
Dearest EDRM Community,
Word of the week: Reciprocity.
In legal tech this week, we hope travels home were uneventful as we unpack the announcements sparked by Legalweek.
Join us for our Spring 2025 workshop, From Summation to AI Tokens: A Journey Through eDiscovery’s Most Transformative Shifts, with Caroline Sweeny, Dennis Kiker, Doug Austin, the Hon. Judge Young Kim, and EDRM Trusted Partner HaystackID’s Adam Rubinger and Mary Bennett.
Mary, Kaylee, and Holley, 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 fifth year.
On the EDRM Blog:
- Relativity Drives Transformation Across the Legal Industry Through Strategic AI Investments
- Proteus Discovery Group Relocates Headquarters to SalesForce Tower
- HaystackID® Unveils Core Intelligence AI Case Insight™, a GenAI-Powered Matter Intelligence Engine for Legal and Investigative Teams
- How Not to Negotiate an ESI Protocol? Say it is “Mandatory”; and, Demand That Discussions be Recorded
- Restructuring 23andMe: The High-Stakes Balance Between Finance and Data Protection
- EDRM Leaders and Trusted Partners Feted at the Fifth Annual Legalweek Leaders in Tech Law Awards Dinner.
- HaystackID® Announces ReviewRight® 3.0 to Strengthen Global Managed Review
- Majority of General Counsel Indicate Openness to Using AI in Nearly Every Major Legal Use Case, According to The General Counsel Report
- Court Holds That an ESI Protocol Must be Specific in GenAI Copyright Class Action
- Fluid Dynamics: ALM Report Reveals Evolving Legal Landscape Amid Record Profits and Technological Disruption
- “How many years of files is enough, and how many years is too many?”
- Escaping Orwell’s Memory Hole: Why Digital Truth Should Outlast Big Brother
Upcoming Webinars on the EDRM Global Webinar Channel:
- 16 April 2025: 12PM Eastern: From Summation to AI Tokens: A Journey Through eDiscovery’s Most Transformative Shifts
- 28 April 2025: 1PM Eastern: Important eDiscovery Case Law Decisions for April 2025
- 30 April 2025: 1PM Eastern: Spring Into Action: Real-World AI in Managed Review
Updates from Around the Globe:
- Global Legal Tech Developments: Legalweek is in the books; congratulations to the award winners. No one covers the judiciary and BigLaw like David Lat. And no one covers the greater legal tech landscape like Niki Black and Steven Embry. Judges’ personal safety is a risk with home addresses online. LGBTQ, BDSM, and sugar dating sites had sensitive data and photos leaked. After UK parents were horrified by the series Adolescence, Amit Kalley published his list of sinister emojis. Richard Tromans reflects on Legalweek 2025.
- International eDiscovery Trends: ComplexDiscovery OÜ published its Winter 2025 eDiscovery Pricing Report. EDRM Trusted Partner DISCO is with you in every case. EDRM Trusted Partner Relativity announced investments in AI. Just when you thought tape backup was dead, a new Thunderbolt LTO emerges. EDRM Trusted Partner HaystackID announced Core Intelligence AI Case Insight and an upgrade to their ReviewRight platform. Thank you to Doug Austin of eDiscovery Today for including Mike Berman’s ESI protocol opinions, one from a GenAI copyright case, the other a dismal failure to cooperate, Rob Robinson on ALM and the current market environment and Rob Lowe’s well-received keynote on reinvention, and Aaron Patton’s Gates Dogfish in his eDiscovery Kitchen Sink. Congratulations to EDRM Trusted Partner Proteus Discovery Group on their relocation to the Salesforce Tower during their 10th anniversary year.
- World Events Impacting Legal Tech: Myanmar’s earthquake claimed over 1,600 souls, and a building collapse in Thailand is under investigation. Israel ordered the evacuation of Rafah. US attacks on Houthi rebels continue, as group chat messages about the initiation were ordered preserved. The European Space Agency retired its Gaia spacecraft, which had been deployed to map the universe. Measles are in 19 states. Severe weather caused power outages across the South and Midwest US. xAI bought X. EDRM Trusted Partner Reed Smith is maintaining a Tariff Tracker in its Trade Compliance Resource Hub.
Catch our latest syndicated EDRM Global Podcast Network episodes on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, and more.
Recent Illumination Zone Podcasts:
Recent guests include Esther Birnbaum, John Tredennick, Xen Hartzell, Nicole Fryson, Sergey Demyanov, Kara Barnes, and John Wilson.
Recent Echoes of AI Podcasts:
- Episode 20 | Escaping Orwell’s Memory Hole: Why Digital Truth Should Outlast Big Brother
- Episode 19 | New Battle of the Bots: ChatGPT 4.5 Challenges Reigning Champ ChatGPT 4o
- Episode 18 | Bar Exam Battle of the Bots – Part 2
EDRM Announcements:
- EDRM congratulated those who were celebrated for their contributions at the Fifth Annual Legalweek Leaders in Tech Law Awards Dinner.
- EDRM celebrated our 200th Episode of the Illumination Zone podcast.
- EDRM relaunched the Testimony Evidence Reference Model (TERM) Project.
- EDRM has been named the #1 Firm in eDiscovery for the third consecutive year in the JD Supra Readers’ Choice Awards.
- Ralph Losey was recognized as the Top Author in eDiscovery, with Mike Berman earning a spot in the Top 5. Hon. Ralph Artigliere (ret.) and EDRM Trusted Partner, eDiscovery Today’s Doug Austin, also received top accolades.
- The AI Ethics and Bias project released its first quarter update to the Judicial Standing Orders Repository.
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 268th call. For mental health care, consider these professional resources.
All are welcome,
Mary, Kaylee, and Holley
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P.S. This update was assisted by GAI and LLM Technologies as per EDRM GAI and LLM Policy.