Dearest EDRM Community,
Word of the week: Renewal
In legal tech last week, the EDRM team was out of the office celebrating the holidays with friends and loved ones, and we hope you had the opportunity to do the same.
As we prepare to welcome the new year, we want to thank you for being part of our community. While we work in an adversarial system, our community collaboration with and concern for each other, across the V, across industries, and despite official roles, is what defines us.
Mary Mack and Holley Robinson, EDRM.
We will return on January 6, and we look forward to reconnecting with you in 2026.
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 sixth year.
On the EDRM Blog:
Upcoming Webinars on the EDRM Global Webinar Channel:
- 15 January 2025, 1 PM ET – Beyond the Prompt: Assessing the Discoverability of AI Prompts and Outputs
- 20 January 2025, 1 PM ET – Important eDiscovery Case Law Decisions for January 2026
- 22 January 2025, 1 PM ET – Truth on Trial: How to Detect and Challenge Deepfake Evidence in the AI Era
- 26 January 2026, 1 PM ET – Microsoft 365 Copilot | Key eDiscovery and Information Governance Considerations for In-House Legal Teams
Updates from Around the Globe Will Return on January 13
Catch our latest syndicated EDRM Global Podcast Network episodes on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, and more.
Recent Illumination Zone Podcasts:
- Recent guests include Sam Morgan and Mark MacDonald, Nate Latessa, Greg Moreman, Justin Tolman, and Capri Miller.
Recent Echoes of AI Podcast:
- Episode 43 | Cross-Examine Your AI: The Lawyer’s Cure for Hallucinations – Debate Format
- Episode 42 | Cross-Examine Your AI: The Lawyer’s Cure for Hallucinations – Discussion Format
- Episode 41 | The New Stanford–Carnegie Study: Hybrid AI Teams Beat Fully Autonomous Agents by 68.7%
EDRM Announcements:
- The 2026 eDiscovery Today State of the Industry Survey is now open. Sponsored by EDRM, the survey gathers insights from eDiscovery professionals on key trends shaping the industry, including the impact of GenAI, discovery from collaboration platforms and mobile devices, and emerging challenges for 2026. Participants will receive a free copy of the report when it is published in January.
- Dennis Kennedy and Tom Mighell hosted EDRM’s Mary Mack on the Kennedy-Mighell report, the longest-running legal tech podcast.
- EDRM will be out of the office for the holiday season and will be returning on January 6, 2026. Our Tuesday support calls will continue as scheduled.
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 306th 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.
