Dear EDRM community,
The word of the week is automation.
Eschewing faxes, patients now must have access to their digital health records per STAT. 600 souls lost and over a million displaced in an extreme flood in Nigeria, as Pakistan, Puerto Rico and Florida continue to recover. Wildfires are burning on the west coast, and air quality is impacted far and wide (low cost DIY air filter). Professor Bill Henderson analyzed the results of Arizona and Utah’s legal regulatory reforms. As commercial drone delivery launches in the US, drones are bombing civilian infrastructure in Ukraine. Lawyers are being arrested in Iran as protests escalate. BNY Mellon will hold crypto. Iowa calls for attorneys to be poll workers.
In legal tech this week, voice verification meets biometric privacy. Wired reviews personal safety devices for walking in today’s world. Richard Tromans of Artificial Lawyer is on a tear looking at the legal vertical in light of economic headwinds. Congratulations to EDRM Trusted Partner Everlaw the Enterprise category in the American Legal Technology Awards.The Internet Archive Honors Carl Malamud with their 2022 Hero Award as Ralph Losey’s looks at the Pacer privacy problem in Spider-Man Entangled in an e-Filing Privacy Battle. David R. Cohen lists Lessons from the Alex Jones Trials including “not blaming the paralegal.” The Illumination Zone conversed with Everlaw CEO AJ Shankar as Everlaw Launches New Global Strategic Partnership Program.
EDRM is once again a very proud Gold Sponsor of Relativity Fest and we will once again be kicking off Thursday, Oct 27th at 8am CT with a Red Carpet Kick-Off presented by EDRM.
Join Mary Mack, CISSP Mack, CEO and Chief Legal Technologist at EDRM and Kaylee Walstad, Craig Ball, TX Trial Attorney, Forensics Expert, Special Master, Doug Austin, Editor in Chief of eDiscovery Today, David Horrigan, Discovery Counsel and Legal Education Director at Relativity, Patricia Diaz-Rodriguez of Ankura and Monica Harris, Product Business Manager, Cellebrite Enterprise Solutions as we kick off Relativity Fest discussing favorite Fest memories and what we are most looking forward to doing at Fest! Come and share, wear your favorite Fest swag and join us for a lively conversation. Register here for Relativity Fest.
E-Discovery Day Activities Have Begun. The official celebration date is December 1, 2022, and along with the educational activities, the day’s founder, Exterro, is hosting a Kahoots networking event with David A. Greetham at the mic. The Gayle O’Connor Spirit Award Nominations are open until October 25 and will be presented on e-Discovery Day. The Gayle O’Connor (GO) Spirit Award celebrates members of the e-discovery and legal technology communities whose singular energy, enthusiasm and verve echo the spirit of the late Gayle O’Connor (1956-2020).
EDRM projects are open to new contributors, please reach out to info@edrm.net to let us know your interest, and we will introduce you to the appropriate Project Trustee. You can check out EDRM’s project listings here. The Text Message Metadata Primer Project has a call out for participation to add more government perspectives.
Our Syndicated EDRM Global Podcast Network is available via iTunes, Spotify, Google Play and your favorite podcast app, so you can listen at your leisure. Kaylee and Mary have our own podcast, the Illumination Zone, joining TAR Talk and Ryan Short’s eDiscovery After Hours podcasts. Reach out to info@edrm.net to suggest guests, including your own fabulous self.
Every Tuesday at 6PM Eastern, community members gather via Zoom to offer or request support as we navigate our work and personal challenges. Email us at info@edrm.net to be included on the group invitation for the 134th support call. Remember, you are not alone, and you are welcome at our events, or to reach out for help. If you are having a mental health emergency, please consider these resources for professional help. Tall Poppy has some resources specifically for those experiencing online harassment, with some great sources of general mental health resources.
We welcome your participation in our projects, webinars, support gatherings, and our EDRM Hub, our job board/event/directory website. There is no charge for these EDRM offerings, thanks to our very generous partners.
You count,
Mary & Kaylee
