Dearest EDRM community,
The word of the week is alignment.
A judge was shot and killed by the party denied custody due to his domestic violence record. Iran Mobilizes Proxies as Conflict Between Israel and Palestinian Militants Threatens to Expand (October 10-16, 2023). Turkey’s President ok’d Sweden’sNATO bid. Chevron will acquire Hess. The US House of Representatives has no Speaker, and no legislation will move until they have one, and the government will potentially shut down November 17, 2023.
In Legal Tech this Week
EDRM announces new GDPR guidelines for public comment. China proposes new rules for data transfers. ABA TECHSHOW’s Startup Alley is now allowing companies who have exhibited before. ComplexDiscovery covers Vendor Voices. Paladin Partners with the Department of Justice to expand its pro bono technology to all DOJ attorneys.
Upcoming Webinars on the EDRM Global Webinar Channel
- 24 Oct 2023: 1 PM Eastern: Important eDiscovery Case Law Decisions for October 2023
- 25 Oct 2023: 1PM Eastern: Declutter Your Data: Strategies for Efficient Data Retention & Risk Reduction
- 30 Oct 2023: 1PM Eastern: Nightmare on Review Street: Horror Stories of Managed Review
31 Oct 2023: 1PM Eastern: Leveraging SaaS to Power Mobile Data Collections and Advanced Collections - 01 Nov 2023: 1PM Eastern: Guardians of Data: Ethics & Governance for Legal Professionals in an AI-Driven World
- 02 Nov 2023: 1PM Eastern: Donald Trump, Mar-A-Lago & AI: Contextualizing The Presidential Records Act Scandal In An Era of Electronic Records
- 07 Nov 2023: 1PM Eastern: Everything Anywhere: A Comprehensive Webinar on Software as a Service (SaaS) in eDiscovery
- 15 Nov 2023: 1PM Eastern: Balancing Offensive and Defensive Governance Strategies for Generative AI
- 16 Nov 2023: 1PM Eastern: Important eDiscovery Case Law Decisions for November 2023
- 14 Dec 2023: 1PM Eastern: Guardians of Data: Ethics & Governance for Legal Professionals in an AI-Driven World
Recent Podcasts
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. Recent podcasts guests include Briordy Meyers, Monica Harris, John Wilson, Robin Perkins, John Brewer, and the Hon. Judge Ralph Artigliere (ret.).
EDRM News
EDRM Announced Level Legal as its newest Trusted Partner.
The DupeID project, led by Trustee Beth Patterson, announced that four major platforms have implemented the EDRM MIH for cross-platform email duplicate identification. Reveal, Relativity, edt and Nuix support the EDRM MIH in their respective platforms with Law In Order writing the app for Relativity support.
The Priv Log project, led by Trustee Cristin Traylor, considered the public comments submitted and published its final paper.
EDRM Project Leaders Khrys McKinney (AI Ethics/Bias), Cristin Traylor (Priv Logs), Jay Yelton (Special Masters and Discovery Mediators), Monica Harris and Matt Rasmussen (Short Message Metadata Primer 1.0) and Dave Cohen (GDPR) updated the community on progress on the EDRM Global Webinar channel. It’s available on demand if you missed it.
EDRM updated its Generative AI and Large Language Model policy to address the need for disclosure and fact checking. Read all the policies here.
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In formation,
Mary & Kaylee
