Weekly Letter to Our EDRM Global Community

EDRM - Letter to the EDRM Global Community 13 May 2025 — Image: Holley Robinson, EDRM with AI.

Dearest EDRM Community,

Word of the week: Threshold.

In legal tech last week, white smoke billowed from the Vatican, we celebrated Mother’s Day, and our community returned from CLOC only to pack for WiECON 2025.

Please join us Thursday, May 15, as we host Thomson Reuters Institute’s Zach Warren, former editor-in-chief for Legaltech News, on Generative AI and the Future of Professionals. He’s bringing data!
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:

Upcoming Webinars on the EDRM Global Webinar Channel:

15 May 2025: 1PM Eastern: Generative AI and the Future of Professionals
28 May 2025: 1PM Eastern: Important eDiscovery Case Law Decisions for May 2025
29 May 2025: 1PM Eastern: Down the Rabbit Hole: Navigating IP Theft Investigations

Updates from Around the Globe:

Global Legal Tech Developments: Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter has passed away. May he rest in peace. The Hon. Ralph Artigliere (ret.) and Ralph Losey published a law review article on why trial lawyers and judges should embrace generative AI. John Tredennick and Dr. William Webber of EDRM Trusted Partner Merlin Search Technologies debuted handwriting recognition. Benjamin Leider, a third-year student at the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, has been named one of The National Jurist’s 2025 Law Students of the Year for creating an application to help people expunge their records. The troubled California Bar Exam claimed another leader. ComplexDiscovery OÜ covered security gaps in LLMs, the one-year anniversary of Legal Data Intelligence, and a report issued last week from the US Copyright Office on the legalities of AI. Steven Embry covered the sexy AI keynote at CLOC.

International eDiscovery Trends: The European Commission is litigating open records v. private texts. The US Courts considering changes to the Federal Rules of Evidence opened the door regarding deepfakes (hat tip to Bill Speros). It’s behind Tab 3 in the dense document. EDRM Trusted Partner Exterro was named Enterprise Tech Company of the Year by the Technology Association of Oregon. Thank you to Trusted Partner eDiscovery Today and Doug Austin for his overflowing Kitchen Sink, where he included Ralph Losey’s beautiful Tarot inspired images illustrating AI risks, EDRM Trusted Partner HaystackID on a data breach turned on the usual breachers, Aaron Patton on what you need to know about collection in correspondence course format, and Project Counsel Media on the court case where an AI avatar was permitted to speak as a dead victim during sentencing. Muckrock inquired about the use of AI in FOIA requests. WiE gathers in Chicago.

World Events Impacting Legal Tech: A new pope was chosen at the Vatican. Russia celebrated Victory Day, and Ukraine discovered an alleged Hungarian spy ring as ceasefire talks continued. A clash between India and Pakistan has a fragile ceasefire in place, as Chinese fighter jets were employed in the fray. Measles cases are growing. Health breakthroughs indicate infant mortality improvements, while at-home testing expands to cervical cancer screenings.

Catch our latest syndicated EDRM Global Podcast Network episodes on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, and more.

Recent Illumination Zone Podcasts:

Recent guests include Erica Zolner, Aaron Pribil, Bennett Borden, Rob Robinson, Esther Birnbaum, John Tredennick, and Xen Hartzell.

Recent Echoes of AI Podcasts:

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 200^th Episode of the Illumination Zone podcast.

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 274th 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.

Authors

Mary Mack

Mary Mack is the CEO and Chief Legal Technologist for EDRM. Mary was the co-editor of the Thomson Reuters West Treatise, eDiscovery for Corporate Counsel for 10 years and the co-author of A Process of Illumination: the Practical Guide to Electronic Discovery. She holds the CISSP among her certifications.
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Kaylee Walstad

Kaylee Walstad, chief strategy officer of EDRM, leads the global project based organization and is the former VP of client engagement at a certification organization. Kaylee is known for her role in building communities, uniting people and companies across the globe, and brand amplification for partners through social media and events. A frequent public speaker on a variety of topics, from personal development to the nuances of e-discovery. Kaylee has a broad background in e-discovery and skills that uniquely position her to provide insight into the challenges faced by the end-users of e-discovery services and technology and the organizations serving them. She has extensive expertise in developing cross organizational discovery strategies for large litigation and investigations.
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Holley Robinson

Holley Robinson is the Marketing Operations Manager for EDRM and ComplexDiscovery OÜ. She supports social media strategy, podcast and webinar production, and content management for EDRM while also overseeing updates to ComplexDiscovery’s industry-recognized eDisclosure Buyers Guide and assisting with their social media and content efforts. A recent graduate of Texas Tech University with a background in marketing, Holley began her journey in eDiscovery as an intern with EDRM and now contributes to amplifying valuable resources for the eDiscovery community.
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