Dearest EDRM Community,
Word of the week: Recalibrate
In legal tech last week, our Trusted Partner HaystackID acquired pioneer, eDiscoveryAI. Harvey engaged Global Advisory Council leader, Farrah Pepper, and Florinda Baldridge handed over the reins at Norton Rose Fulbright. Mike Berman, Rob Robinson, and Mary Bennett’s articles were the top-read for all of JD Supra in February. ComplexDiscovery OÜ analyzed the results of its Winter 2026 eDiscovery Pricing Survey, noting the sharp difference in “per doc” pricing in AI-assisted reviews over more traditional reviews.
If you are at Legalweek, come see us in Nook #750. We will be at the show and are looking forward to being with all of you! Gina Taranto will be looking for examples of deployed, working AI to share with us. Travel safely!
Mary Mack and Holley Robinson, EDRM.
Our regularly scheduled virtual programming will resume next week, beginning with eDiscovery Today’s Case Law featuring Hon. Andrew Peck (Ret.), Tom O’Connor, Mary Mack, and Doug Austin on March 17, followed by another session with Tom O’Connor discussing eDiscovery in M365 with James Province of Microsoft on March 19.
Our EDRM Community Support Call, now in its seventh year, will continue to be held on Tuesdays at 6 PM Eastern. Email info@edrm.net for the Zoom link.
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 seventh year.
On the EDRM Blog:
- The AI Literacy Gap Is Now a Security and Compliance Liability
- December 2025 Privilege Protection Amendments to Fed.R.Civ.P. 16 and 26
- Legalweek 2026 – (Select) Educational Sessions Preview
- The Purpose of an ESI Protocol
- Five Great Reads on Cyber, Data, and Legal Discovery for February 2026
- “The Fire and BPA’s Preservation of Evidence”
- HaystackID® in the EDRM Illumination Zone: Jeffrey Fleming and Aleida Gonzalez
- “Two Courts, Two Answers: When Does Using AI Waive Privilege?”
- Relativity Unveils Its Fifth Annual AI Visionaries List Ahead of Legalweek 2026
- A.I. Privilege, Heppner, and How Did the Court Learn About the Absence of Certain Attorney-Client Communications Between Mr. Heppner and His Attorneys?
Upcoming Webinars on the EDRM Global Webinar Channel:
- 17 March 2026, 1 PM ET – Important eDiscovery Case Law Decisions for March 2026
- 19 March 2026, 1 PM ET – Tom O’Connor Chats with James Province of Microsoft About the Current State of eDiscovery in M365
- 24 March 2026, 1 PM ET – Something Big Is Happening in AI: Is 2026 the Tipping Point for Litigation, Discovery, and Investigations?
- 25 March 2026, 12 PM ET – [HaystackID® Webcast] Meaningful Transparency in AI: What Privacy Laws Actually Require
- 30 March 2026, 1 PM ET – The EDRM GenAI Survey Results: Separating Fact, Fiction, Hype, and Reality
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 Michael Cammack and Stephanie Wienke; Greg Moreman; Cash Butler and Marc Mandel; Timothy Conlon; and Jeffrey Fleming and Aleida Gonzalez.
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 will be at Legalweek 2026 and would love to see you there. Stop by Nook 750 to connect with the team, learn about our active projects, and explore ways to get involved.
- EDRM has been named the #1 Firm in eDiscovery in JD Supra’s 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards for the fourth consecutive year. The annual recognition highlights top firms and authors for thought leadership and reader engagement. Several EDRM authors and Trusted Partners were also individually ranked, including Ralph Losey, Rob Robinson (HaystackID), Mary Bennett (HaystackID), Brett Burney (Nextpoint), and Amit Jaju (Ankura). We are grateful to JD Supra and to our global community for your continued support.
- 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 email us at info@edrm.net.
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 316th 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.
