Dearest EDRM Community,
Word of the week: Gratitude
In legal tech last week, EDRM project teams met and GenAI and EDRM 2.0 sent work product to the EDRM Global Advisory Council for input before release for public comment.
On behalf of Kaylee’s family and friends, and the entire EDRM extended team, we offer you our gratitude for the many kindnesses extended to us over the last month, and for the tributes and remembrances you’ve shared of our beloved Kaylee Walstad.
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 fifth year.
On the EDRM Blog:
- My Father is a Lawyer – Are My Emails With Him Privileged?
- Cloud Utility Pricing: Transforming Discovery Economics Through Consumption-Based Pricing
- Challenges to Redacted Metadata Privilege Log
- Inside the Salesloft Drift Breach: Critical Lessons for SaaS Security and Governance
- Listing a Document on a Privilege Log Concedes That it is Relevant for Discovery
Upcoming Webinars on the EDRM Global Webinar Channel:
- 24 September 2025, 1PM ET – More Billable Hours, Less Busywork: Smarter Litigation Practices That Pay Off
- 29 September 2025, 1PM ET – Important eDiscovery Case Law Decisions for September 2025
- 16 October 2025, 1PM ET – 5 Unique Challenges in eDiscovery for Construction Litigation (And How to Solve Them)
- 21 October 2025, 12PM ET – Building a Resilient and Repeatable White-Collar Investigation Playbook
- 22 October 2025, 1PM ET – Beyond the AI Hype: Exterro Intelligence Delivers Outcomes You Can Trust
Upcoming Webinars Hosted by EDRM Trusted Partners
- 23 September 2025, 1PM ET – Bespoke eDiscovery: Problem Solving in the Age of AI with Jon Robins
Updates from Around the Globe:
- Global Legal Tech Developments: Legal Tech News’ Rhys Dipshan joined the Legal Tech Week Group. Stanford Law School started an Innovation lab, liftlab, to transform legal. Thomson Reuters released their survey on AI in the law. New Jersey financially supported Rutgers’ legal clinic. Bob Ambrogi wrote on a controversial Bluebook rule on citing AI. Justice Alito spoke about mercy, and Pope Leo spoke of the importance of forgiveness in the pursuit of justice during a Vatican Jubilee event for legal professionals. ChatGPT was sued after a teen’s suicide.
- International eDiscovery Trends: EDRM Trusted Partner HaystackID provided the transcript of our joint workshop on eDiscovery education. Award-winning blogger Ralph Losey turned his hand to humor and wrote on Hallucinations, Drift and Privilege. John Tredennick wrote on the economies and efficiencies of Cloud Utility Pricing. Thank you to eDiscovery Today’s Doug Austin for filling his Kitchen Sink with EDRM bloggers: Mike Berman on metadata in privilege and privilege in the Blake Lively litigation, ComplexDiscovery’s Rob Robinson on the Summer 2025 eDiscovery Pricing Survey and this quarter’s HSR report, and Aaron Patton’s Gates Dogfish meme of substantial compliance and much more.
- World Events Impacting Legal Tech: Canada, Australia, and Britain recognized the Palestinian State. The UN Security Council will meet on Monday regarding alleged Russian incursions in Estonian airspace. An Israeli drone hit Southern Lebanon as the Gaza assault continued. China expert Dan Wang delineated the difference between the US, led by lawyers, and China, led by engineers. The US requested the return of a key base in Afghanistan. The Philippines evacuated in the face of a catastrophic super typhoon. The US struck speedboats smuggling cocaine. European airports were hacked, disrupting flights. Nvidia and Intel are partnering. US vaccine recommendations have changed.
Catch our latest syndicated EDRM Global Podcast Network episodes on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, and more.
Recent Illumination Zone Podcasts:
- A very special episode from Mary Mack on Kaylee Walstad, featuring reflections and a retrospective in Kaylee’s own voice.
- Recent guests include Todd Tabor, Jeff Fleming, Young Yu, Bruce Holbert, Dorothe Schuch, and Erica Zolner.
Recent Echoes of AI Podcasts:
- Episode 37 | The Shape of Justice: How Topological Network Mapping Could Transform Legal Practice
- Episode 36 | Epiphanies or Illusions? Testing AI’s Ability to Find Real Knowledge Patterns – Part Two
- Episode 35 | Epiphanies or Illusions? Testing AI’s Ability to Find Real Knowledge Patterns – Part One
EDRM Announcements:
- A very special Illumination Zone episode from Mary Mack, highlighting Kaylee Walstad and featuring reflections and a retrospective in Kaylee’s own voice, is now available for listening.
- A tribute page honoring the life and legacy of Kaylee Walstad, Chief Strategy Officer of EDRM, is now live. Please visit to share in the memories and celebrate her impact.
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 293rd call. For mental health care, consider these professional resources.
All are welcome,
Mary and Holley
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P.S. This update was assisted by GAI and LLM Technologies as per EDRM GAI and LLM Policy.
