
Dearest EDRM Community,
Word of the week: Insight
In legal tech last week, we gained clarity from the State of the Industry Survey, where many of you so graciously shared your input, sponsored by EDRM. This sixth annual survey will be featured with Doug Austin, founder and editor of eDIscovery Today, our longtime EDRM Trusted Partner, on a webinar on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at 1PM Eastern called Sixth Annual eDiscovery Today State of the Industry Report Survey Results. Watch out for the collaboration apps!
EDRM will be on the Legalweek Exhibit Floor, and we would love to see you!
Mary Mack, EDRM.
And do let us know about pricing models for eDiscovery and the emerging AI workflows in ComplexDiscovery OÜ’s Winter 2026 eDiscovery Pricing Survey that EDRM is proud to sponsor.
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:
- From One-Eyed Kings to Collective Sight in Enterprise AI
- Disagreements in the eDiscovery Landscape: How Attorneys and Paralegals See Modern Challenges Differently
- The eDiscovery Reset: How AI Will Transform Solutions and Business Models
- Moltbook and the Rise of AI-Agent Networks: An Enterprise Governance Wake-Up Call
- Beyond Keywords: How Semantic Search is Transforming Discovery
Upcoming Webinars on the EDRM Global Webinar Channel:
- 10 February 2026, 1 PM ET – Sixth Annual eDiscovery Today State of the Industry Report Survey Results
- 12 February 2026, 1PM ET – “Artificial Intelligence for the Rest of Us” Author Panel: Learn How to Navigate Legal AI with Confidence
- 16 February 2026, 1 PM ET – Important eDiscovery Case Law Decisions for February 2026
- 25 February 2026, 12 PM ET – [HaystackID® Webcast] Real Benefits, Real Constraints: A Practical Guide to Copilot Rollout
- 17 March 2026, 1 PM ET – Important eDiscovery Case Law Decisions for March 2026
- 25 March 2026, 12 PM ET – [HaystackID® Webcast] Meaningful Transparency in AI: What Privacy Laws Actually Require
Updates from Around the Globe will return after Legalweek
Catch our latest syndicated EDRM Global Podcast Network episodes on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, and more.
Recent Illumination Zone Podcasts:
- Recent guests include Jeffrey Fleming and Aleida Gonzalez, Elizabeth Guthrie, Jenny Hamilton, Tom O’Connor, Elizabeth Guthrie, and Brett Burney, and Sam Morgan and Mark MacDonald.
Recent Echoes of AI Podcast:
- Episode 44 | Lessons for Legal Profession from the Latest Viral Meme: ‘Ask an AI What It Would Do If It Became Human For a Day?’
- 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
EDRM Announcements:
- EDRM released an open call for contributors for key projects, including the ESI Protocol Project, the Discovery Workflows Project, the AI-Ethics and Bias Project, and the Testimony Evidence Reference Model (TERM) Project. If you are interested in collaborating and contributing, please contact info@edrm.net.
- Law.com announced the 2026 Legalweek Leaders in Tech Law Awards, highlighting leadership and innovation across the legal technology ecosystem. Lifetime Achievement Awards recipients include Shannon Bales, co-Trustee of the EDRM 2.0 Project; David Greetham, Vice President of Digital Forensics at Trusted Partner Level Legal; and Mary Mack, CEO and Chief Legal Technologist of EDRM. EDRM Trusted Partners HaystackID, Reed Smith, Relativity, and eDiscovery AI were also recognized as finalists across multiple award categories.
- ComplexDiscovery OÜ has launched the Winter 2026 eDiscovery Pricing Survey. Developed in partnership with EDRM, this semi-annual survey continues to serve as a vital benchmark for legal and technology professionals seeking transparency in an ecosystem increasingly defined by the practical adoption of Generative AI (GenAI).
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 312th 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’s GAI and LLM Policy.

