Weekly Letter to Our EDRM Global Community – 1 July 2025

Letter to the EDRM Global Community 1 July 2025, EDRM
Image: Holley Robinson, EDRM with AI.

Dearest EDRM Community,

Phrase of the week: IRL (In Real Life).

In legal tech this week, at the midpoint of the year, EDRM will take precious time between July 1 and 8 to reflect, celebrate, and renew. Whether you are observing a holiday (Happy Canada Day!) or simply finding time to breathe, we wish you the gift of unstructured time for yourself and to share with friends and loved ones. As always, EDRM will hold our Tuesday Community Support Call, and our on-demand webinars, podcasts, and JD Supra Readers Choice Top eDiscovery blog are available for you 24/7.

We invite you to save your seat and join us next week as we return to a full slate of live, interactive webinars designed to give you line of sight into the innovations of our wonderful Trusted Partners, without formally entering a sales cycle.

 –  July 10: Nextpoint presents a Product Spotlight: Untangling Complex Data with Smart eDiscovery Software

 –  July 15: DecoverAI offers an in-house focused session, Gen AI Use Cases for In-House Counsel: Discover How Gen AI Can Supercharge Complex Investigations and Unlock Operational Efficiencies

 –  July 17: Proteus Discovery Group will address specific concerns of litigators in How to Talk to Your Litigators About eDiscovery.

Mary and Kaylee, 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 the Week of July 15th

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

Recent Illumination Zone Podcasts:

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

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 281st 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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