Weekly Letter to Our EDRM Global Community – 30 June 2026

Weekly Letter to Our EDRM Global Community – 30 June 2026
Image: Holley Robinson, EDRM.

Word of the week: Governance

In legal tech last week, our IGRM project team released the Information Governance Reference Model (IGRM) v4.1 just in time for the volume, variety, and velocity of AI-generated ESI to hit. Thank you to ComplexDiscovery for the coverage. To better understand how our community is working with AI, we’ve teamed up with our longtime Trusted Partner Exterro on AI adoption in eDiscovery. Your input is highly appreciated.

EDRM will be closed for public events through July 7, except for the Tuesday Community Support calls. Join us for two upcoming Trusted Partner webinars after the break:

– 14 July 2026 | 1 PM ET – Building a Case Chronology That Holds Up from Discovery Through Trial, with Nextpoint

– 16 July 2026 | 1 PM ET – Digital Evidence: Mapping the Landscape with Case Insights, with Level Legal

Hoping you and yours enjoy some time away.

Mary Mack, CEO and Chief Legal Technologist, EDRM.

Let’s remain united in our support for each other. For support or to assist a colleague, contact us at info@edrm.net to join our weekly Community Support Call, now in its seventh year.

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EDRM Announcements

  • EDRM will be closed for public events except the Support Call on Tuesdays through Tuesday, July 7, in observance of Independence Day. We will return on Wednesday, July 8.
  • We’ve teamed up with our longtime Trusted Partner Exterro to survey legal professionals on AI adoption in eDiscovery. The survey is anonymous, vendor-neutral, and takes just five minutes. Share your insights here.
  • EDRM has released the Information Governance Reference Model (IGRM) v4.1, the first major revision since 2012. Read the full announcement here.
  • 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 332nd 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.

Authors

  • Mary Mack is the CEO and Chief Legal Technologist for EDRM. Mary was the co-editor of the Thomson Reuters West Treatise, eDiscovery for Corporate Counsel for 10 years and the co-author of A Process of Illumination: the Practical Guide to Electronic Discovery. She holds the CISSP among her certifications.

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  • Holley Robinson is the Senior Marketing Operations Manager for EDRM and ComplexDiscovery OÜ. She supports social media strategy, podcast and webinar production, and content management for EDRM while also overseeing updates to ComplexDiscovery’s industry-recognized eDisclosure Buyers Guide and assisting with their social media and content efforts. A recent graduate of Texas Tech University with a background in marketing, Holley began her journey in eDiscovery as an intern with EDRM and now contributes to amplifying valuable resources for the eDiscovery community.

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