Dearest EDRM Community,
Word of the week: Maelstrom.
In legal tech this week, we celebrated the 10th Annual E-Discovery Day with our wonderful Trusted Partner, Exterro, with a webinar on Deepfakes in Court – Challenges, Risks, and Mitigating Injustice in Digital Evidence with the Hon. Ralph Artigliere, Ralph Losey, and Professor Maura Grossman. We also celebrated the life of DC attorney and EDRM Community Support Call pillar Carolee Byrley. Rest in peace, Carolee.
Join the Hon. Andrew Peck (ret.), Tom O’Connor, Mary Mack, and the ubiquitous Doug Austin for the Best Cases of 2024 for our December end-of-year webinar on December 12 at 1PM Eastern. Bring your questions and comments to the live version or listen to this complimentary, no-paywall session at your leisure.
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:
- Why Your Input Matters: Join the 2025 Cellebrite Industry Trends Survey
- E-Discovery Day 2024: Celebrating the Power of Community and Progress
- From Moscow to Pyongyang: Cyber Threats Revealed by Sandra Joyce at the Tallinn Digital Summit
- Pioneering Dispute Resolution: The New JAMS AI Rules
- GPT-4 Breakthrough: Emerging Theory of Mind Capabilities in AI
- Expanded 4Q 2024 Andrew Haslam’s Buyers Guide Introduces New Vendors, Research, and Ethical Guidance
- Cellebrite and Relativity Deliver Solutions to Transform the Mobile Data Collection Landscape
- Keeping the Temperature Just Right for Effective eDiscovery Negotiations
- Unleashing the Relativity and Cellebrite Integration: Available Now
- Authentication of Surveillance Video by Lay Witness Under Silent Witness Doctrine
- November’s Notable Cases and Events in E-Discovery
- AI, Ethics, and Excellence: Insights from November 2024’s Vendor Voices
- Court Appointed a Special Master to Negotiate ESI Protocol
- AI Pioneer Dr. Dave Lewis Joins Nextpoint to Shape the Next Generation of Legal Technology
Upcoming Webinars on the EDRM Global Webinar Channel:
- 12 December 2024: 1PM Eastern: December “Best Cases of 2024”
- 17 December 2024: 1PM Eastern: Rethinking Data: The Left Side Revolution
Updates from Around the Globe:
- Global Legal Tech Developments: Complex Discovery analyzed the macro situation as the evidence continues to emerge in the shooting of UnitedHealth Group’s CEO at the Midtown NYC Hilton, the iconic Legalweek and Legal Tech Conference home. Bitcoin hit $100k. There is an active hack against unencrypted texts between Androids and Apples. There is also a malware-depositing hack masquerading as a new video meeting platform. Google sued the US Consumer Finance Protection Board for overregulating its payments business. New Jersey town governments asked for help with unexplained large drone sitings.
- International eDiscovery Trends: Congratulations to our wonderful Trusted Partner, Nextpoint, and to Dr. Dave Lewis, AI expert and respected data scientist, on their joining forces. Our two Trusted Partners, Cellebrite Enterprise Solutions and Relativity, announced a tighter integration. Leslie King O’Neal and the Hon. Ralph Artigliere (ret.) wrote about JAMS-specific rules for AI, which previewed a potential list of JAMS experts on the subject. Complex Discovery’s Vendor Voices included the updated Andrew Haslam’s eDisclosure Buyer’s Guide and a transcript of the HaystackID-sponsored quarterly workshop on AI Ethics and Efficiency with Dave Cohen, David Horrigan, Anya Korolyov, Jim Sullivan, Mary Mack, and Mary Bennett. Thank you to eDiscovery Today’s Doug Austin for covering Ralph Losey’s Theory of Mind analysis, bringing GenAI closer to the adversarial process, the Hon. Ralph Artigliere’s trademark checklist for Keeping the Temperature Just Right for Effective eDiscovery Negotiations, Mike Berman on an appellate decision regarding video surveillance authentication, the hysterical Aaron Patton’s Gates Dogfish, and a tribute to our late friend Carolee Byrley.
- World Events Impacting Legal Tech: Syria’s Assad resigned and decamped to Russia as the US bombed ISIS targets and Israel captured some Syrian border territory. Ukraine has lost almost 50,000 souls during the conflict, which may be entering a negotiation window. South Korea imposed martial law for six hours, and its president is battling impeachment. The US House is poised to approve money to replace telecommunication equipment made in China. The reopening of Notre Dame was a see-and-be-seen international event.
Catch our latest syndicated EDRM Global Podcast Network episodes on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, and more.
Recent Illumination Zone Podcasts:
Recent guests include Kris Taylor, Stephanie Wienke, Doug Kaminski, Yana Dashevsky, Robert Keeling, and Tom Gelbmann.
Recent Echoes of AI Podcasts:
- Episode 9 | GPT-4 Breakthrough: Emerging Theory of Mind Capabilities in AI
- Episode 8 | AI’s 11 Point Bipartisan Plan to Repair a House Divided
- 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 252nd call. For mental health care, consider these professional resources.
May the winds be at your back,
Kaylee and Mary
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P.S. This update was assisted by GAI and LLM Technologies as per EDRM GAI and LLM Policy.
