Dearest EDRM Community,
Word of the week: Scary.
In legal tech this week, we’re looking forward to Halloween, where we voluntarily and consciously scare ourselves and others, as opposed to that other kind of scary.
As we have since its inception, EDRM is proud to sponsor the 2025 eDiscovery Today’s State of the Industry Survey. Your input is sought and essential as we navigate the changes year to year in our evolution of offerings and practice.
Kaylee Walstad and Mary Mack, EDRM.
Let’s remain united in our support for each other. For support or to assist a colleague, contact us at info@edrm.net and join our weekly Community Support Call, now in its fourth year.
On the EDRM Blog:
- Dilatory Objections to Corporate Designee Topics Were Too Late; “Blanket” De-Designation Request Was Denied
- Disco Announces Susan Garcia as General Counsel and CCO
- Torridon Group Founder and Former United States Attorney General William Barr to Headline GICLI 2024
- How to Make Sure What Happened to TikTok Doesn’t Happen to Your Clients: Protect Your Reputation with Nextpoint Document Review
- Managing Modern Attachments Throughout Legal Discovery: Challenges, Best Practices & Future Trends
- From Vista Equity Partners and Enterprise Software to eDiscovery: How GenAI is Shaping the Future
- The Mazares Method: Asking for Help is a Sign of Strength
Upcoming Webinars on the EDRM Global Webinar Channel:
- 30 October 2024: 1 PM Eastern: Using Generative AI to Reengineer Investigation and Discovery Workflow
- 31 October 2024: 1 PM Eastern: Scary Important eDiscovery Case Law Decisions for October
- 12 November 2024: 12 PM Eastern: EDRM Workshop: Balancing Ethics and Efficiency with GenAI in Legal
- 18 November 2024: 1 PM Eastern: Will Generative AI Put an End to Privilege Log Disputes?
- 19 November 2024: 1 PM Eastern: Data Deletion Jeopardy: Minimizing Risk in a Data-Driven World
Updates from Around the Globe:
- Global Legal Tech Developments: Wired has a scathing article on scientific racism in training data for the big AI models. Japan is the first to convict someone who used AI to write malware. Molly White, an independent journalist whose coverage includes crypto, describes her legal challenges. Google is preparing AI that can run our computers. Survey: Canadian in-house teams are slower to adopt new technology than outside counsel. Even Halloween has a ChatGPT angle.
- International eDiscovery Trends: The 2025 eDiscovery Today’s State of the Industry Survey, sponsored by EDRM, kicked off this week. David Lat interviewed EDRM Global Advisory Council Chair Robert Keeling and Jonathan Redgrave on Robert and his formidable team’s move to Redgrave LLP. Litera brought back their former CEO, Avaneesh Marwaha. Ex-Microsoft engineers funded an AI-based legal review platform for plaintiffs and mass torts, Supio. Brett Shavers ranted about the training, certification, and standards for digital forensic examiners with an eye-popping chart of the certification landscape. Thank you to Doug Austin for filling his Kitchen Sink with great EDRM blogs from Ralph Losey on the OECD and Ethical AI, Mike Berman on dilatory eDiscovery objections to a corporate designee, alongside Rob Robinson on the US Department of Labor’s best practices for the ethical use of AI, Gates Dogfish’s good faith, and more.
- World Events Impacting Legal Tech: Israel retaliated against Iran for its shelling in support of Hezbollah. Korean troops are confirmed to be in Russia. Japan’s ruling majority was defeated at the polls. Georgia’s election results are being disputed. Over 120 souls are dead or missing in the Philippines due to floods and landslides. The floods in the Sahara last week have not evaporated, and lakes are forming.
Recent Illumination Zone Podcasts:
Catch our latest syndicated EDRM Global Podcast Network episodes on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, and more. Recent guests include Shawn Arnold, Matt Mahon, Ray Biederman, Jason Cassel with Erin Meyer and Mary Bennett, Chris Bojar, and Holley Robinson.
EDRM Announcements:
- EDRM’s AI Ethics & Bias team updated its GenAI Judicial Orders Repository.
- Update to EDRM’s Code of Conduct: EDRM has updated its Code of Conduct for respect and civility at in-person, virtual, social, and project events.
- Generative AI Policy Update: Check out our updated Generative AI and Large Language Model policy, focusing on disclosure and fact-checking. Read the Policy Here.
Weekly Community Support Call: Join us every Tuesday at 6PM Eastern on Zoom for support and camaraderie. Email info@edrm.net for an invitation to our 246th call. For mental health care, consider these professional resources.
Happy Halloween,
Kaylee & Mary
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P.S. This update was assisted by GAI and LLM Technologies as per EDRM GAI and LLM Policy.
