Weekly Letter to Our EDRM Global Community – 27 May 2025

EDRM - Letter to the EDRM Global Community - 27 May 2025
Image: Holley Robinson, EDRM with AI.

Dearest EDRM Community,

Word of the week: Discover.

In legal tech this week, as we wind down the first half of the year’s activity, we hope you can take some time to relax and enjoy.  The EDRM Team is out of the office from May 22nd through May 28th, and we’ll be back on May 29th.

While we’re away, we’ll continue supporting the community with three special events: our 276th EDRM Weekly Community Support Call; our live May Case Law webinar—now in its fifth season—featuring our Trusted Partner eDiscovery Today’s Doug Austin, along with Tom O’Connor, Mary Mack, and the Hon. Andrew Peck (Ret.); and our Trusted Partner Exterro’s webinar, Down the Rabbit Hole: Navigating IP Theft Investigations.

Please mark your calendars for the last official Trusted Partner Reed Smith CLE presented by retiring partner, Dave Cohen, who is also EDRM’s wonderful Chair of the Project Trustees.  The webinar, presented with Beth Wurzel, is called 25 years of eDiscovery – and what the future holds. Register for the June 5 1PM Eastern event here.  

Finally, take a listen to the eDiscovery Channel’s Rachi Messing and Tom O’Connor in conversation with our very own EDRM Marketing Operations Manager, Holley Robinson.  

The results of the Complex Discovery OÜ 2025 1H eDiscovery Business Confidence Survey sponsored by EDRM are out, with continued gains in AI uptake and business normalcy.  Thank you for sharing your valuable insights with us at this critical time.

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:

Updates from Around the Globe Will Return Next Week

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

Recent Illumination Zone Podcasts:

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

Recent Echoes of AI Podcasts:

EDRM Announcements:

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 276th 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 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, 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 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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