Kelly Twigger.
Recent Posts on the EDRM Blog
- In OpenAI Copyright Lawsuits, Discovery Complications Likely to Take Center Stage
- Legal Experts Question Trailblazing AI Disclosure Directives from Canadian Courts
- Exterro Announces New XChange Global Conference for E-Discovery, Privacy, Forensic and CyberSecurity Compliance Professionals, Sept. 19 – 21
- July’s Notable Cases and Events in E-Discovery
- Navigating the Challenges of Mobile Data in eDiscovery: Insights from Cellebrite and Relativity
- EDRM Announces Five New Projects, Seeking Contributors
- The Risks of Losing Data: Why Preservation for Text and Chat Data is Crucial
- EDRM Releases New Resource “EDRM Short Message Metadata Primer 1.0.”
Upcoming Webinars on the EDRM Global Webinar Channel
25 Jul 2023: 1PM Eastern: Enhancing Microsoft Teams data collections for eDiscovery 27 Jul 2023: 1PM Eastern: The Latest in Remote Collection with Endpoint Inspector 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 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 Ashish Prasad, Norm Taple and Michael Okerlund, Monica Harris and Matthew Miller.
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 week. Public comments for the final 1.0 will be gratefully accepted until August 1.
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 is thrilled to welcome our newest Trusted Partner, Cloud Court! The developer of a revolutionary Testimony Intelligence SaaS tool that is mining and analyzing testimony to improve outcomes. Learn more here.
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 180th 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.
Let’s go!
Mary & Kaylee