Dearest EDRM Community,
Word of the week: Reconstitution.
In legal tech this week, the United States prepares for a peaceful transfer of power, global conflicts intensify, and Rob Robinson of ComplexDiscovery OÜ is on the ground in Estonia at the Tallinn Digital Summit 2024.
EDRM would love to know what you think about business conditions in our community and market. Your input is very important in the Fall 2024 eDiscovery Business Confidence Survey stewarded by Trusted Partner, ComplexDiscovery OÜ, which takes about five minutes.
Kaylee Walstad & 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:
- New Generative AI Study Highlights Adoption, Use and Opportunities in the Legal Industry
- ComplexDiscovery OÜ Launches 36th eDiscovery Business Confidence Survey, Highlighting AI Impact
- Service of a “Preservation Notice” in the Forum District Does Not Confer Long-Arm Jurisdiction Over the Out-of-State Sender
- ModeOne Announces Immediate Support for Android OS 15
- Does Every “Hit” on a “Hit Report” Have to be Produced?
- Exterro Achieves HITRUST e1 Certification Demonstrating Foundational Cybersecurity
Upcoming Webinars on the EDRM Global Webinar Channel:
- 19 November 2024: 1 PM Eastern: Data Deletion Jeopardy: Minimizing Risk in a Data-Driven World
- 21 November 2024: 1 PM Eastern: Important eDiscovery Case Law Decisions for November 2024
- 3 December 2024: 1 PM Eastern: Creating Harmony Through Legal Operating Models
- 4 December 2024: 1 PM Eastern: The Mind-Budget Connection: Making the Business Case for Mental Health in Ediscovery
- 5 December 2024: 10 AM Eastern: Deepfakes in Court: Challenges, Risks, and Mitigating Injustice in Digital Evidence
- 5 December 2024: 1 PM Eastern: 7th Annual Discovery Crossfire: Debating the Controversial Issues in E-Discovery
Updates from Around the Globe:
- Global Legal Tech Developments: A huge thank you to Ella Sherman of Legal Tech News for covering the EDRM third quarter workshop on AI, Balancing Ethics and Efficiency in GenAI and Legal, sponsored by HaystackID with David Horrigan, Jim Sullivan, Anya Korolyov, Dave Cohen, and moderated by Mary Bennett. Another tech company entered the market for deepfake detection with a fakeness score. Cal DOJ is looking for a legal technology officer. The Financial Times profiled a handful of legal operations leaders. Gmail will be offering disposable email addresses soon. Stanford hosts LLM legal hackathons. The Legal Tech Talent Network is a Cobblestone Certified Trainer. Trusted Partner Munger Tolles negotiated a historic Maui Wildfire settlement. Lawyers look to mitigate risks when implementing AI, according to an IDC Study sponsored by Trusted Partner Relativity.
- International eDiscovery Trends: Complex Discovery is tracking AI uptake as part of the Fall 2024 eDiscovery Business Confidence Survey. eDiscovery Day webinars and events are open for you to register (Dec. 5). Israel is investigating the alteration of digital records and communications. Consilio was convicted of violating Texas’ strict computer security law in an eDiscovery collections situation. GigaOm Radar named Trusted Partner OpenText as a leader and outperformer in eDiscovery. A smartwatch provided critical evidence in the Laken Riley case. A big thank you to Doug Austin for filling his eDiscovery Today Kitchen Sink with Ralph Losey on Designing AI Applications for Legal Professionals, Mike Berman’s “Does Every Hit on a Hit Report Need to be Produced,” Rob Robinson on Syntactic Patterns in AI Generated Content, Gates Dogfish, and more. Doug also provided a link for you to express your opinions on the questions of the day for the eDiscovery Today 2025 State of the Industry Report Survey (Sponsored by EDRM).
- World Events Impacting Legal Tech: Super typhoon Man-Yi causes tens of thousands to evacuate in the Philippines. Sri Lanka’s new Parliament is left-leaning. Israel destroyed a nuclear weapons research facility in Iran. China opened a huge port in Peru. Malcolm X’s family files a wrongful death suit. Planes were struck by bullets at Dallas Love Field. The US has given Ukraine permission to use long-range weapons inside the borders of certain parts of Russia. The major wildfire on the border of New York and New Jersey is mostly contained. Donald Trump has announced the majority of his cabinet picks.
Catch our latest syndicated EDRM Global Podcast Network episodes on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, and more.
Recent Illumination Zone Podcasts:
Recent guests include Yana Dashevsky, Robert Keeling, Tom Gelbmann, Peter Gronvall, Shawn Arnold, and Matt Mahon.
Recent Echoes of AI Podcasts:
- Episode 5 | Can AI Replace Human Mediators? Groundbreaking Study Reveals Surprising Results
- Episode 6 | Dario Amodei’s Essay on AI, ‘Machines of Loving Grace,’ Is Like a Breath of Fresh Air
- Episode 7 | Designing Generative AI for Legal Professionals: Key Principles and Best Practices
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 249th call. For mental health care, consider these professional resources.
Allied with you,
Kaylee & Mary
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P.S. This update was assisted by GAI and LLM Technologies as per EDRM GAI and LLM Policy.
