Weekly Letter to our EDRM Global Community – 12 Dec 2023

Weekly Letter to the EDRM Global Community 12 Dec 2023
Image: Kaylee Walstad, EDRM

Dearest EDRM Community,

The  word of the week is rapid. 

The Federal Judicial Center released case studies from US election litigation. The FDA approved the first gene editing CRISPR therapy for patients, with sickle cell anemia receiving the nod. The US vetoed a UN Security Council call for a cease fire in Gaza. The University of Pennsylvania’s president resigned after US Congressional testimony regarding what speech advocating genocide is acceptable on campus.  No subscription necessary, but an account is needed to use Google’s new AI Gemini, available now in the Google Bard interface.  ars Technica published a quick comparison of Gemini to ChatGPT.

In Legal Tech this week

The EU was first out with its Responsible Artificial Intelligence Act. TheUK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is making inquiries on whether the Microsoft-OpenAI collaboration is a merger.Stephanie Wilkins declares legal tech took center stage this year for law.com.  Justice Tech, focused on democratizing and increasing access to legal services for consumers emerged as a segment with a trade group. In an E-Discovery Day surprise, Doug Austin, Editor at eDiscovery Today blog unmasked Gates Dogfish, who was an anonymous LinkedIn meme-master.

Kaylee and Mary thank the Gayle O’Connor Spirit Award Committee with Tom and Seamus O’Connor representing Gayle and her family for bestowing this year’s honor upon us.

As genetic sites move to require two-factor authentication, the 23andMe breach is still unfolding.  ComplexDiscovery introduced us to fintech’s younger cousin, insurtech.

EDRM’s 200th Tuesday community support call will be held today, Tuesday, December 12. We are grateful for those who gather to offer support, and honor the courage of those coming for the first time to request support. A special shoutout to our support call pillars VSM Craig Ball, Darius Bennett, Dr. Jeremy Pickens and Tom Gelbmann.

Kaylee and Mary thank the Gayle O’Connor Spirit Award Committee with Tom and Seamus O’Connor representing Gayle and her family for bestowing this year’s honor upon us.

The 4th annual 2024 eDiscovery Today State of the Industry Report Survey is open and ready for your input. This survey, sponsored by EDRM, is designed to gather insights from eDiscovery professionals across the industry, shedding light on the latest trends and developments that continue to shape our dynamic field.

EDRM ends the year with five blockbuster webinars from a product showcase demonstrating cell phone collection without a kit, to automation strategies for legal at scale, to Ethics and Governance for Legal Professionals in an AI-Driven world.  

We have a fabulous finish to the week with Bob Zeidman returning to catch us up on his Part 2, after being invited by Mike Lindell to validate election hacks, Bob unraveled a web of manipulated data and dangerous conspiracy theories. His findings not only led to a groundbreaking $5 million arbitration award but also exposed a scandal reaching the upper echelons of political leadership in America. Bob has written a recently published book about his experience entitled “Election Hacks: Zeidman v. Lindell: Exposing the $5 million Election Myth” available on Amazon.

EDRM ends the year with five blockbuster webinars from a product showcase demonstrating cell phone collection without a kit, to automation strategies for legal at scale, to Ethics and Governance for Legal Professionals in an AI-Driven world.  

We have a fabulous finish to the week with Bob Zeidman returning to catch us up on his Part 2, after being invited by Mike Lindell to validate election hacks, Bob unraveled a web of manipulated data and dangerous conspiracy theories. His findings not only led to a groundbreaking $5 million arbitration award but also exposed a scandal reaching the upper echelons of political leadership in America. Bob has written a recently published book about his experience entitled “Election Hacks: Zeidman v. Lindell: Exposing the $5 million Election Myth” available on Amazon.

Before we leave for the holiday, we’ll look at modern methods to manage multidistrict litigation.

On the EDRM Blog

Secondary Evidence of Missing Video Permitted

Ray Kurzweil: Google’s prophet of superintelligent AI who will not slow down

Are We Choking the Golden Goose? The Chilling Effect of Overbroad Rules and Ethics Opinions on the Use of Generative AI

HaystackID® Accelerates Cyber Discovery and Incident Response Program with Cyber Luminary and White House Alumni Shawn Belovich

Cloud Court achieves SOC2 Type I Certification

Trial Notebooks: Flipping to the Right Spot Instead of Fishing in Folders

General Counsel Report from FTI Consulting and Relativity Reveals Declining Risk Preparedness Across Global Corporate Legal Departments

Upcoming Webinars on the EDRM Global Webinar Channel

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 Joan Davison,  Jason Covey, Joey Seeber and David Greetham, Anya Korolyov, and Briordy Meyers. Joan’s episode is our 150th!

EDRM thanks those who commented on the “General Data Protection Regulation Cross-Border Discovery Guidelines,” released for public comment.  The public comment period is now closed and the project team is reviewing the comments received.

EDRM updated its Generative AI and Large Language Model policy to address the need for disclosure and fact checking. Read all the policies here.

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 200th 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.

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 Trusted Partners and Event Sponsors. 

With deliberate speed,

Mary & Kaylee

P.S. Assisted by GAI and LLM Technologies per EDRM GAI and LLM Policy: Images via Dall-E, SEO excerpt and word of the week via Gemini.

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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  • Kaylee Walstad, chief strategy officer of EDRM, leads the global project based organization and is the former VP of client engagement at a certification organization. Kaylee is known for her role in building communities, uniting people and companies across the globe, and brand amplification for partners through social media and events. A frequent public speaker on a variety of topics, from personal development to the nuances of e-discovery. Kaylee has a broad background in e-discovery and skills that uniquely position her to provide insight into the challenges faced by the end-users of e-discovery services and technology and the organizations serving them. She has extensive expertise in developing cross organizational discovery strategies for large litigation and investigations.

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