Weekly Letter to Our EDRM Global Community – 04 August 2026

Weekly Letter to Our EDRM Global Community – 04 August 2026
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Word of the week: Quantum

In legal tech last week, Ralph Losey joined us on the Illumination Zone (Episode 238) to talk about why decades of watching legal tech shifts convinced him quantum computing will be the next big one, and why lawyers should start getting “quantum hardened” now. Our Trusted Partner Magnet Forensics also released its annual State of Enterprise DFIR survey, and we’re grateful for the 20 minutes our community can spare to share their insights before it closes on August 31. Please share your insights here.

Quantum computing may still feel far off, but the legal questions it raises are already here.

Join Ralph Losey and me this Thursday, August 6, at 1 PM ET for a discussion on “Quantum Law: AI, Quantum Computing, and the Future of Legal Judgment.”

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

  • Our Trusted Partner, Magnet Forensics, has launched its annual State of Enterprise DFIR survey, and we’re glad to help spread the word. The survey takes about 20 minutes and closes August 31, 2026. Please 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.

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 337th 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 Marketing Operations Director 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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