Dearest EDRM Community,
Word of the week: Jagged
In legal tech last week, we unpacked our clothes and what we learned at Legalweek. AI continues to generate waves and innovation, and we were thrilled to connect people to projects and make and continue to receive introductions to the “brightest minds and warmest hearts.”
Our EDRM Global Webinar Channel has a new look and smoking conversations, like the one last week between Tom O’Connor and James Province of Microsoft. We continue to dig deep with our faculty:
Mary Mack and Holley Robinson, EDRM.
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
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:
- Evidence Sufficient to Demonstrate that Audio Recording Was Not a Deepfake
- Defensible by Design: What Legal Teams Must Get Right About AI Privilege Workflows
- Plaintiff Sold Her Cell Phone After Litigation Commenced
- Litigation Strategy Moves at the Speed of Insight
- Example of a Proper Use of GenAI
- EDRM Congratulates Community Leaders Honored at the Legalweek Leaders in Tech Law Awards 2026
- EEOC to Get a Fee Award for Defendants’ Discovery Failures
Upcoming Webinars on the EDRM Global Webinar Channel:
- 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
- 14 April 2026, 1 PM ET – Important eDiscovery Case Law Decisions for April 2026
- 16 April 2026, 1 PM ET – Deposition Masterclass: 5 Key Strategies for Testimony that Wins Cases
Updates from Around the Globe:
- Global Legal Tech Developments: For Politico, Cheyenne Haslett and Gabby Miller reported that the White House released an AI policy blueprint for Congress, Aaron Mak reported on a bipartisan bill to scrutinize AI use in federal courts, and Josh Gerstein examined how Chief Justice John Roberts is navigating a “political minefield.” ComplexDiscovery OÜ covered judges raising the alarm about physical safety and the new compliance framework outlined in the White House’s AI policy blueprint. Writing for Above the Law, Joe Patrice introduces the legal community to Meet Eve — The AI Used By 800+ Top Plaintiff Firms.
- International eDiscovery Trends: In Florida Trend, Gunster partner and EDRM Project Trustee Michelle Six explained Gunster’s recently released technology subsidiary, Zest. NVIDIA Newsroom announced the evolution of AI agents as the next frontier of generative AI. Deepika Singh and Madhvesh Kumar of VentureBeat explored the challenges of Testing autonomous agents (Or: how I learned to stop worrying and embrace the chaos). Legaltech News interviewed the Rev CEO on solving the “discovery bottleneck” and the burnout crisis’ driving legal tech adoption. Alfred Ng of Politico investigated reports of the FBI buying location data to track people. Thank you to eDiscovery Today’s Doug Austin for covering EDRM authors in his Kitchen Sink: Ralph Losey on What People Want to Know About AI: Top 10 Curiosity Index, Rob Robinson on Defensible by Design: What Legal Teams Must Get Right About AI Privilege Workflows, and Michael Berman on an Example of a Proper Use of GenAI.
- World Events Impacting Legal Tech: The Strait of Hormuz has the world’s attention as the Houthis enter the fray, reported BNE Intellinews Pro in coverage of threats to Red Sea shipping routes. AP News reported on escalating Middle East tensions, including Iran-backed Hezbollah firing rockets into Israel as a US envoy visited Lebanon. The Telegraph covered a suspicious incident involving a fire in Golders Green, where Jewish volunteer ambulances were targeted in a suspected arson attack. Sam Meredith of CNBC explores the economic fallout of regional conflict, reporting that more than 40 Middle East energy assets were “severely damaged,” according to the IEA chief. A Sudan drone attack on a key hospital killed 64 people during Eid, reported Lucy Fleming of the BBC. Hanna Arhirova of AP News highlighted technological shifts in warfare as Ukraine develops interceptor drones to hunt Russian Shaheds. AP News’ Jessica Hill reports on extreme weather in Hawaii, including flooding, power outages, and road closures after heavy rain. Caitlin Thomson of Honolulu Civil Beat describes recovery efforts as residents of Oahu’s North Shore dig out after devastating floods. Fox Weather reported that a heat wave smashed records across the Southwest, bringing summer-like temperatures.
Catch our latest syndicated EDRM Global Podcast Network episodes on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, and more.
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.
Echoes of AI Podcast:
EDRM Announcements:
- EDRM Congratulates Community Leaders Honored at the Legalweek Leaders in Tech Law Awards 2026.
- ComplexDiscovery OÜ and EDRM released a complete analysis of the Winter 2026 eDiscovery Pricing Survey, the fifteenth edition of the semi-annual Pricing Pulse research series.
- EDRM’s CEO and Chief Legal Technologist, Mary Mack, was recently featured in Legaltech News, discussing how outcomes and relationships are becoming more important than pricing for clients in the eDiscovery market.
- EDRM has been named the #1 firm in eDiscovery in JD Supra’s 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards for the fourth consecutive year. 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 318th 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.
